hi everyone, any ideas on how to remedy neck pain? the top 3 vertebra in my neck are the source of much pain and frustration. this pain is more annoying than knee pain. at least people can see when...
Aaron E. i hope the diet works for you. i tried something like that before for my AS and i failed at it. the only result was loosing 25 pounds that i really needed (i'm already skinny). but i know...
Ides, well I'll find out how it works without MTX for now because we're trying for a second child and MTX is not good for that. thank you for the followup. its too bad Enbrel started having side...
Ides, How long did it take for Simponi to kick in? i've been off enbrel for more than 2 weeks now and on Simponi for 10 days. so far i feel my neck and ribs more than i'd like too. I guess the...
I've been on Enbrel for 12 months now my doc wants to try me on Simponi because of injection site reactions from Enbrel. has anyone tried Simponi yet? Thank you for the input....
serafena, I appreciate the links. I wish this discussion group would be friendlier to people not directly suffering from BP. In the arthirtis group, great things come from arthritis suffers and...
hi, I'm normally part of the arthritis group but today I need help with my brothers bi polar. He's been diagnosed BP in the last 6 months, previous issues with anxiety, alcohol, endured the suicide...
I'm going to be traveling to Australia in a few weeks from the USA. door to door will be about 22 hours. My Enbrel ships to the locate pharm in a special shipping box with insulation and better than...
Thanks for the input. Thankfully I'm going back on the Enbrel after 2 weeks. My worst symptoms of being off the Enbrel were the huge Pain in my upper neck and a little knee pain. I'm so happy to have...
has anyone had to stop enbrel because of a bacterial infection? how soon does the pain come back after stopping the enbrel? thank you for you experience....
don't give up!!! my AS started like yours with one knee in pain & inflamed. then the other knee and both ankles, then my neck. I was somehow diagnosed after a year and a half with spinal...
hi, I use enbrel pens and had one that refused to fire. the makers of enbrel were very good about sending me a replacement with in days at no charge or fuss. i'm glad that i had an extra pen around...
if it were me, i'd take a huge pain pill and several pounds of chocolate or a cheeseburger (substitute a food you love thats not healthy). then go to sleep, hoping tomorrow to wake up from this bad...
I had a mix time with a ND. they said the same things about detoxing, which their happy to sell you all the berries and seaweed you need to purge your body of everthing (and i do mean everything)....
does anyone else have more pain or stiffness when seasonal allergies roll around? my seasonal allergies seem to be flaring up my AS. all my fingers toes, knees and neck all feel stiff/ sore like...
hi, i battle myself on wether to start enbrel. i didn't like the lack of statistic on the side effects, just the vague warning of sudden possible death. i finally started the enbrel because the AS...
i'm sorry the enbrels not help you faster. i don't think my results were average but i felt 90% normal in 1 day from first shot. 98% normal within 3 days. after 2 months of shots it's tapper back to...
I've had AS for almost 2 years now and i don't know if I've ever asked why me. i've asked 'how am i gonna keep going", 'how am i gonna work", 'how am i gonna help with my son", "what can i still do...
i'ms so sorry for how you feel. i've been there myself. i started with knee pain in march of 07 and pregressed to my ankles ,knees, back, neck, toes and hands. a year ago i was crawling around in...
i hope your luckier than me but i started like you. knee pain then ankle pain. i had the same treatment as you at the start. the easy meds helped a little but a few months later i was in crippling...
hi, I started Enbrel on dec 27th after a few months of being worried about the side effects. i haven't had any side effects yet other than a 98% remission of my AS and a lot a pent up energy to burn....
I'm afraid of getting sick too. the black box warning on Enbrel would make any worried. the lack of statistics on how many people get sick or even die on Enbrel caused me to hold off for several...
hopeful56, on the Enbrel.com website there are links to Enliven. its a resource that might help you answer questions about covering the cost. right now Enbrel has been a miracle for me but i'm on...
Momto3, can you be more specific about the dental issues? i do see a dentist 3 times a year already. i have plaque like cement, and a few dozen cavities from being a kid who was allowed to drink too...
i hope i can avoid the infection risk with enbrel. any advice on how to do that? i understand the pain thing too. a year ago the pain was so bad i couldn't walk a step, let lone get up a help caring...
there is a lot of alternative treaments out there for arthitis, i should know i tried more than a few with very little benefit. i tried different diets, excluded sugar, food dyes, fat, carbs, food...
Cynic, you should try and see a rhumetologist and ask about anklyosising spondilitis (my spelling is never right) its a form of arthritis that strikes mostly young people 20-30 or younger/ mostly men...
/community/emoticons/yeah.gif to everyone who hurting, there is hope!!!!!!! after a year and a half of trying a lot of different meds my docs have started me on Enbrel despite my missing givings...
Golitho, Thank you for your experience. the needle thing really helps. i'm concerned about the infection thing because i have a koi pond with a turle and frogs, and a toddler at home. the koi pond...
thank you everyone for you kind words and stories. it helps me feel better. at the same time i feeol a little sorry for all of us for having to go through our respective problems then add these...
hi, i've has AS for a year and a half. my new rhuem/ mircle worker has me on celebrex and methtrexate. the combination has relieved 80%+ of my symtoms. still have some neck stifness/ pain and finger...
Baybreeze, Thank you for your reply. it's comforting to know i'm not the only young person who has a disability. it sucks being 29 and needing a cane and HC tag. it was real shocking not having...
i understand the pain problem. i have AS and i took 3 reheum to figure that out after a year and a half. i graduated from motrin to vicodin then percocet. hang in there, maybe try a new doctor. i've...
hi, I've had AS for over a year and a half. It took me sixs months of crippling knee pain to ask my doctor for a Handicap parking pass. It took that long to eat my pride and get passed the stigma of...
Dear Soxx, my arthritis started in 1 knee, moved to both knees and then to my ankles and feet. after a few months i couldn't hardly get out of bed in the morning. after a year and a half or random...