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- I'm getting an MRI on my lumbar/sacrum area this Thursday. I wanted to find out if anyone has any tips for staying calm in the "tube" and to know if the MRI pretty much shows anything that can be wrong in the area including nerves being pinched or...
- Last Enbrel injection was March 1. It does appear many of my symptoms were Enbrel related. We all just need to learn to trust our own gut! I suspected Enbrel but kept going. Enbrel elevated liver enzymes. They are now in normal range, although I'll...
- I have had recurrent (maybe 3-5 times a day off and on for a week) little ant bite type pains in the same spot on my back. They are right over the spine at the height of where my arms connect (or bra strap to be precise). In fact the first day it...
- Confoosed called the RA bursitis "global bursitis" in a question I asked not too long ago. I like that better than even systemic. I'm just wondering if there is a treatment for global bursitis outside of the RA drugs. And, has anyone had their bursa...
- My enzymes were elevated (ALT 178 and AST 73) a week ago. Yesterday, they were lower (ALT 126 and AST 63). I chose NOT to take Enbrel prior to the second blood draw and stayed on my other medication (bystolic and metformin). So, it's possible that...
- I just saw my blood work from today. AST is 73 and ALT is 178!I'm on NO new drugs except Enbrel. I reviewed my pattern last time my liver went bonkers and we blamed it squarely on Methotrexate, but perhaps we were wrong. In 2011 I was on MTX for...
- I received 3 steroid injections last Thursday (so 4 days ago). They have worked well. I only had one side done, but I'm glad I didn't get the others yet as my bp increased. BP went to 160/100 due to stress before injection and stayed high after...
- I've had 9 or 10 Enbrel shots now. My RA is better but it's not the miraculous remedy it was before. I can still feel the same two enlarged knuckles (they are a tad stiff, spongy, and crunchy) as I've always had with the exception of direct steroid...
- Enbrel is finally helping my RA...HURRAY! And yet, just as soon as my aching is better I realize the weakness in my thighs (squishy muscles) takes over my thoughts. I didn't think about the weakness because the pain was dominant. Now, when I should...
- Just saw you are still really sick. I tacked on a message after suddenly remembering FUNGAL infections....What RA drugs are you on? You need to get a prescription for an antifungal drug or get tested. I remember my doctor and the Enbrel packet...
- For the last year, my catch phrase has been "If I could get just one good night of sleep", I think I'd feel better. My RA was still in pseudo remission but I could NOT sleep well. Fast forward to last night. WOW! I took 1/2 of my prescribed...
- Trochanteric bursitis (Hip bursitis) is my new friend. I have symmetrical pain in both hips that radiates to my rear and thigh. (The bursa on the hip is huge and can cause wide spread pain) Yesterday at the rheumatologist, I discussed this pain and...
- My quadriceps continue to be weak and I think it's related to the RA, even though my RA is not causing me much of the "typical" problems. Never have had erosions (hands/feet by mri and xray). I'm really not stiff these days either. **I do hurt at...
- I've been reading about the need for patients with RA to take a blood pressure drug. The research is so varied. For example: In one study I found these notations: i.ACE-I may be particularly suited to patients with active RA, since they have...
- I was evaluated to start a strength program last week and today, did my first strength training session. It started with leg presses. (you lift your legs from floor to straight out in front of you with weights) First mission - 8 reps of 40lbs each....