I hope you have luck with the Enbrel. I started taking it about 3 months ago and it is helping alot. As for the pain when the medicine goes in. If you let it sit out for 30-45 minutes, the shot...
Hello Flik. Sorry you are feeling so bad. What meds are you taking for pain? The pain in your spine is probably not ra. It doesn't affect the spine, only joints. Has your rhuemy taken blood tests? It...
I know that desparation feeling. Don't let it take you over. The Prednisone can be a mind saver. See if they can give you a lower dose to hold you over until the Plaquenel kicks in. Tell you rhuemy...
I took plaquenel for almost a year. I stopped taking it two years ago. It worked really well for me. Back then, my rheumy did an mri that came back negative so she decided to take me off of any...
Hello Curley and Elcamino, Thanks for the welcome! To answer some of your questions, I take 50mg of Enbrel once a week, 10mg of Prednisone, and 20mg of Proxicam. I was suuposed to be weaning myself...
I'm on Enbrel, MTX and Prednisone. My Rheumatologist had me take a flu shot...before I left her office....
Diagnosed with RA in May. I have a negative Rheumatoid factor so it was hard to diagnose I guess. Finally an MRI showed I have RA but very little joint damage. Took Methotrexate for about six months....