Come To Me.........

Jesus said " Come to Me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest " Matt:11:28.

Last Saturday I was glad for a moment when my doc told me my colonscopy results comes out clean. So the the next step is to go for a CT scan to get to the bottom of my abdominal pain.They did a blood test again to check my kidney and was ask to come back early morning today for my CT scan.

Last night I browsed through the internet to get some info on how a CT scan is done and I found it to be quite harmful to our body. The radiation from a CT scan is much higher in hundred folds than an Xray. So this got me worried whether or not to go for a scan and after all it is only an abdominal pain. I could not make a decision. After twisting and turning in bed for hours I ask God to give me an answer and went to sleep.

This morning I woke up with a very swollen right knee and a painful left shoulder plus 2 swollen wrist. That really makes me totally immobile and difficulty in gettting out of bed. Every movement I made is done with some oohs and ahhhs from the intense pain. A massage on my swollen joints were done by my maid to get the blood circulated. Plodding myself down on my toilet seat with a thud is what I have to do in this condition.

I take each stride with care so as not to fall flat on my face and having the courage to absorb all the pain which I know would subside at the end of the day once I pop in a Celebrex an anti inflammatory pill. So this is could  be God's answer for me not to be able to go for my CT scan for which I am glad I did not have to go.

A Different Kind of Pain...

For the past eight weeks or so I had gone through another type of pain in addition to my usual joint pain. Towards the end of January I had a very disturbing lower abdominal pain and lower backache which was wrongly diagnosed as indigestion by my physician. Then after another week I went to a clinic and was said to have UTI or Urinary tract infection and was prescibed 4 days of anti biotics. On the 4th day before my last dose I had high fever and chill. Went back to hospital to see my physician and was admitted for intravenous antibiotics for 3 days after some blood and urine test which shows infection.

Was back home and on 4 more days of antibiotics. But the pain was still there after spending nearly 3k on my medical fees which sadly I had no insurance claim. Check with the same physician again and he did not give me any urine test but further prescibed another type of antibiotic for 6 more days. On the sixth day I had a very severe abdominal pain early in the morning and went to emergency ward to check. My physician after checking did a urine test which shows no more infection in urine and prescibed 2 more days of the same antibiotic and a single dose of Monurol 3g which I found out to be antibiotic for acute bladder inflamation.

All the while I had been thinking I had UTI only, so for the last 2 weeks I drank some Cranberrry juice to help clear what I thought to be some bateria still in my bladder. But the pain had not ceased the last 2 weeks. So yesterday I decided to see a Urologist which is also a General surgeon and to my suprise he said I seems to have umbilical hernia after checking my abdomen. But to be precise on the first step of clearing any doubt of any other diseases he wants me to have a colonscopy before dwelling on my hernia. I hope and pray this time I will get the right answer to my abdominal pain.

Today I will have to be on soft diet for breakfast and lunch and 3 pm onwards will be laxatives drink and more liquid diet to prepare for my scope tomorrow morning. I hope my molar tooth which was refilled on Monday will not give me further pain.

Last night I did not sleep well due to my abdominal pain but luckily my joints were doing well except for some stiffness and I need not worry too much on housework as my maid had flew back 2 days ago.

The only thing on my mind now is the discomfort I had to go through the coming days. Maybe a CT scan and a surgery is needed if I really had hernia. Anyway I am looking forward to the end of this different kind of pain which is so disturbing and mysterious.

Getting Things Done....

Today is a better day. Last night before I went to bed I decided to pop in a Celebrex, an anti inflamatory drug which I do not often take. Just to be sure I got better mobility and less pain the next day. The wonder pill really works and I could get some things done much to my delight and much raised self esteem. I clean up the bathroom and giving it a better shine and disinfect the toilet bowl which is what I think is a much better job done than what my no careless maid could do.

But I had a much difficult night as I took the celebrex just before bed time and I had some chest discomfort which I think could be the meds reaction with my cells giving it too much 'work' while I should be resting. I will remember to take any medication early next time.

I still continue to take Cranberry juice for my UTI (urinary tract infection) as I have a feeling the bacteria whatever type it is still present inside my bladder.

With less pain in my joints I am just as happy as any normal person living my day to my best.

To be cont'd...

My Left Hand Takes Over.....

Woke up with the usual stiffness and pain. Look at the clock. its 7.o5 am. This morning the 'monster cells' had attack my RIGHT hand rendering it swollen from the elbow down to the wrist and fingers. Nevermind, as i console myself. My left hand which was disable yesterday was at least spare the rod today. So it will be doing everything with mr left today. forgive me for the missing capital letters here as its too painful to hold shift while typing with my left finger.

Just so looking forward to the 15th of this month when my maid will be back from her 3 weeks break back home. Today it will be another slow and painful day just to do everything with my left hand from pulling down my pants to ease, holding the cup to my lips drinking my Milo, holding the saucepan to make some oats AND MANY MORE TO GO. just wondering how am i going to wash my face and comb my hair and brush teeth in a while. That makes it more difficult for a right hander like me. Anyway that's life for me as an RA (rheumatoid arthritis) patient. I just pray that this agony will disappear as the day goes by.

For now it will be another long day trying to get my left hand to do the job while waiting for my right hand to recover. cheerio to myself and to my mr left today.

Note:. i took 2 tablets of my 2.5 mg mtx after a month break last night and have yet to see some results.