Day six, after first loading dose of Humira. In the past week, I've lost five pounds, and am in one of the two worst flares of this illness so far. I'm hoping that I can survive until day 15, and get two more injections in me, before this has a chance to destroy my body any further.
Besides the typical GI symptoms of a flare up, my arthritis also typically becomes much more severe. This time around my hands and hips are most affected. Previously, my hips, ankles and knees were my hot spots. My hands and fingers bothered me last time, but not to this extent. I'm thinking it's just due to the fact that I sit at a computer 7 hours a day, with desk work.
I also am staying vigilant about my weight. Previous to my diagnosis, from 17 through college, I maintained 140 lbs, without any awareness. I could eat, drink, exercise and maintain without any thought. During my first severe flare, I dropped to 117 in under two months. Being close to 5'8, I was so sickly. I was out on Pentasa, then Asacol HD, then Lialda with no help. I then added in Entocort, with a course of Prednisone, and my weight skyrocketed to 187. I started to experience drastic side effects, and tapered my way off. At the time, I was also extremely frustrated with my physician for he didn't agree with my decision to stop steroids. Within three months, I dropped 16 pounds. It's been over a year, and I maintained at 167-168, medication free. I was in the school of thought that hey, I could work out more and watch what I ate to try to lose, but maybe hold off on it. I was honestly afraid of choosing to lose weight. Knowing what my body was capable on on its own, I didn't mind hanging on to those extra 25 lbs as a buffer space.
Here I am, closing in on 162. I'm not paranoid at this point, but will be monitoring it. It's abnormal for me to drop five pounds so quick. I'm hoping that soon enough, Humira will catch up to my disease. Would I love to be 140 again? Absolutely but not in this fashion. My body can't take it, and is struggling to survive as it is.
WHAT ARE WE SAVED FROM? BY STEVE FINNELL
ReplyDeleteJesus is the Savior of all who accept Him as Lord and Christ, but what are we saved from?
Matthew 25:41 "Then He will also say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels;
WE ARE SAVED FROM AN ETERNAL FIRE!
Revelation 20:14-15 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15 And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
WE ARE SAVED FROM THE SECOND DEATH!
2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 dealing out retribution to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9 These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power.
WE ARE SAVED FROM ETERNAL DESTRUCTION!
Matthew 25:30 Throw out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
WE ARE SAVED FROM OUTER DARKNESS!
Revelation 21:8 But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."
WE ARE SAVED FROM THE LAKE OF FIRE AND BRIMSTONE!
Matthew 13:42 and will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
WE ARE SAVED FROM WEEPING AND GNASHING OF TEETH!
Revelation 22:14-15 Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city. 15 Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and the immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.
WE ARE SAVED FROM BEING ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN!
CAN MEN BE SAVED WITH UNWASHED ROBES?
Acts 22:16 Now why do you delay? Get ups and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.'
CAN MEN BE SAVED WITH UNWASHED ROBES?
Matthew 22:11-13 "But when the king came in to look over the dinner quests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes, 12 and he said to him, 'Friend how did you come in here without wedding clothes? And the man was speechless. 13 Then the king said to the servants , 'Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
WE ARE SAVED FROM BEING THROWN INTO OUTER DARKNESS!
CAN MEN BE SAVED WITHOUT WEDDING CLOTHES?
Galatians 3:27 For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
CAN MEN BE SAVED WITHOUT WEDDING CLOTHES?
HAVE YOU BEEN WASHED IN THE BLOOD OF JESUS?
(All Scripture quotes from: NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE)
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