SusieG
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- How do you know if everything that hurts at any given time is RA or if OA is developing? My Mom and sisters all have OA and not RA.
- What do you all do with your sharps? I was sent a biohazard container to use, but no instructions on what to do when it is full. I called the specialty pharmacy and they referred me to a website showing collection sites in another state. I'm...
- Hi all - In the last two weeks, I've had several episodes of an INTENSE and IMMEDIATE stabbing pain through my big toe. The first time it happened, it was so severe and quick, I didn't even take the one second it would have taken to look at my...
- ...who's starting Humira tomorrow? Excited and nervous at the same time. No matter - it beats these last three weeks of no brakes on this stupid disease! I just hope it kicks in quickly as each day now is harder than the one before. Wish me...
- After being down drugged to only 4 MTX + Plaquenil, ALT & AST numbers only slightly better so doc said drop to 3 MTX. I am waiting for a call today as she was on Easter vacation. I left message that, no, I would not drop to 3 as 4 is like I'm...
- I've developed bumpy, itchy elbows. It's happened a couple of times before, but never sticks around and, of course, never when I had an appt with rheumy. Now they are back with a vengence and sticking around. I guess I want to blame RA...
- Is it as useless as I'm hearing? Doc just reduced my MTX (again) down to 4 pills a week and added (2) plaquenil daily. It's only been a week and I'm already having negative effects from less MTX. Do the docs HAVE to follow a protocol before...
- Just venting - yes - again :) I have yet to have a good stretch of time on MTX. After being off and on and off and on and off and then back on finally up to 6 pills/week and that either not enough, or not kicking in yet, I now have another GD...
- So is there anyone out there who can actually afford the medication for ra on their own without insurance? I know I can't. So I'm guessing with this repeal-and-replace law I'm going to be a cripple. Feeling outraged!
- 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...
- Is there any interference between taking antibiotics (for something non RA) along with MTX?
- I feel somewhat guilty about my question. There are so many new posters who are suffering so much! As some of you know, I am back on MTX after a liver flushing hiatus, but @ only 4 pills/week. My feet hurt all the time, but honestly, I can't...
- Off MTX since 1/11 and AST/ALT numbers right back to where I started!!! WHOOP! WHOOP! I see doc on Tuesday and hope she'll go for putting me back on, but only 6 pills instead of 8 and see what happens. Happy Weekend Everyone! It's supposed to...
- Maybe completely unrelated to RA or meds, but have any of you had a mouth ulcer that turned hard and just remained (2 weeks now)? Not red or painful at all.
- So many of us have touched on the fact that the population in general assumes that RA is just arthritis. I get it; unless it has touched your life or someone in your life, you probably wouldn't know what it is. I know I didn't.What's sad today...