On the information leaflet it says you should delay/not get it if you have a low immune system,or a disease which affects the immune system. And if you have gotten it twice before,it’s still advised to get it again.
But I’m in a predicament…..I have Juvenile Arthritis,a type of Rheumatoid,and this causes me to have a very low immune system,and the meds I’m on affects my immune system also. Because of this,I pick up things realli easily. I’ve had the vaccine twice already,but I was talking to someone who’s nephew got the vaccine twice and he still got a severe case of the mumps.
Any doctors/nurses/medical people out there?? Or anyone who could help?? What do ye think I should do?? Should I get the vaccine,regardless of my comprimised immune system??
I don’t want to get the mumps…..I get realli sick with a cold or the ‘flu,I’ve had the ‘flu for the past 3 weeks,on my second course of antibiotics and it has now developed into a chest infection…..
Thanks in advance
Yeah…..I did get it twice as I mentioned in my question,if you actually read it…..and people ask lots of random questions in the Ireland section,what does this have to do with travel in Ireland:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AlZc34RbTERUPtSHjJuCG9ad7RR.;_ylv=3?qid=20090424210708AAVydZE

Or this??

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ar07h4KznxuROpd9jNSxLtyd7RR.;_ylv=3?qid=20090424115942AAqUGAb

Yeah. Not much.
And I was just looking for help,thank you very much. Obviously you think I’m THICK enough to say ‘Oh,I’m gonna do exactly what such and such a person said’ I just wanted opinions…..

Ok,here in Ireland the HSE are giving out free MMR vaccines to TY,5th and 6th yrs and third level students. On the information leaflet it says you should delay/not get it if you have a low immune system,or a disease which affects the immune system. And if you have gotten it twice before,it’s still advised to get it again.
But I’m in a predicament…..I have Juvenile Arthritis,a type of Rheumatoid,and this causes me to have a very low immune system,and the meds I’m on affects my immune system also. Because of this,I pick up things realli easily. I’ve had the vaccine twice already,but I was talking to someone who’s nephew got the vaccine twice and he still got a severe case of the mumps.
Any doctors/nurses/medical people out there?? What do ye think I should do?? Should I get the vaccine,regardless of my comprimised immune system??
Thanks in advance.

I have pain in most of my joints and it is hard for me to do daily tasks. i have heard of people smoking pot to help with other arthritises, would it help with this type? does anyone know? please help, iam in a lot of unmanagable pain. Have tried all kinds of meds. and they have’nt helped me!!

I have been seeing my doctor for just about 1 year for chronic pain. I have morning stiffness, headaches, joint swelling/stiffness, pain in joints, shoulder pain, back pain including lower back, my bones crack all day like I am just a skeleton. I concider myself somewhat healthy eat well have a 1 year old that I play with so I get lots of exercise.
My proplem is this:
There is no diagnosis! Doc says that I have ANA Blood but no R factor. I have had MRIs and Xrays done both showing arthritis in my joints, back, and tailbone. I live in pain all day everyday and tylonal and other otc dont work. I can’t take anti inflammatories because there really mess up my stomach. I was put on Ultram/tremadol for about 6 months. I told the doctor 3 times that they werent working that great and she said that is the only thing she can give me at this time since the rhuematoidalogist would be seeing me soon. Which by the way took 4 months to get into thuematoid office due to medical coverage. Well, I seen the rhuematoidalogist and he says that there isnt anything that he sees to shed any light on what is wrong with me. That was 2 months ago. Since then I started to take way to many ultram I was taking about 10-12 a day. I said to myself that that was rediculus so I talked to my doctor and sooo she puts me on Zannaflex, zoloft, and tylanol arthritis.
The zannaflex was one of the first meds she tried me on when I first started to see her. They didn’t work then nor do they help now. I am not really depressed so I don’t know why she puts me on zoloft. And I came into her office taking tylanol for my pain with no relief……I also have to say that before I seen her I was getting Vicodin from a friend. know that it is ilegal to take someone elses meds but with no insurance a new baby and in so much pain what does one do. I took 2-3 at the most a day with excellent relief. I never once abused them I never got "high" off from then. I told my doctor that I had been using them since I believe that you should tell your doc everything be upfront and honest. She looked at me like I was a criminal. And said "well, they probably worked to good and you will not get them here" So here I am over a year later with no answers to my condition being treated for depression and muscle pain with no relief. I have been nothing but honest with her. If I was out to get "Drugs" I would have been out of her office a long time ago . I just want help and don’t know what to do I feel she doesnt even try to listen to me….Oh she also checked me for Hepititis C 4 times because I am sleeved out with tattoos. And one more thing that she told me once when she first put me on Zannaflex I told her that I couldnt take a med that would make me tired because at that time my daughter was 6 months old and starting to pull up on everything….She looked at me and asks "Well do you have a Playpen?"

