STUPID ARTHRITIS!!!

I just have to vent about my stupid arthritis! I HATE it!

When we lived in Vegas I had some blood work done and they said that I had the Rheumatiod Factor pretty high so I most likely had Rheumatiod Arthritis although I wasn't having any symptoms (thank goodness) so the Dr said when I had a "flare up" let him know and he would refer me to a Rheumatologist. I never had a problem really so I thought maybe they were wrong. As soon as we moved here I started having problems! My feet and my hands are the worst. Sometimes my knees will swell and hurt but not so much. I went to a Rheumatologist and he put me on some low dose meds and said hopefully whta will work. He told me I look GREAT there are no signs of crippling in my bones. Looking at my blood work he thought I'd be horrible but Im not so bad! So a few days ago I had a "flare up" in my hands and feet. I had an appointment with my Rheumatologist so see how the medicine was going- he looked at me and decided I needed to be on a different medicine and a little higher dose. He told me it was the same medicine they give to cancer patients on Chemotherapy just a lower dose and IF I notice my hair is falling out let him know and we will change medicine again. WHAT? Hair falling out? Are you kidding me? He said it isn't so common but there is the chance so just watch it!

It just sucks not being able to walk really well- my feet are swollen- I can barely get my flip flops on and my hands feel like I got in a fight with a concrete wall! UUGGHH!

I was so excited to be walking with my friends 3 days a week and getting that exercise! Hopefully this medicine will help me stay good so I can start that again! Exercise is really good to keep the joints moving so as soon as my feet get better I will get back into it!

Ok enough of the venting! My hands are killing so I better be done!!!
The weather has been in the mid 70's to mid 80's this whole week so that has been SO nice! Makes things a little bit happier when it is nice outside!!! :)