Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Group
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem, autoimmune disorder. It is a disabling and painful condition which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and...
Met with doc today after an interupted period of half my original MTX dosage and liver is back to normal. So we're upping it a smidge and happy to hear the words "See you in 3 months", not 6 weeks. Unless, of course, my labs in 6 weeks are wonky again. Anyway, I felt pretty good going into the appointment, but even by the time I was driving back to work, my feet and hands were killing me! Anyone else experience this after a physical exam of your joints (that felt pretty good at the time)?
It is frustrating -- not that we want to be in pain of course. But it's needing validation and wanting "proof" to help with diagnosis and treatment.
You are definitely not alone in this.
glad you have your poison back susie
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