Doreen's Health And Wellness Journey and Other Things

Category: health

  • The Extendable Handle

    The other day, I was feeling so well that I decided to clean and decorate my bathroom for the spring, even though it was still winter. Since I purchased a wall and baseboard cleaner mop, I started with the walls. I never used a mop to clean the walls or ceiling. The extendable handle made…

  • Belated

    Happy belated New Year! I didn’t make any resolutions; I just promised to get my relationship with God, my health, and my finances together. Today, the RA is in my chest, and the cold air when I was out earlier this morning made the pain worse. The pain was breathtaking; I had to use my…

  • Coping

    Well, Christmas is over and I think I did well. I didn’t eat a lot, which was good for my diabetes. However, I ate some potato chips Christmas night and in the morning my blood sugar was elevated. As far as my RA is concerned, I was in a flare and had to get back…

  • Type 2 Diabetes

  • Heart Disease and Me

    I was diagnosed with Heart Disease in the early part of 2016. I had severe heart palpitations one morning as I was preparing to attend my uncle’s funeral. I made an emergency appointment with my Cardiologist, and the palpitations were more muscular when I got to his office. The thumping in my chest was so…

  • The Methotrexate Saga continues…..

    As I previously stated, I have been on Methotrexate for years. (Methotrexate is an immunosuppressant used to treat inflammatory conditions. It calms your immune system to help stop it from attacking your body’s cells). Several years ago, I started taking the injection form of Methotrexate. I never liked needles, so I am surprised I managed…

  • Feeling Me!

    I never thought at 63, my body would feel so twisted. These illnesses can be highly intrusive. The trauma to my body; I am bent over when I get up from my recliner, and I stay that way until my body releases itself and can stand up straight.

  • My Morning after Methotrexate

    Methotrexate is one of the most effective and commonly used medications in treating rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory arthritis. Methotrexate is an immunosuppressant that reduces your body’s immune system and helps reduce inflammation. I have rheumatoid arthritis, and I take weekly injections of Methotrexate. I used to take Methotrexate in pill form, but the weekly…

  • Let’s talk about RA and Heart Disease

    Along with my RA, I have heart disease. I was diagnose in 2016 a couple of months before I had the heart procedure. The week before last I started having minor chest pains and heart palpitations. I believed this was from me not taking my meds properly. I felt scared and stupid. There is no…

  • Hum…..

    You can not sit around wishing stuff hadn’t happened, you got to at least try to move on and work with what you got.