Dizzy

I have been abnormally dizzy.  I think this might be a withdrawal symptom of Cymbalta.  To look around up and down , side to side with my eyes I have a overwhelming feeling of dizziness.  It is like a ball of yarn that is dangled all up and fuzzy.  I have a little bit of nausea with this feeling.  Much ringing in the ears too.  Right behind my eyes, through the sinus area.  It is driving me nuts and making me not feel well.  I am to have a fast blood draw one day this week.  Need the doctor to have a baseline for my liver and cholesterol since I will begin a new drug in June that requires monitoring of liver and cholesterol.  I am hoping this drug works for my RA.  The cortisone shots in Mid-May have worked excellently.  After six months of agony I finally got relief with cortisone shots into my knees.  Now to start another drug I am just a little bit leary.  Just because it could set off a horrid flare.  My body doesn't seem to like most of any of the RA drugs available and this drug is close to the end of the list of biologics.  Thinking that the old school way of treating my disease would be the best.  not certain though.  I really need to spend a lot more time writing about this disease and my thoughts regarding treatment.  I have come a long way in the self help area of my disease though with experimenting with exercise which must be extremely mild as any extreme work out can set me into flaring.  Foods can be a experiment of fun and sadness.  Silly as it may seem you are never quite sure if your body might decide it doesn't like a particular food.  I find my body seems to enjoy vegetables any type works for me and in raw form is the best.  Beans, I really enjoy and can eat just plain cooked pintos without any fancy sauces etc.  I find it is very easy to write about the foods and research foods as it is very difficult for me to explain the brain issues and coordination body issues.  My heart hurts and lungs too, I have been told it is indigestion.  Breathing is difficult in a resting state for several days lately and this happens off and on.  But these issues seem only important to me.  As if I reference these issues I get answers that nothing is really wrong.  It seems though that maybe something might be, I get told it old age, indigestion, and muscle soreness.  Does something drastic need to occur for answer to resolve these concerns.  I suppose I should just keep myself aware and rest accordingly when I feel the need to.  See my dizzy ness goes away if I completely focus straight ahead with the eyes, but if I move the eyes the weirdness of dizzy is lurking in my frontal lobe of my brain.  See if I move the eyes to the right or left ringing occurs in my ears along with dizziness in my head.  Closing for now crochet is calling

Crochet and RA

I think that this font is nice.  So,  today is May 23, 2013, I have been away for a very long time.  My RA has not treated me well throughout the winter months and into the early spring.  I recently visited the Doctor and he gave me two cortisone shots in my horridly swollen not bending knees.  That seems to have done the trick for the past two weeks, along with predisone increase I have felt amazing.  My mind has finally gotten the chance to relax.  Whew! I rode my stationary bike for 30 minutes on Tuesday at level two and have had no set backs. 

Now to get onto the crochet I am one busy busy busy Grammie Bee.  Just have a weird joint dislocation that sometimes bothers my technique otherwise my hands are doing fantastic too in regards to RA.  So guess what ...yep Michaels has a sale on Sugar n Cream thread ...yes I have to go.  This am however I need to crawl back onto the bed of mine and figure out this stich for a coin purse.  I found a neat coin purse that someone shared on pinterest however no pattern.  So I am trying to figure out the stich. 

closing for now must get back to crochet.  Peace and Happiness

Serger Sewing

Going to be able today to sit at the table with little pain in knees today.  Pretty excited then I can learn to thread the new Serger.  It was a gift for Valentines and now Easter is fast approaching,  projects to sew sew sew.  Yay! Fingers and Toes ache today with RA pains knees so very much better. 

March 16, 2013

Gosh i hurt.  I don't know if I will ever stop hurting.

Go Green Go!

I finally got back into the blog spot here.  I had forgotten my password and try as I might was unable to get onto blogger. 

I missed February blogging but it was a busy fun month filled with lots of crochet and lots of RA pain. 

