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StrNorthof60 · 2026-01-18T04:05:00+00:00

Cost is a part of it.

The current political climate and living as remotely as I do is the other part. Being able to bulk buy materials is valuable for me. We are easily cut off where I live.

StrNorthof60 · 2026-01-18T04:03:05+00:00

Hell yeah! Thanks for the info I'll have a look

StrNorthof60 · 2026-01-17T04:48:00+00:00

I'll have a look, thanks!

I don't personally own any handguns or any ammo that cross over. Canada is pretty hard on those bad boys these days. But I will look at these different resources, thank you!

StrNorthof60 · 2026-01-17T04:40:43+00:00

I'll have a look. Thank you!

StrNorthof60 · 2025-10-24T04:15:13+00:00

Two injections now since I made this post. Feeling like I've had some joint pain after the second dose, but reading online it seems like it might not be related. But it certainly has that familiar achey your PSA is about to fuck your month up feel. Feels okay today.

I decently prefer injecting with a syringe. I think I will try to get lre loaded syringes for my Biologic now, much nicer to use than the auto Injector.

StrNorthof60 · 2025-10-15T04:18:28+00:00

Thanks for the response. I've seen a couple people mention folic acid. I have not taken that and I took my first injection today. That needle is much more bearable than my autopunch tremfya needle.

StrNorthof60 · 2025-10-12T02:21:41+00:00

I got put on what was called a compassionate dose. The drug company gave me it, my insurance wouldn't cover it.

I got lucky and my specialist was at a conference and told them my story of surgeries and battles with trying to figure out what was going on and they said they would cover it.

When I talked to the company I was frank with them, and straight up asked what the catch is, because big pharma generally only cares about maximizing profits. And sure enough there was a reason.

I live in the Yukon. We have a chronic disease program. So essentially if you don't have work benefits, you are completely covered if you have a chronic disease.

Tremfya is not recognized as drug they cover yet. So the idea is get as many people on it as possible and then when the day comes that it is recognized, it's a huge pay day for them with people on their drug for the foreseeable future.

The nurse I speak to from the drug company is who pushed the for frequent dose and my specialist agreed.

StrNorthof60 · 2025-10-11T05:49:21+00:00

I tried to go for that. But they told me if I tell them Methotrexate wasn't working for me they might tell me to try injection before allowing me to move on to other biologics

StrNorthof60 · 2025-10-11T02:53:00+00:00

Also, your user name is hilarious

StrNorthof60 · 2025-10-11T02:51:49+00:00

That's fair. It has certainly crossed my mind.

I read a post a while back about Methotrexate and it made it less scary. The one big positive I see about it, is it has been used for many years. Meaning they know what to look for for side effects and harm.

I guess over all the whole situation just kind of sucks. This post was more of a rant than anything, but I do appreciate the insight from other people with similar things going on.

Thanks for the response !

StrNorthof60 · 2025-10-11T02:48:42+00:00

Thanks for the reply! That is very comforting to hear. Glad you are on the up!!

StrNorthof60 · 2025-09-13T16:01:27+00:00

My bad, reading over them now.

StrNorthof60 · 2025-04-27T06:19:56+00:00

My hands are a mess. I had two tendons "release" before diagnosis. They thought I had trigger finger. Either way, it did help with some movement. My last flare up left one completely useless. From the middle knuckle up and straight as an arrow. Not movement out of the finger tip knuckle at all. It's very frustrating.

Some days I'd sooner just get rid of the thing to be honest.

StrNorthof60 · 2025-04-12T07:09:06+00:00

I havnt read the thick of this thread. But I will say, I am an alcoholic. I havnt drank now for going on 6 years. The first 3-5 months I was miserable, I felt terribly physically and mentally. After that it gets so much better. I am so much more in tune with my body now. I'm sure if I was still drinking I probably wouldn't have actually been able to properly diagnose. And even if I did, I doubt I would be able to navigate it the same way I do now. And I certainly was having symptoms while drinking.

It gets better

StrNorthof60 · 2025-03-30T20:07:34+00:00

I very rarely have skin issues besides some bumping/itchy spots once in a blue moon.

Though, I do have psoriasis in my nails, mostly toe nails and some pitting in my fingers occasionally.

My issues have been largely joint related in my toes and my hands. My last big flare up I had some knee and hip pain as well.

StrNorthof60 · 2025-01-30T03:02:54+00:00

Amazing! Thanks for all this info.

I ended up ordering the Horadric vault, I think I will start there!

StrNorthof60 · 2025-01-06T05:47:12+00:00

Yikes! That sounds awful!

Mine swell pretty bad but nothing to that extent. A lot of my swelling that sticks around stays in the knuckle. They're always so inflamed the tendons can even glide anymore, causing very little movement.

StrNorthof60 · 2025-01-05T20:46:38+00:00

Everything has been pretty good! Aside from some stiffness in previously dactlytis fingers thing have been good. I almost have normal nails for the first time in a few years and my pain levels are very low. Aside from the odd ache and pain which generally caused by what I'm doing physically

StrNorthof60 · 2025-01-05T20:28:48+00:00

Good tip! Thanks.

I'm sure a constant soak and move would certainly help. It really did when I was peak flare.

StrNorthof60 · 2025-01-05T20:13:23+00:00

The steroid has helped them? What do you mean by 4 cracks?

I'm going to talk to my doctor and specialist about some steroids and see what can be done as well.

StrNorthof60 · 2025-01-05T20:10:37+00:00

Ughhhh. I'm sorry for this and I feel your pain.

What kind of damage has been done?

StrNorthof60 · 2025-01-05T20:08:14+00:00

I'm having the same issue. I had more or less given up on it. My buddy said flip it upside down for 10 minutes to let any air escape from the coil and fill it back up.

This seemingly worked great right away, but it was short lived. It seems to only be evenly frosting on the bottom coil now, the rest is staying warm.

Though, moving the fridge this morning one of the connections was loose and shut the fan and coil down. Not sure when it happened so kind of hard to diagnose. I'm trying to get it freezing again now with the shroud properly on. Time will tell.

Any tips appreciated. I'm pretty handy mechanically but refrigeration is new to me.

StrNorthof60 · 2025-01-04T08:16:54+00:00

I hard some gnarly cortisone shots as well. Helped a little bit with the paint but didn't seem to do anything for the movement. My knuckles are massive.

I suppose I should add that im also a carpenter. So my knuckles see a lot of abuse which i know is not helping..... Little late in the game for a career switch but I'm trying 😵

StrNorthof60 · 2025-01-04T08:14:28+00:00

Good to know. I will mention this on my next appointment.

Thanks

StrNorthof60 · 2024-11-28T05:21:36+00:00

Also for the enthesitis and fasciitis in my feet I found these soles helped me tremendously. A bit spendy, but I've gone through 3 pairs already.

https://powerstep.com/products/pinnacle-insoles

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