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dizzy!!! lol… I’ll save y’all a place in line when I find it..heehee…Marsha

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>>Are you still cookin’ for AI? >Sure am.  Got any good recipes?

Hi Char!    I’ve been using my crockpot a lot more often these days. It sure helps, when I come home so tired and achy, to not have to deal with cooking supper.  I’ve got a crockpot enchilada casserole recipe- want it? Have a great week! Marsha

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Hi again Marsha! I’m not back to work yet…one more week.  I’m doing well, especially the last couple of days have been good. I’m so glad you’re going to hang around more!  I’ve come here on and off for awhile, but lately I’ve been hanging around more often.  It kinda gets addictive! Take care! Carol

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >      It’s so nice to hear from you, too!! I hope you are recovering from the > surgery well..Are you back at work yet?  I hope you are painfree and doing > well!  I will start hanging around more…I was afraid I’d come back and no one > would know me..lol.. Take good care! Marsha

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Hi Marsha!!!  Of course we remember you!!!  Good to see you back with us!!!   Really glad to hear you have found an RD that you like and that is working hard for you.  That is sooooo important.   So, did she rule the lupus out?  Hope so! Take care and again, welcome back!!! Donna G

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>Mama Char says

I thought I said it was over Char "Remember, I’m pulling for ya’.  We’re all in this together."  Red Green

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>Are you still cookin’ for AI?

Sure am.  Got any good recipes? >How >are you doing these days?  

Well, there is still more joy in my life than sorrow and pain, so I guess I am hanging in. >I love your quote- We’re all in this together– It’s comforting, isn’t it?

We are, indeed.  And the sharing is what makes it all bearable. Char "Remember, I’m pulling for ya’.  We’re all in this together."  Red Green

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opps. quack >Mama Char says > I thought I said it was over > Char > "Remember, I’m pulling for ya’. >  We’re all in this together."  Red Green

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>>t does feel kinda like I’m coming home- >You are Sugar.  You are. >Char

are you doing these days?  I hope you are well. I love your quote- We’re all in this together– It’s comforting, isn’t it? Lots of hugs, Marsha

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Hi Marsha, welcome home. Hope you have not yet reached that three disease limit. Mama Char says Duckie – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->about the lupus. >I feel for you teaching 8th grade.  My DH taught 7th grade for a bit the year >before we married.  He said the one advantage of it was that he realized his >7th grade daughter wsan’t nearly as spacy as some of her contemporaries! > Lol, Nann! >      Actually, the kids are pretty good-  Having teens myself has really helped > me to teach this age group.  They know they won’t be able to pull too many > antics that I haven’t seen before..LOL.. I use humor to deal with most of the > discipline and keep them really busy, so it’s a pretty easy-going classroom > most of the time.  I am ready for summer break, though.. >      I hope my rd doesn’t find lupus, too..I don’t need any more fun added to > my already long list..lol >  Take care..Marsha

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     It’s so nice to hear from you, too!! I hope you are recovering from the surgery well..Are you back at work yet?  I hope you are painfree and doing well!  I will start hanging around more…I was afraid I’d come back and no one would know me..lol.. Take good care! Marsha

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>:-)   It is a little more like home with Marsha in the house.

    I’m glad you are doing well.  I’m reading where Enbrel is really helping lots of folks..I hope it keeps that RA sleepin’! Good luck on your scope..not fun..but good idea.. Yep, those jrhi "raging hormones" keep us busy..lol..Take care! Marsha

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>Is your year over at teh end of >May? We go until the end of June

Hi Rose!  Yes, the year is flying by- I have a senior in high school this year, and the time is passing all too quickly..The last prom..graduation stuff…sigh..but he is ready!  Yes, our year is over at the end of May.  We start in the middle of August, so our summer is short, but it is so hot outside here in August that most folks are ready to stay inside the air-conditioned classrooms..lol     Thanks for the info regarding the vasculitis..I don’t know what she’s found..She saw the rashes and immediately asked if I had been tested for lupus, but I think she’s just being careful to check everything out to get a clear diagnosis. I think treatment is about the same.     Take care! Marsha

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Thanks Patty!  I hope you are doing well, too!  Marsha

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>about the lupus.   >I feel for you teaching 8th grade.  My DH taught 7th grade for a bit the year >before we married.  He said the one advantage of it was that he realized his >7th grade daughter wsan’t nearly as spacy as some of her contemporaries!