So, I am wondering what you all think I should do? I want a second opionion but I have no insurance and this doctor is covered through the state. But I have had so much lab work done xrays MRIs I just don’t want to go through it all over again. I am just lost on what I should do……

Sorry to write a misspelled book but I wanted to share all the details
the nurse did say something about Fybromyalgia yesterday when I talked with her….Also, My great grandma had Rhuematoid artritis as well as my great aunt…..I have all the signs and syptoms just my blood work says differant. Even the doctor thinks it is the on set of RA. I have had terrible problems with my wrist since I was around 12 years old just flared up in high geer since I gave birth..

I have a few health problems that are chronic and very, very expensive. I have psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and I take Remicade and Methotrexate for it. If I didn’t, my body would be covered in red lesions (I’ve been covered up to 70% of my body) and I’d be walking with a cane, preparing to have hip replacement. I know I need this treatment. Remicade is EXTREMELY expensive. My doctor’s office used to let me make payments…but they’ve changed their policy and you have to pay upfront. I have insurance, but I have to pay a very large deductible. This, plus the daily meds I take for the condition, plus meds for high bp, depression, and GERD, cost a helluva lot of money.

I had bronchitis for three months starting in October of last year. Long story short, they discovered I have a slightly deviated septum and an old infection in my sinuses. I took meds, and now I’m supposed to have a second CT of the sinuses…and I know that they’re going to find that I’m no better. The next step could be surgery. I’m feeling EXTREMELY guilty about how much my problems literally cost my family. I quit smoking and started eating better…but it’s not helping any of my conditions get better. This sinus thing is not a life or death situation here, or a question of mobility like my arthritis is. I’m tempted to blow it off. Yes, I have a chronic sore throat. No, I really can’t sing anymore…but I’m not a professional, I just sing at church and civic theater. I get so worried when I think about how much all these medical things cost, and with the economy the way it is, I know we could go broke in no time. What would you do if you were me? How important is it to fix this?

It started a couple of years ago right after i had my baby, i was fine until i got on the comp. one day and matched my symptoms up with cancer, and i freaked myself out….it was nothing but i really thought i was dying of cancer..i made myself sick!!! i turned into a hypochondriac. always though i had something… after lots of therapy and medication i got well. and than a year later i was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis (a very aggressive type of arthritis) and now im getting that anxiety again, not because of the disease but cause of the meds. i have to take for it. the side affects freak me out, and now my husband is going on a business trip and im terrified he gonna bring me home something….and it never ends…just worrying over nothin. how can i stop this?? its crazy i started taking ant depressants but no relief. what can i do to stop this??? any advice would help save the rude comments please..

I have arthritis in both my hands. I live on asprin and it takes most of the pain away but my hands still feel swollen and stiff. Is there any over the counter meds or treatment that works better than asprin. I hate Ibuprophin!
I am an artist by trade so I really need my hands. Please help

I’ve just been diagnosed with PsA and my rheumatologist wants to put me on mtx or enbrel/humira. i think im going to try everything i can before i turn to enbrel/humira because of the cancer thing. if i were to be on those i would have lots of anxiety about developing cancer. anyways just wanting to know if anyone has taken the methotrexate and got good results. also did it help your spine??? my doc said that it wouldnt help the spine…. is there any other meds that have helped?? thanks in advance!!

We are in the economic crisis, losing our business, and just a few weeks from having to leave our home. We have been living on credit cards, which are almost maxed out. Our two older labs are now on Metacam and Tramadol for arthritis pain, but we can no longer afford it. We have had them on one aspirin per day previously, but it doesn’t seem to give them any relief. We’d like to try Aleve, as it seems to work for my boyfriend and myself really well, but do not know if dogs tolerate it well. Does anyone have any knowledge of human meds that our dogs may take, (besides baby aspirin and adult aspirin), that may help with arthritis?

i am suffering from psoriatic arthritis and my rheumatologist wants to put me on one of these meds. the cancer and tuberculosis thing terrifies me. is it rare to develop one of these side effects???? im wondering if i should just try thr methotrexate… anyone have any ideas??