bizemomm 
7:24pm, October 27, 2009
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About Me
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About Me
Just an RA warrior!
Just an RA warrior!
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Marcia- thanks so much for the hug and support! We're driving to her daughter's house this weekend so she can spend time with the kids on their birthdays.
Lynne
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Thanks so much. Today was a little better. I am going to hold my ground whether people like it or not.
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Marcia - thanks so much. We'll see what the surgery shows and take it from there.
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Big hugs to you and a hope for a wonderful weekend for you!
Lynne
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Close Rheumatoid Arthritis
Treatments
- Enbrel Not Working
- It did nothing for me!
- Arava Not Working
- gave me the runs, but no RA assistance
- Celebrex Not Working
- I had an allergeric reaction and my ankles swelled up from it. I was taken off it immediately
- Chloroquine Not Working
- Didn't help at all.
- Enbrel Not Working
- It did nothing for me!
- Folic Acid Working / Worked
- I take 2 tablets a day for depletion from MTX. It is a prescription not OTC.
- Humira Not Working
- Symptoms continued to get worse
- Hydroxychloroquine Not Working
- One of the first drugs given to me when diagnosised. Didn't help at all.
- Methotrexate Working / Worked
- I currently take .09ml self injected shot weekly. This has helped me alot. Been on it for several years now. The oral form of pills did nothing for me.
- Minocycline Working / Worked
- I take 200mg of minocycline a day. It really helps.
- Neurontin Working / Worked
- I take 2-3 tablets with dinner to help with the pain in the nerve endings in my feet. It makes me very drowsey!
- Plaquenil Not Working
- One of the first RA drugs prescribed.
- Prednisone Working / Worked
- As much as I hate it nothing works better for a nasty flare up. I am currently slowly weaning off off 40mg daily from a major flare.
- Tylenol Working / Worked
- It helps take the edge off the pain.
- Voltaren Not Working
- This is the first drug I rec'd from ortho pediac doctor not recognizing my pain was RA
- Enbrel Not Working
- Orencia Too Soon to Tell
- I have taken 3 loading doses in 6 weeks. Now I am on monthly infusions. I have to be patient for 6 months to see if it helps.
Close Arthritis
I have RA and OA. See my story under RA community.
Treatments
- Bextra Not Working
- did not help
- Daypro Not Working
- didn't help
- Glucosamine/Chondroitin Not Working
- didn't help
- Ibuprofen Working / Worked
- takes the edge off the pain on a bad day
- Medrol Working / Worked
- good old prednisone helps everytime
- MSM Not Working
- did not help
- Voltaren Not Working
- did not help
- Methotrexate Working / Worked
- weekly shot works well
Open Kidney Stones
I have 2 medualar sponge kidneys. Translated that means that I have a high propencity to make calcium stones. I have had the stones removed both surgically and through lipptripsy.
Treatments
- Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked
- I drink a gallon of water a day
- Surgery Working / Worked
- basket removal, lipotripsy 2ce