Been wanting to try and update with the RA as a little memo on a blog makes me feel that I am part of life.  Not just another who lies in bed with pain, but an actual individual who suffers the reality of pain. 

Sitting is not comfortable today therefore,  this is the end of this post.  It does feel nice to get back on the posting page though. 

Crochet Crochet Crochet

I really don't care what they say about Crochet.  I just happen to love the craft.  Yarn, needle and your creative mind can make a world of delightful goodies.  I have just learnt how to makes hearts and it just thrills me. 

These are for my little granddaughters for Valentines Day.
 

Oh good grief

Honey's Slippers he loves them

So I make this facebook page and think wow this is so awesome.  Can put all my crochet, quilting and sewing projects on the page.  Little did I know that now I have to have at least 30 likes to get the page rolling.  I am also feeling a little bit like my stuff isn't as good as all the other sites.  Wow, I do not have the photography of items talent and my stuff looks all like children's work.  So what do I do now hum.  I guess don't give up maybe just maybe a few others will like my page and work.  Must have courage. 

Purse it's a Grammie Original no pattern

 

Incredible Day

Well I have finally done it. Created a facebook page for my crocheting and sewing.  The name is Grammie Bee's the name has been inspired from my youngest grandchild.  Gradually I will get the blogspot, pinterest and my etsy account all linked together but I have yet to figure this out.  Being busy with an illness that can creat havoc in my life things happen gradually.  Today is a cooking day the RA has allowed me this afternoon to create a nice dinner for my honey.  Bean, crockpot fried red potatos, corn bread muffins, and blackberry chocolate cake for desert.  He is working long shift today therefore it's always nice to have something done for him for dinner.  We eat no meat anymore as it is thought to create problems with my RA.   The cake is just something special just because we have been so good about no sweets.  Chocolate is propably a downfall for my RA I will find out as I have been sampling my creation.  Fruits and lots of vegetables, oatmeal and smoked salmon have been my primary food sources.  I am not a huge fan of breakfast and can actually go without eating somedays.  I know this is not healthy but it just happens.  So the fruit we have been enjoying is the seasonal fruits.  Grapefruit, Oranges, Banannas are the fresh fruits.  The blackberries are local that I picked this summer and froze so a little extra special on a rainy Washington day.  Beans I like to use as a replacement for proteins that our diet lacks from eating no meat.  Also, we eat hard boiled eggs, yogurt, and cottage cheese.  So right now I do have dairy in my diet good bad or the ugly I don't know I need to do research regarding guletin and sugars in these foods.  Oh and I love carrots, broccoli and eat lots of soybeans and lettuce.  If you happen to read this post and have any suggestions regarding foods and RA I am open to hearing from you please comment.  Doesn't mean I will immediately try your remendy or diet but I will take your suggestion into thought for my next shopping trip or Dr's visit.  I am trying to not blog so much about my illness but right now it seems to be in the present with me.  I cannot seem to escape moderate to extreme pain.  I have logged my drugs and pain levels for six weeks now looking for some clue what might be a trigger.  It's remains a mystery to me.  Ok the corn muffins are done I just use a Jiffy mix only pennies at the local market. The creative cake it has fallen just a bit but I have added coffee from the pot instead of water, little bit of olive oil, oats, peanut butter and some blackberrys.  The batter tasted just fantastic.  The icing is in the freezer as it need a little chill with the added blackberrys.  Yes icing, it is homemade no measurement.  I have this wonderful Kitchen Aid mixer that my oldest daughter Tabitha's family got me for Christmas a couple years ago and I started using it last year and it is just a delightful item to have in the Kitchen I love it. So the beans are simmering and now I just have about four more hours and my honey will be home.  With the RA I usually am exhausted in the evenings so I kinda like to get things done when my flaring and pain is at its lowest point during the day.  Just about time to exit and say good day though because my legs and hips can't sit anymore.  Tootles for now might see ya again later today.  God Bless and be with you .

Happy New Year

Hoping that everyone is enjoying a prosperous New Year.