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I did it!!

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Today I injected myself with Enbrel!! I was worried but I did it. Thank you all so much for your kind words of encouragement. :-) Have a good weekend.
Wish me luck

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I will be starting enbrel on Friday. I am nervous. For many years I watched my father inject insulin into his stomach and remember the bruises and swelling that came with it. I never really thought much about it then but now that I am in a similar...
Medication

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Hi all. I need a little advice. I started MTX in January '09 and so far it has really helped me. Now, two months down the line the doctor wants to me start on either Remicade or Humira. He told me that this would give me a better chance of having no...
Helpful Stuff

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Hi. I hope everyone is having a good weekend. I was surfing the net and came across a arthritis website based in the UK called Arthritis care. They had some downloadable booklets and one of them is about arthritis and intimacy. I remember sometime...
Embrel vs. Remicade

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Hello. I have two questions. My rhuemy has suggested that I start either Embrel or Remicade. He explained that Embrel is injected twice a week and remicade is administered via an iv drip once every two months. I didn't like the idea of injecting...
Anti TNF injections...what??

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Hello. I was at the docs yesterday and although I am feeling better than I did back in December, the doctor is encouraging me to have these anti TNF injections. He said because I was young when diagnosed, it is best to go on these injections to have...
Is it just me??

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Yesterday we had a holiday, so we went on a day trip. My hubby kepy asking me if I was up to it and I said yes I feel good. Admittedly I haven't been out alot since I got RA which was last Dec. We walked ALOT. This morning I couldn't move. I was in...
Menstural cycle

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Hi. I was wondering if you found that your mentstural cycle got longer/ shorter or your period came at different time than usual? My period has started coming much earlier than usual and it goes on for at least 7 days whereas before I had RA mine...
Can we drink alcohol?

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My doctor said a little alcohol is ok but alot of websites I have read insist that alcohol is a big no no. I don't drink alot usually but on social occasions I might have one drink. Since I was diagnosed I have not had any alcohol fearing that it...
Excercise

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I was wondering if I could get feedback from you all re: excercise. I have just started my meds and they haven't started to work yet. I have quite a bit of pain still but want to resume excercising. I started swimming again last week which was hard...
Pain Killers

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Hello. I am all very new to RA since I was diagnosed at the end of last year and have just had my second dose of Rhuematrex. My worry is that I have been taking pain killers for well over two months and am wondering if I should be trying to wean...

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