Patti, I just prayed for your daughter and will keep remembering her and of course you in prayer. It sounds like she was in pretty bad shape with that temp and heart rate. That says so much about her that she was so ill with a UTI and because she is so constantly in pain and used to discomfort, didn't seek medical care earlier. That speaks to me of great, constant suffering. Anytime a temp/heart rate like that goes relatively unnoticed by a person, they must be chronically miserable! And while it is bad to hear about this happening to anyone, for it to happen to such a young person, is doubly tragic.
I pray she is a little more comfortable this morning and can get over the UTI, get her surgery and some knee relief and back to work. I'm also praying her employer's heart will be touched and she can keep her job as working can often helps people deal with severe pain, etc., and of course I'm certain she needs the money. I just hope that before too much longer there can be some better answers therapeutically for younger RA sufferers as their lives are so hard in almost every area and filled with so much suffering. Please let us know how she is doing when you can.
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