Bob, I was told that Vioxx and Celerex (not sure of spelling) could not be
taken by anyone taking PD meds such as sinemet/mirapex.......that's my
problem....Joan.


----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Anibal <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2000 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: Non PD: Computer turned off?


> I'm a CG not PWP but got arthritis - my latest med is VIOXX  - working
> pretty good
> Bob A.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joan Hartman" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2000 1:28 PM
> Subject: Re: Non PD: Computer turned off?
>
>
> Hi......unfortunately, .I'm with you in this osteoarthritis club as
> well...what do you folks use that works for osteoarthritis......have a
great
> day!!!!               [log in to unmask]
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kelly Grant <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2000 10:18 AM
> Subject: Re: Non PD: Computer turned off?
>
>
> > Howdy Marjorie
> > I am one of the lucky ones who suffer from
> > Osteoarthritis as well as PD!!!!  The arthritis is in my feet and makes
> > walking very painful!!!
> > Kelly in Calgary
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Marjorie L. Moorefield <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2000 6:30 PM
> > Subject: Non PD: Computer turned off?
> >
> >
> > > Or is everyone afraid to post anymore?
> > >
> > > I feel as if I have accomplished something this week, which is
> > > unusual, because I usually don't feel I have accomplished anything.
> > > I took my husband to his Doctors appointment and was able to get
> > > both of my legs into the car this time.  Better than last week, that's
> > > for sure!!
> > >
> > > I took an all day computer class on MS Outlook, and even though
> > > I learned how to use the email, I still decline to do so. Too many
> > > viruses.  IMOHO, I think some hacker is after Microsoft.
> > > But I loved the calendar, and the notes and tasks, so I
> > > have my schedule set up through August.
> > >
> > > I did buy the Ver.6 (2000) of Nortons while I was there the
> > > other day, and when I installed it, it asked if I wanted it to
> > > scan my email before it was delivered, and I said yes.  Big
> > > mistake, I had to completely re-configure Eudora because
> > > I couldn't get any mail at all. Turns out Eudora has it own
> > >   mail virus scan and it acted like a junk
> > > yard dog when something else tried to invade its territory!!!
> > >
> > > Also I got 2 wall quilts ready and mailed to a quilting friend
> > > who will machine quilt them, and I spent sometime searching
> > > the Web and calling quilt shops to find a binding machine.
> > > It took me 5 days to bind my family quilt, and it hurt my
osteoarthritis
> > > terribly. I found out I can only do anything like that for 2 hours,
> > > and then the pain starts in.  If I push it, I really pay later!!!
> > > Unfortunately, Tylenol is the only thing my stomach will tolerate.
> > >
> > >   So I'm either going to get an attachment for my Bernina
> > > Sewing machine, which runs $150 plus another presser foot you
> > > have to have for it, or I'm going to try to find a free standing
binding
> > > machine, if it won't cost too much more.  I'll probably be shocked
> > > to my big toes once I find a free standing binder and price them.
> > > Lets face it, my hands are NOT going to get any better.
> > >
> > > Also I ordered some quilt fabric from  The Calico Basket in
> > > Edmonds, Wa. and it will be here by Wednesday.  Thank God for
Webpages,
> > and
> > > Priority mail, because shopping is impossible the way my life is
> > > now.
> > >
> > > I was thinking of my Mother the other day, she raised all of us
> > > kids and only had an icebox for years, so she had to buy groceries
> > > more often than I do.  But we lived in a small town in Kansas and
> > > they had grocery delivery as well as ice delivery, so maybe it wasn't
> > > as bad as I remember.
> > >
> > > How many PWP's have Osteoarthritis?
> > > When my NeuroDoc filled out my paperwork for the ADA he made
> > > me disabled in Osteoarthritis also, and I thought to myself that
> > > I wasn't really that bad.  That was 5 years ago, and guess what???
> > > I am that bad now!!!
> > > I'd like to do a survey later, when I get my MS Access Database
> > > set up, and find out how many of us on this net suffer from
> > > Osteoarthritis as well as PD, my Neuro told me Osteo is a
> > > side effect of PD. How about it Doctors?
> > > Fact or Fable?
> > >
> > > Well, this should give everyone something to answer.
> > >
> > > As Ever,
> > > just Marjorie
> >
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