vanessa sweet - thanks for sharing your story. thank God your husband kept you on the right tract. it's remarkable. congrats. could you please explain the procedure for the stem cells. exactly what...
thank you both of you for the response. this is all so new to me, i didn't realize that you couldn't ask your rheumi to up dosage as easy as that. well, since he has recently uped me to the 17.5 mg,...
thank you all for your answers. i will not use prednisone unless absolutely necessary. i'm on 17.5 mg methotrexate, and i guess, if needed, my rheumi can still up the dosage. Bad Day, your specialist...
thank you all for your answers, i now know that prednisone is not good for long run. i am going to stick to the methotrexate and hope the upper dosage will help. at 17.5 mg now, how high can i go up...
how long have you been on or were on prednisone and at what dosage? what side effects, if any, did you have? do you feel prednisone is any more harmful to the body than methotrexate and why? felt so...
rnwithra, thanks for your answer. i, too, thought stopping prednisone might be the culprit. i do have fatigue but attribute it to the swelling of the feet and walking differently. also, have the pain...
can only speak for myself, and i'm pretty new to ra myself. was diaganosed in feb of this year. my rheumi has changed dosages on both prednisone and methotrexate. he weaned me off prednisone...
hi - sorry that you have ra and understand the way you feel. you'll know when you are in remission, when you feel no pain and swelling is down. ra doesn't go away but goes in remission. pain and...
how can you tell the difference between swollen ankles from ra and lymphedema? my rheumi tells me it is from ra, but also says there is water on knee and fluid in feet. had 2 lymph nodes removed from...
not by diet. you need to go see a rheumatologist. he will put you on meds to relieve the pain. my rheumi put me on prednisone (which helped immensely) and then added methotrexate so he could wean me...
yes there is. go to http://www.livestrong.com/article/63866-rheumatoid-arthritis-affect-eyes/ hope site works for you. let us know what you think...
golitho so sorry to hear of your problems. don't be depressed, talk with your rheumi and have your mri, maybe, and i pray, that you get good news. God Bless you....
golitho swelling mostly on top of toes and around ankles. very sensitive on bottom of feet when walking. i'm kinda confused on the water retention and ra. how do you tell the difference? i know for...
went to rheumi because of swelling in feet along with pain. also, have knee pain and wrist and thumb pain. have been on 12.5 mg of methotrexate and rheumi up it to 17.5 mg per week. he said it is...
thanks for both responses. found out from pharmacy that flu shot is also okay to take with valtrex. so i'm getting my flu shot. teddybearweiser thanks for letting everyone know, i read your recent...
do any of you take the flu shot being on prednisone, methotrexate or valtex (antiviral for eye shingles)??? thanks for sharing....
angeleyes can you please explain the humira protection plan? i can't believe the cost of the medication....
don d sorry for what you are going through, but glad the 10mg of prednisone is helping you. how long were you originally on prednisone and how high a dosage originally? are you also take methotrexate...
hi, again, thanks for your answer. i went to your other answer first, not knowing you were kind enough to answer this question as well. is xeljanz a pill or injection and does it help with the...
was started on 10 mg a day for 2 months, then down to 5 mg for a month, then 4mg, 3mg, 2mg, 1mg for 1 week for each mg (4, 3, 2, 1). what prednisone mg did he put you back on? are you also on...
how many 2.5 methotrexate pills do you take per week for RA?...
was weaned off prednisone and within one week feet are back to swelling. i'm still taking 5 tablets of 2.5 mg of methotrexate once a week. was wondering if anyone was taken off prednisone and had...