I was diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis a year ago. I am on Enbrel and it has helped a great deal with the pain I experienced in my arms and joints but I am still having really bad pain upon walking or standing in my low back, sacral joint areas...I swim and do a variety of stretches but it is not allowing me the recovery I long for. I use to walk a few miles everyday, hike on the weekends and I haven't been able to do that in a couple of years. I miss it! I have been reading up on Epidural Cortisone injections and I am curious about personal results people have had. I am interested in the good as well as the bad stories, so I can decide, after meeting with my Doctors, if I want to go through with it. In other words if the benefits outweigh the risks.
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Can you recommend a good (and reasonably priced) real estate lawyer in the San Francisco Area? [more inside]
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Joint pain while drawing--what to do? [more inside]
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Which national banks in the US can be set up to require mutual authorization for withdrawals from a joint account? [more inside]
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My toe continuously keeps threatening to drop out of joint causing much distress and pain - any ideas about what's going on? [more inside]
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How do knees stay healthy? [more inside]
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"Pop!" goes... my entire body? [more inside]
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I saw a girl slice a cigar lengthwise, poke it with what looked like a syringe [more inside]
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Is it safe to roll a joint with paper that isn't intended for rolling, such as a receipt or just regular printer paper? Are there any health concerns I should be aware of?
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What can I expect from facet joint injections? [more inside]
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Me and my vet are stumped as to follow up care for surgery. More dog filter. [more inside]
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I'm 30 with bursitis in my left hip joint. Should I get an MRI as prescribed? [more inside]
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Help me fix my stubborn rotator cuff. [more inside]
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For a married (or otherwise similarly connected) couple, what are the benefits and drawbacks of keeping separate bank/savings/investment/loan accounts vs. having those accounts kept jointly? Do these benefits/drawbacks change if the couple has comparable incomes vs. disparate incomes? [more inside]
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What can I do about weak and painful knees? I'm a 21 y.o. male with weak, creaking, grinding, and occasionally dislocating knees. Cause/options/suggestions? [more inside]
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How do I repair this rubber joint on my bluetooth headset? (picture inside) [more inside]
posted by anonymoose on Feb 27, 2006 - 9 answers

Giving up smoking. I've been moderately successful in quitting tobacco. But I have a real problem with cannabis. Several times, I've quit the cigarettes for 6 months only to be scuppered when someone offers me a joint, and soon I'm back smoking cigarettes again. I've tried pipes of pure dope (not satisfying and too quick), I've tried eating it (great fun but needs to be done ~2hrs in advance), I've tried "herbal smoking mixtures" (taste like bonfires, don't burn well). But nothing comes close to that nicotine fuelled joint experience. So am I really going to have to turn down every joint for the rest of my life?
posted by anonymous on Dec 2, 2004 - 19 answers