tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12849488.post176766735363992615..comments2023-10-16T00:45:06.272-07:00Comments on Robyn's Nest: The Pain is BackRobynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12436435468095515083noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12849488.post-15747991686838314042008-04-05T20:57:00.000-07:002008-04-05T20:57:00.000-07:00Miss Robyn, I am so sad that you are hurting but I...Miss Robyn, I am so sad that you are hurting but I am so impressed with the grace you handle it with. I pray daily that God will heal you and that until He does He uses it for His glory. You are an amazing woman of God and your family is an amazing family of God. I pray that I can be such an example as you are and that one day I will have a family like yours. I hope your move went well. <BR/><BR/>I love you dearly!SaraJane Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11058650324755481299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12849488.post-41842912661248795422008-03-12T08:37:00.000-07:002008-03-12T08:37:00.000-07:00I'm sorry to know you are hurting. I will be pray...I'm sorry to know you are hurting. I will be praying for you all. (I do pray for you regularly as the Lord brings you to mind!)<BR/><BR/>I apologize in advance for being a butt-insky, but here goes anyway...don't want to scare you but have you ever had testing done for autoimmune conditions such as autoimmune thyroid disease, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, sjogren's, etc. Might be helpful to have some antibodies tested for. Easiest and least expensive are the thyroid antibodies (anti-thyroglobulin antibodies aka "TgAb" and anti-thyroid peroxidase aka "anti-TPO". There is also the anti-nuclear antibodies (aka "ANA") but that's more expensive and they probably won't do it right off the bat...and you can have antibodies even if your thyroid tests are "normal". <BR/><BR/>When I was in the early stages of thyroid disease (Hashimoto's) I had a lot of hip/lower back pain that came and went, also shoulder pain (when it appeared, it was difficult even to reach up to wash my hair or lift the hair dryer to dry my hair!) and pain/swelling in my hand and finger joints. Not always all at the same time. <BR/><BR/>This stuff would randomly appear, then after a few weeks would go away. I thought I was getting arthritis.<BR/><BR/>Pregnancy can make it worse.<BR/><BR/>Hope you are not mad for me butting in...you can come and hit me if you want! (grin)beachbirdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15930167451189674363noreply@blogger.com