Are you changing your toothbrush after every time?
Yep and I finish all my antibiotics.
Boo. I was hoping it would be an easy fix for you. My nephew had strep several times before his mom figured out the toothbrush thing and it's always stuck with me. We change ours pretty frequently anyway but I think it has helped during the sick season.
Boo. I was hoping it would be an easy fix for you. My nephew had strep several times before his mom figured out the toothbrush thing and it's always stuck with me. We change ours pretty frequently anyway but I think it has helped during the sick season.
I'm also pregnant so I'm just assuming the baby has stolen my immune system for herself.
I keep getting texts from an urgent care center in Florida asking me about my appointment and if I'm feeling OK. I live in Ohio and haven't been to this area in Florida ever. The person's name they refer to is Kevin. Also not me. I called the office just now and asked that they remove my number from their auto text list because they clearly have the wrong person, but all they told me to do is to opt out of texts. When I told them I've done that with all 6 text messages I've received and I'm still getting them, the girl I was talking to more or less shrugged and said Idunno. OK then, if you want to run the risk of HIPPA violations, you do you. BUT TAKE MY NUMBER OF YOUR GODDAMNED LIST BECAUSE YOUR OPT OUT OPTION CLEARLY ISN'T WORKING. And she said she couldn't ::face palm::
For my RA am taking a DMARD (Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs) and I just failed my third drug. Every time I have an injection site reaction that gets worse over time.
I am so frustrated and sick of feeling like absolute ass every day. The fatigue itself is crushing but with all my joint pain (and depression) on top of it I just want to give up. And these drugs are crazy expensive (Humira was $2500 a month!)
For my RA am taking a DMARD (Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs) and I just failed my third drug. Every time I have an injection site reaction that gets worse over time.
I am so frustrated and sick of feeling like absolute ass every day. The fatigue itself is crushing but with all my joint pain (and depression) on top of it I just want to give up. And these drugs are crazy expensive (Humira was $2500 a month!)
I feel defeated.
Is that your out of pocket cost? Because holy crap! I'm sorry that you are having a tough time. I hope that you are able to find something that works for you.
Please ignore if you hear this a million times a day or don't want a stranger's 2 cents... because I know how annoying that is but your situation sounds very similar to my best friends and out of sheer desperation she decided to finally try the "RA diet" and clean up her eating in general. She's actually finally feeling better and just managed to make it through a pregnancy (something she was scared of attempting before due to the affects of RA). The diet hasn't been a miracle by any means but it's noticeable enough for her to continue with it.
For my RA am taking a DMARD (Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs) and I just failed my third drug. Every time I have an injection site reaction that gets worse over time.
I am so frustrated and sick of feeling like absolute ass every day. The fatigue itself is crushing but with all my joint pain (and depression) on top of it I just want to give up. And these drugs are crazy expensive (Humira was $2500 a month!)
I feel defeated.
I’m sorry - auto immune disorders are such a stressful mind fuck. I’m actually going to start Humira next month after failing on methotrexate. Not looking forward to it.
For my RA am taking a DMARD (Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs) and I just failed my third drug. Every time I have an injection site reaction that gets worse over time.
I am so frustrated and sick of feeling like absolute ass every day. The fatigue itself is crushing but with all my joint pain (and depression) on top of it I just want to give up. And these drugs are crazy expensive (Humira was $2500 a month!)
I feel defeated.
Is that your out of pocket cost? Because holy crap! I'm sorry that you are having a tough time. I hope that you are able to find something that works for you.
I have insurance through my work that paid for a portion of it, and the manufacturer has a program that will help you pay for it for the first year. It is crazy expensive. They just did a piece on the NBC news last night that it is 5x more expensive here in the US.
Please ignore if you hear this a million times a day or don't want a stranger's 2 cents... because I know how annoying that is but your situation sounds very similar to my best friends and out of sheer desperation she decided to finally try the "RA diet" and clean up her eating in general. She's actually finally feeling better and just managed to make it through a pregnancy (something she was scared of attempting before due to the affects of RA). The diet hasn't been a miracle by any means but it's noticeable enough for her to continue with it.
I hope you get some relief soon.
I have tried the AIP (autoimmune protocol) diet, is that the one you are referring to? I tried it for about a month and didn't notice a difference. I have been trying to clean up my diet, but my biggest struggle has been meal planning in advance. With no dairy, no grains, no nuts it was hard for me to get enough protein.
ETA- I am so glad your friend is doing better! They actually say pregnancy can send you into remission with the hormones. I appreciate the advice and positive story. If standing on my head for an hour a day and it worked, I would do it
(( devonpow)) I wish you the best on your journey. I did find the Humira support to be very helpful (both the $ and the nurses). I hope it works for you!
Post by litskispeciality on Feb 20, 2019 11:12:22 GMT -5
Wizard that sucks. I feel so bad for pregnant women, I can't imagine not taking anything and just "dealing" with it.
I really need a freakin vacation, I'm so extra grumpy lately. DH made a comment that he absolutely hates to fly...kinda news to me. We only fly once a year at this point, but does that mean he doesn't want to fly to wherever we go on vacation if we ever go at this point? So many people are being vague lately it's driving me crazy, say what you want, what you need or don't say it at all.
I think I need to talk to HR about FMLA, need to see if I can use unpaid time for DH's jaw surgeries (and possible recovery days), but his consult isn't until April so I have no details.
We were invited to a baby shower Sunday night, which I thought would get cancelled since the mom to be had the baby early, but apparently they're still planning it? I'm on a never ending group message about who can bring their baby babies to the baby shower. "It's ok for the baby, just bring lots of sanitizer"...well no? To be fair the new mom is barely 22, so I think a lot of her friends are really young moms. I tried to just get an address and registry link but that didn't work. At this point I'll ask her sister for a place to mail a gift and leave the group message.
