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- A wonderful poster let us know recently about Rheumatoid Chachexia...wow! What an eye opener to find out a name for the muscle weakness many of us have. Based on the reading I did, it I suspected that 2/3 of all RA folks have cachexia. I'm wondering...
- Has anyone had elevated liver enzymes on oral methotrexate and switched to injections and had the enzymes return to normal?I would expect some relief since oral goes through the liver but wondered if enzymes don't retreat on the injectable. And,...
- I was just reading this article and thought most of you would benefit. The website is in this link but I'm pasting the article too. http://www.webmd.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/features/10-serious-rheumatoid-arthritis-symptoms10 Serious RA Symptoms to...
- I'm no princess, but I sure feel like the pickiest sleeper ever. Does anyone else have issues trying to sleep at night? I change pillows several times during the night. If they are too high, I'll get a neck cramp. If they are too low, it feels like...
- I heard about the research regarding Ambien. Apparently, the same dose was recommended for both men/women. In fact, in a trial study, the women had remaining ambien in their system upon waking, while the men had none left.Recommendations will be...
- It seems that since being diagnosed with RA, even though I am mostly symptom free, I've lost muscle. The worst is that I now suffer from bony butt syndrome. We just got back from a high school basketball game and those bleacher are tough! I feel as...
- I've not taken Dmards since Dec 2011. I felt like I was mostly in remission - a little swelling in a couple fingers, still cannot go out and exercise without pulling something or having a joint hurt the rest of that day.My Rhuem. Doc ran bloodwork...
- I just received my annual exam and the doctor said I have beginning cataracts. WHAT?? I'm only 47! Anyone have this and find it related to RA? Perhaps initial prednisone use? Maybe the pre-diabetes? I'm shocked and a bit scared. She seemed to think...
- I have a strange pain on the palm side of my forearm (so is that the bottom of the forearm?). It's noticeable when I stretch my wrist back or when carrying things that seem to stretch that area. It's not the skin but just under the skin. It may even...
- I know many of you have said you can't get back to your old pre RA self. I was great (100%) when I took Enbrel but then when I had to go off, I found that just two fingers had RA pain,which is "good enough" for me versus starting Enbrel back up. As...
- A year ago, I was in a methotrexate crisis with my liver. I was about to get a call from the hospital to admit me through the ER to get a liver biopsy because of suspected Autoimmune Liver Disease. It was a really scary time. I had been off MTX for...
- I'm wondering how your jouney with RA is going? Last I knew you were doing well on antibiotic therapy. I hope you still are.
- I didn't want this to get lost in the red eye thread. I don't have Sjorgren's, but I do have blephritis, dry eyes, and some "dystrophy" that unfortunately I do not rememeber (It's somehow related to having rosacea). I was getting relief from...
- I'm wondering what the pattern/consensus is on how long a person's body takes on average to repel a biologic?And I wonder how long they live within us. My doctor has stated that going on/off biologics gives the body the opportunity to develop...
- Dated September 11, 2012http://www.arthritistoday.org/news/biologics-and-cancer-rate210.php". A meta-analysis of 63 randomized controlled trials found that biologics taken on their own, or in combination with methotrexate, pose little increased risk...