Blog Archive

• January 6, 2012

  The One Month Marker: Third Time’s the Charm?

  Today marks one month (er, 4 weeks, anyways) since I started Humira as a new treatment for my rheumatoid arthritis.  Since it’s an every other week injection for right now, that means today I take my third shot.  I am really hoping that the “third time’s the charm” idiom holds true here.  I hadn’t noticed…

• December 28, 2011

  Humira Update and the Sed Rate Saga

  Well, I am now into my third week of being on Humira.  You can read about my switch from Enbrel to Humira to treat my rheumatoid arthritis here.  And, if you’re not too squeamish, you can even see pictures of my first Humira injection here.  I did my first injection on December 9th, and I…

• December 23, 2011

  Reflections on Christmas: From the Gospel of Luke

  In my women’s bible study that I’m leading this year, we are going through the gospel of Luke. The Bible contains four accounts of the life of Jesus (called “gospels” – meaning “good news”): Matthew, Mark, Luke and John — and while there are a lot of similarities between them, each account was written with…

• December 21, 2011

  Rate Your Pain

  **This post is part of a blog carnival, prompted by RA Warrior – be sure to read some of the other excellent posts on this topic!** Have you ever been to the doctor’s office (or ER, etc.) for something and been asked to rate your pain on a scale from 1 to 10?  This is called…

• December 18, 2011

  Christmas Treats – Round One

  I love to make Christmas goodies each year.  It’s just a fun tradition that I’ve had since I was a kid.  There are a few recipes that I make almost every year, and you can read about those from last year’s post.  However, sometimes I decide to make some new things, just to try them…

• December 17, 2011

  I Want a Duck-Billed Platypus for Christmas

  I’m bringing my mascot, Platy, back for this post.  Only, this time, he has a Santa hat!  I thought I’d re-work an old Christmas favorite (or, perhaps one of the most hated songs?).  Here it goes: I want a duck-billed platypus for Christmas Only a duck-billed platypus will doDon’t want a doll, no dinky Tinker…

• December 17, 2011

  Christmas Decorating!

  I was a little late in getting things ready this year, but I finally have some Christmas decorations up, so I thought I’d share!  While the outside of our house remains dark and uninviting (maybe Tom will actually get around to doing lights next year!), the inside is full of holiday cheer!  Let’s start with…

• December 16, 2011

  Humira – Week One (or My LAWs)

  Today I have officially been on Humira for one week.  In case you missed it, you can read about my switch from Enbrel to Humira to treat my rheumatoid arthritis here – and you can even see pictures of me taking my first Humira injection!  Luckily, it’s only and every other week shot for now,…

• December 9, 2011

  My First Humira Injection

  I’m taking a bit of a photojournalistic approach for this post.  Tom documented the process for my first Humira injection, so I figured I would share it.  You can read about my switch from Enbrel to Humira to treat my rheumatoid arthritis here. Pouty face – time to inject myself with a new medicine Happy…

• December 8, 2011

  A New Shield, A Better Shield?

  I had a doctor’s appointment to see my rheumatologist on Tuesday. It had been six months since I had seen him last, and I knew we were going to be up for an interesting appointment. The last time I was in was shortly before our backpacking trip to Isle Royale. I was feeling pretty well…