u/countinggirl

Hi all,

I had an experience today I need to get out. I am HR at a company. I bend over backwards for our people. I have RA and gastroparesis. I am also 4 weeks out from a cervical spine fusion. Hard collar and all. Not released back to work but am doing so anyway because there really isn’t anyone to take care of our staff of 250. Today I was walking down the stairs from my office and slipped and fell to the first landing. Terrifying!! It wasn’t far. Im ok. The pisser is, two adult employees stepped right over my sprawled body on the stair landing like I was an inanimate object along their path. Never said a word. Never offered a hand up. Just walked on by. I mean what is wrong with people?

Hi all. Good grief I had no idea how much the anti inflammatory and biologic meds would suck!! I very recently got the RA under control for the first time with Enbrel and adding methotrexate. Unfortunately I developed motility issues in my entire digestive system. They tell me it is gastroparesis and permanent so off the methotrexate. I have Tylenol and NORCO. I have to work. I have three days until a cervical spine fusion. Thanks Osteoarthritis. I have both and I am here to tell you they are both bad. I’m in exquisite pain, I keep vomiting up the opiate, and I am as weak as a kitten. I am payroll/benefits for 250 employees and I’m going to be out for at least a month. I really need some encouragement. And tips on how to get through this. I have been working through so much pain for so long that I’m looking forward to the forced rest and the pain control. But. I have to get through Wednesday at work, and a three hour drive to the hospital Thursday morning. What am I going to do???

Hi All, I was diagnosed with this a couple months back I think. I also have a bone spurs flattening my esophagus. Problems all the way through. Anyway, I have the most incredible thing happening. I will all off the sudden get super hot, incredibly nauseous, and weak. Then I sneeze and I am instantly better. I am stumped. Has anyone else had this experience?