Lol, Nann!      Actually, the kids are pretty good-  Having teens myself has really helped me to teach this age group.  They know they won’t be able to pull too many antics that I haven’t seen before..LOL.. I use humor to deal with most of the discipline and keep them really busy, so it’s a pretty easy-going classroom most of the time.  I am ready for summer break, though..      I hope my rd doesn’t find lupus, too..I don’t need any more fun added to my already long list..lol  Take care..Marsha

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>t does feel kinda like I’m coming home-

You are Sugar.  You are. Char "Remember, I’m pulling for ya’.  We’re all in this together."  Red Green

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>Marsha, I too want to say hi to you. I wondered how you were doing. Don’t be >a >stranger, and I am so glad you finally have an RA that will help you. Take >care >Lady.

well. The weather here in south Texas is wonderful now…Wish we had everyone here for a Fiesta!  Take care, and thanks for the note! Love ya, Marsha

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>What is she doing to rule out/in lupus?

Hi, Melinda!  She’s doing lots of bloodwork..Keeping up with CRP levels (I think that’s for inflamation of blood vessels?), as well as regular labs- CBC, liver and kidney tests, etc.  She tells me that some people will get overlapping autoimmune symptoms that don’t "fit" into just one dx box…so I think I probably have the RA and Graves (autoimmuine hyperthyroidism)  with secondary autoimmune symptoms, including the vasculitis?  I need to ask her about all this when I see her next.    I hope you are doing well- It’s good be back! I must be missing a Secret Sender round..lol…I’ll try to jump in next time Marsha

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{{{{Melinda, Char, Harv, and Rose}}}}     Thank y’all so much for the welcome. It made me feel so good to know y’all even remembered me!  Update- I FINALLY found a rheumy that’s on my insurance list- She’s absolutely wonderful… After my first visit with her, I realized how little my internists knew about ra.  She is very thorough, and she knew exactly what to look for, even though I wasn’t a happy camper when she dx’d vasculitis (that she thought might be indicative of lupus). I’m currently on pred (and always hoping to get off), mtx, and other stuff.  She’s given my ankle injections that really helped me through a rough patch.  I’m still teaching 8th graders- Well, I’m trying to teach 8th graders..heehee…you know, they know everything when they get to 8th grade! I hope you all are doing well. It does feel kinda like I’m coming home- Thanks! Lotsa hugs, Marsha

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>re doing well. It does feel kinda like I’m coming home- Thanks! >Lotsa hugs, Marsh

Marsha, I too want to say hi to you. I wondered how you were doing. Don’t be a stranger, and I am so glad you finally have an RA that will help you. Take care Lady. Donna

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Great news on finding the Doc, Marsha.  What is she doing to rule out/in lupus?  Praying it’s just RA.  It would be grat to have you post more often Melinda

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Thanks for the update Marsha. There is rheumatoid vasculitis as well as what is normally associated with lupus. It seems as though a few of us are going through vein problems. Glad to hear you are still "working with" those 8th graders. The school year is going by sooo quickly. Is your year over at teh end of May? We go until the end of June, but even so, that is just three years and a bit. Rose

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Wonderful news about the RD Marsha and i hope she is wrong about the lupus.   I feel for you teaching 8th grade.  My DH taught 7th grade for a bit the year before we married.  He said the one advantage of it was that he realized his 7th grade daughter wsan’t nearly as spacy as some of her contemporaries! — Nann remove the Gator cheer to email me I like nonsense; it wakes up the brain cells. – Dr Suess

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Hi Marsha!!!  It’s so nice to hear about what’s going on with you! I’m glad to hear you’ve found an RD.  I hope you start hanging around here! Hugs, Carol

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  It is a little more like home with Marsha in the house.  LOL  As for myself, doing fine. Just got through most of having a physical  none.  Still have the lower scope to do.   Taking Enbrel now for my RA which is semi,,,,,asleep.  After over 20 years, its good when it takes a nap. Oh my, 8th graders…..  LOLOL  That will keep you young or kill ya. LOLOL Harv

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> {{{{Melinda, Char, Harv, and Rose}}}} >     Thank y’all so much for the welcome. It made me feel so good to know y’all > even remembered me!  Update- I FINALLY found a rheumy that’s on my insurance > list- She’s absolutely wonderful… After my first visit with her, I realized > how little my internists knew about ra.  She is very thorough, and she knew > exactly what to look for, even though I wasn’t a happy camper when she dx’d > vasculitis (that she thought might be indicative of lupus). I’m currently on > pred (and always hoping to get off), mtx, and other stuff.  She’s given my > ankle injections that really helped me through a rough patch.  I’m still > teaching 8th graders- Well, I’m trying to teach 8th graders..heehee…you know, > they know everything when they get to 8th grade! > I hope you all are doing well. It does feel kinda like I’m coming home- Thanks! > Lotsa hugs, Marsha

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Welcome back Marsha! Sounds like you found a good RD. So glad for you! Hoping your hills are never too steep! Be well, Patty

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