Writing a social welfare policy paper and putting together a presentation for the same class, awarding myself for finishing a coherent policy paper with coffee and fashion magazines, making copious amounts of green juices to fuel me through social welfare policy, dense readings, enjoying the unseasonably warm weather outside with Shorter, doing my Christmas shopping early before the lines become too long for me to stand in, and purchasing a perfect-fitting, cropped sequin blazer that I L-O-V-E...
I had an awesomely successful appointment with my rheumatologist yesterday. I presented him with a cutting edge study found by my father in Scientific American magazine that proves GLIA cells are the route of chronic, neuropathic pain involving the immune system like I ALWAYS suspected, lovelies!!!! The research article mentions certain non-opiate drugs being tested for use, and my rheumatologist put me on one on the list that is available now and harmless. Woohoo! Obviously, I took myself off of the plaquenil. I wasn't getting enough benefits compared to the side effects (terrible acne!!!). If anyone would like a copy of the article, and you cannot find it, shoot me an e-mail. My wonderful father scanned the article onto his computer at work and sent it to me :-)
Happy Healing!
9 comments:
i would like the article! I strongly suspect my chronic pain is connected to my immune system. when i strengthen that, the pain seems to improve.
good luck on the paper-writing.
Hi Maria,
Love your blog and pics! I follow you on CSL. I was wondering if you could tell me the brand of your new black sequin jacket, it looks sooo cute on you!
Hey, Lisa! Thank you soooo much for following me! Believe it or not, it is actually Forever 21 and was 27 dollars! It looks much more posh than it actually is.
I found the article... but not a list of drugs. What are the options?
hah! nevermind... how did I miss that?
I have been asking to try Enbrel for a year!!
Where is the full article? I would love to read it.
I found this one:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature08505.html
Lissa, glad you found it!
greensky, I will e-mail it to you. My dad scanned it. I think you have to buy the magazine to read it. Want to e-mail me and then I will reply with the attachment? I don't have your e-mail saved.
Ooh, I would love a copy of the article! New information on CRPS is always helpful, even if it usually takes several readings and some time to get it into my head ;D
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