At least DH is working tonight. I'm really looking forward to catching up on my stupid shows and hopefully reading in peace. We're supposed to get ice tonight, really getting my hopes too high for a delay, and a 2 hour not 90 mins. Sounds stupid, but what happens to those who's kids have 2 hours and we're open earlier than that? Plus waiting for the ice to melt.
I did a chemical peel that made my entire face flake off. After it healed, I started using Retin A (for anti-aging) and it’s making my face flake off. I’ve come to terms with the fact that I’m going to be a flaky mess for who knows how long. The good news is that my skin looks noticeably better underneath the grossness.
Two hour weather delay at work. But our notification system is stupid. CFO texts everyone on a group text (~20 of us), and then we all have to reply something so that he knows we got the message. It's like a reply-all email, but so much worse.
H had to get up and get in at regular time, so I went ahead and got up. I did a spin bike class on the Peloton, took my time getting ready, and still left the house a little after 8am. I didn't want to be at work THAT early in case they were scraping the parking lots, so I stopped by the local coffee shop for a few.
Now I'm getting my desk replaced at work. Which I knew was happening today, but the furniture delivery guys came at 10:15 instead of 3:30. And they took out my old desk right away, even though they have 3 new desks to put together and I'm on the list for last. So.. now I'm working from a conf room and I kind of hate it. Most of my stuff was shoved into a box at the last minute and I can't really find some papers I need. I should have just stayed home.
We are at the new World of Peppa Pig and while adorable it kind of sucks. For $15/kid and $10 for myself I expected more.
And they are out of the kids meals I prepaid for. When I asked apparently they have been out of sandwiches except roast beef since yesterday & won’t give me a refund on that.
DD wants to change her last name to add H's last name to it. So she wants to be DD xh last name - current h last name. It warms my heart so much that she loves h so much that she wants to do this. I approached xh about it and he was kind of a jerk about it at first, saying she didn't have to have his last name at all if she didn't want to, but after I explained (for the 2nd time) that she didn't want to lose his name, just add h's name, he was fine with it. So I've started filling out the paperwork to get that done.
I need to finish folding laundry, clean a couple cabins, and stack wood on our front porch and move wood from the yard to the wood shed. But it's cold out (13* wind chill) and I don't want to be outside.
Ds has been sick for over 2 weeks now. He started with a productive cough, which he still has, then got the runny/stuffy nose, which he also still has. I got the cough a day or two after he did, but never got anything else. Now h is sick. I am hoping beyond hope that ds doesn't end up getting even more sick (sick again?) since I think he might be on the upswing finally. This is the one thing I hate about having 3 out of 4 of us spend 8+ hours in a germ infested school 4 days a week. I think I need to start us all on Elderberry or something to try to thwart all the illness.
We are at the new World of Peppa Pig and while adorable it kind of sucks. For $15/kid and $10 for myself I expected more.
And they are out of the kids meals I prepaid for. When I asked apparently they have been out of sandwiches except roast beef since yesterday & won’t give me a refund on that.
But the kids are having a blast so that’s good!
What? No. They are out of something you paid for and refusing a refund? Absolutely not. Don't mess with my money. I'd be raising a MAJOR stink about that. That's ridiculous.
We are at the new World of Peppa Pig and while adorable it kind of sucks. For $15/kid and $10 for myself I expected more.
And they are out of the kids meals I prepaid for. When I asked apparently they have been out of sandwiches except roast beef since yesterday & won’t give me a refund on that.
But the kids are having a blast so that’s good!
I get so irrationally angry when obviously kid places make me pay an adult fee to get in, especially a high one. Like.. I’m sitting on a bench on the side watching my kids- I’m not using any of your resources.. do you WANT my kids here alone? If I don’t pay for me, can I send them in by themselves and you’ll babysit? Just make the kid admission prices higher and “adults are free!” to make me feel better. LOL. I can’t believe they are out of food you prepaid for and won’t give a refund though!
We are at the new World of Peppa Pig and while adorable it kind of sucks. For $15/kid and $10 for myself I expected more.
And they are out of the kids meals I prepaid for. When I asked apparently they have been out of sandwiches except roast beef since yesterday & won’t give me a refund on that.
But the kids are having a blast so that’s good!
What? No. They are out of something you paid for and refusing a refund? Absolutely not. Don't mess with my money. I'd be raising a MAJOR stink about that. That's ridiculous.
I found a manager and they had no issue. It hasn’t been open long and apparently there a lot of kinks they are working out. Pretty stressful keeping track of 2 kids there but they are WORN OUT after 2 hours so that’s good.
Post by litskispeciality on Feb 20, 2019 13:41:39 GMT -5
I don't have kids but I'm BS for you Namasteake. It's a frigging kids place, have kids food. It's not like you went to a fancy $25 a plate resturant aimed at adults. I'm glad the kids are worn out at least.
I went to Wal-Mart on lunch. Now I remember why I never take a lunch, it's too stressful. Really need to order online and pick up in store. I bought the cheapest heating pad they had, really it was a difference of about $10. Of course it's too small to cover my whole lower/back hips, but I don't feel like going back to trade in.
snow day! We have been sledding and out to lunch and now they are playing in the basement with friends.
i feel like we are in the portion of winter where you start getting those hints of spring with sporadic spring days. it reminds of being in the hellish first trimester and slowly you will get one full day of feeling great, then three bad, then two good, four bad, etc until the good wins out. i need the good to win out here. lol