What is Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is traditionally considered a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disorder that causes the immune system to attack the joints. It is a disabling and painful ...

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I finally got the go ahead to go back on Methotrexate. Yea!! Finally maybe I will in time start to feel much better. I will start out with 3 tabs weekly and work up to 5 weekly like the original prescription called for. I have had so many lab tests the past few months I feel like a pin cushion. Good news is though they turned out real good. Labs will be done regularly and so will CT scans of my lungs.

Hopefully in a few months I will feel really good again. ;)

Linda
Posted on 11/03/09, 09:11 pm
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Reply #1 - 11/04/09  1:38am
" How wonderful you've finally arrived! Yeah! I wish I could go back on MTX but it's been over a year and one enzyme is still elevated - only slightly but it's enough to make the doc say never again. I know it helped me a lot, I hope it works fast! good luck hon, hugs jilly "
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Reply #2 - 11/04/09  6:55am
" woo hooooo!!!! fantastic news - hope you reach "feeling really great" in no time flat :)

Tort "
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Reply #3 - 11/04/09  10:26am
" Kind of cool to see someone excited about taking meth! I dread it every week. Thanks for the reminder of how great it really is. So glad for you! "
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Reply #4 - 11/04/09  10:59am
" I've got my fingers and toes crossed that this does the trick for you! It is exciting when we have new possibilities and a chance to be pain free. I'm really happy for you!

Lynne "
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Reply #5 - 11/04/09  11:06am
" I hope this is your "magic bullet"! I'm still looking for mine, but all the positive energy around here keeps my hopes alive!
-Caroline "
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Reply #6 - 11/04/09  3:33pm
" I hope you're feeling better soon...way to stay positive:) "
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Reply #7 - 11/04/09  6:12pm
" Thank you all!
Bistro I didn't realize that so many people had such a hard time with Methox. I have read that a lot of people feel really bad when they take their Methotrexate. I'm sorry too about that. I have been lucky that it doesn't seem to affect me at all except in a good way.

Linda "
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Reply #8 - 11/04/09  11:55pm
" I hope you are well on your way to relief too! Congrats on the labs! "

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