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Open Rheumatoid Arthritis

Treatments

Celebrex Not Working

caused bleeding ulcers

Enbrel Considering

is anyone taking this? Any advice?

Folic Acid Too Soon to Tell

Vit. B and Vit D, major doses, but I'm not sure yet, I am praying, at least it's natural and I don't worry about the side affects so much

Humira Considering

same thing, and advice, I take so many meds, I just can't stand the thought of more some times.

Pain Management Clinic Working / Worked

been going for 10 years, it's my God send. There are good doc's it just takes so long to find them

Prednisone Working / Worked

Side affects horrible, but helps with the swelling

Open Chronic Pain

Treatments

Acupressure Somewhat Helpful

Weird results, but couldn't afford to continue,,,gotta love insurance companies

Chiropractic Adjustment Considering

no chiroparctic will get near me, even though so many people with metal in them say it helps them, any one else have hardware in the spine and go to a back cracker?

Flexeril Somewhat Helpful

sometimes it works and sometimes not, not sure why

Heat Working / Worked

I use a heating pad alot, also epsom salt and warm water, it seems to help

Hydrocodone Working / Worked

Only reason I am not bed ridden, taken properly, this drug has given me part of a life.

Lidoderm Working / Worked

llove these patches, it takes several hours to start working, and the glue isn't fun, but when things are bad, i'll try eating mowed grass if they said it helped!

Meditation Working / Worked

If you can get a tape and quiet space, it takes alot of pratice (it did for me anyway) but I find it helpful

Methadone Working / Worked

Was great, but my liver doesn't break down the stuff in the meds, It made me toxic, but it helped with the pain wonderfully. Just make sure to get blood tested for your levels every 3 months.

Morphine Not Working

I feel drained and drugged, and can't use the bathroom when I tried this, I know it works well for several people I know, just didn't work well for me.

Naproxen Not Working

bleeding ulcers

Neurontin Not Working

felt like I was in lala land. Just not for me.

Oxycodone Working / Worked

Took this and it was great when taken properly. It has a bad reputation but I would rather take this than give up what little life I have left

Physical Therapy Working / Worked

again helpled, but insurance only paid for a few visits, and I can't afford anymorel

Topamax Working / Worked

I took this for years until the theraputic dose starting causing problems - not sure why, but in the beginning it helped with the pins and needles feeling.

Duragesic Patch Working / Worked

I think these are great you dont have to bother with another pill everyday just change a patch every 3. Rubbing acohol will take off any left over glue.

Open Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

My first "problem" that started 15 years ago. I cleaned houses, went to school at night, and a single mom at the time and had a very busy wonderful life. I started to have a needles and pins, and was misdiagnosed several times until I went to a pain manangment clinic and was sent for the right tests, and to GOOD doctors.

Treatments

Topamax Working / Worked

Until the theriputic dose started causing a adverse reaction to it for some weird.

Open Ankylosing Spondylitis

diagnosed with a MRI for a totally different issue. What do you do for something you never even heard of, and can't hardly spell??? I was told it was something I had to deal with and hope that medical science catches up wih me. Because I have so many things going haywire in my body ( bad genetics and who knows what else - auto-immune deseases run in my family - 3 of us currently living are suffering with different auto's but many other medical problems along with them.

Treatments

Pain Management Clinic Working / Worked

Pain management saved my life. I am afaid of Enbrel, Humira and remicade. I hear the side affects and read that they are horrible. Is anyone taking them?? do they work?

Open Degenerative Disc Disease

MRI told the story, now I am the bionic woman! I have so much titanuim in my spine I have to get to the airport hours early, they put me in the box and call security, even though I have a card that says I have metal in my spine. Like I could hide something in my spine!!! Anyway, it grows worse, no more surgeries, except to stablize what is left of my bones. I am actually terrified of this, spinal surgery is one of my "things" and I try to act as if it doesn't exsist. I want to cry