Thanks everybody! I think the reason for the mental eval. is because I wrote that I'm very depressed. Now I am suffering anxity attacks on top of it. I have lost 18 pounds in the past 4 weeks. I do...
Hey everyone, has anyone here ever had to go for a mental evaluation for Social Security Disibility? I have an appointment this Sat. and I don't know what to expect. Along with the anxiety attacks...
Thank you to all of you, I can tell it's a hard row for all. I am pluggin away at my paperwork and called the guy whos name is printed on the front of the paperwork. He said "no problem" if I need an...
Thanks to both of you! No, I can't be anything but honest, but I was mainly wanting to know how one explains it all.They kinda just ask do you walk? do you cook and what do you cook> Stuff like that....
Good morning All, I know this isn't a new topic, but I couldn't find a thread relating. I applied for SSDI a month or so ago, and just got papers to fill out about what I do from the time I get up,...
Thanks to all of you for welcoming me!! So I guess one of my questions is, does fibro myalgia get worse? Or do I just have it and this is the way it will stay? I have Tramadol, but I hate anything...
Well hey everyone, new to this forum, but not new to Healing Well. I was diagnosed 2 years ago with RA, and just recently diagnosed with Fibro Myalgia. I have been sitting here for about 1 hour...
moanin everyone! well the surgery went fine. they put in a pain pump which lasts for 3 days (comes out this evening) that is pretty cool. it is pretty much numb. still have to take pain meds for the...
Hi everyone,well this morning I was suppose to be having my shoulder surgery, but I got a call yesterday telling me it had to be postponed because my surgeon fell and hurt his shoulder! The gal that...
Ok so the tendon is torn clean through and he schedualed surgery for next Thursday. The only thing he was concerned about was me going off the prednisone. He called my Rheumy and she was tapering off...
Thanks Yally. So are you saying beings I'm on Remicade every 8 weeks, and MTX every week, and just had an infusion, that I may have to wait 8 weeks before having surgery so that the remicade and MTX...
Hey everybody ! How are you all doing? I have a question. I recently had an MRI of that sore shoulder I've been complaining about . Up till now they have done an xray, cortizone shots, PT, and...
Thanks Jeannie, always scarey trying something new. I think its the remicade that is causing night sweats, nothing else in my regime could be the culprit, I also have heat spells during the day, but...
Hi everybody, Well it seems that Remicade is not doing it for me, and the Dr. wants to try me on Orencia. Is anyone else on this med. or has anyone been on it? They did MRI on both hands and found...
Hi Ledbet, How about a sleep bra? The kind that is all just soft and strechy? When my shoulder is killing me ,thats what I use cause it's easy to get on and off. I've actually pulled it all the way...
Hi Judy, it was Zyrtec that they gave me too. I couldn't think of the name till you posted! Thanks! I had asked them about benadryl but they tend to use the Zyrtec more often. I don't know what it...
Hey everybody, my first Remicade infussion went ok. They gave me a antihistamine prior,and something for my tummy and away we went. I was extremely tired for a couple of days, but other than that....
Hey everyone, It was important for me to drop a little note saying "thank you" to all of you here. Tomorrow is my first Remicade infusion, and without this forum and reading all the input, supportive...
Hey Jeannie,sounds like a match to me. Those are things i can't do too. Even holding a pen.or today trying to thumb thru some papers! Ouch! As i said though, my dr says it's not ra, but won't give me...
Hi Sherry, thanks very much for the input. I looked up de quervain tendonitis that you mentioned, and the symptoms don't all add up, but some of it. I haven't seen my dr to ask more questions. She...
Hi Ducky, no my hands aren't really bothering me, just my thumbs, both hands. I've had flares so I know what your talking about , but this is weird. The thumbs just ache and I can't realy use them...
Well I had my appt. with my Rheumy,where she had xrays of my hands and thumbs done ,and put in a request with ins. for Remicade. I got a letter back from her yesterday that said the xrays of my hands...
Hi Sherry, no I don't know if I have carpal tunnel, and the Dr didn't mention it. It doesn't seem to be any of my other fingers, only the big fat joint of my thumb. Does the brace help? I have to...
Thanks so much for repling to my question. I did go to the dr and she is still saying duhhh? She did however send me down for xrays, and has put in a request with my ins. for Remicade. I will check...
Hi everybody, it's been forever since i've had computer access, so it's good to be back. I have been having severe shoulder joint pain that wakes me up at nite, sore wrists, and very sore weak thumb...
At the lab where I work, all the Dr's are checking every patients Vit. D leval. Seems to be a pretty huge percentage of pt.s are Vit D defficient. Especially here in the N.W. My Dr has had me on a...
Hi Erin, It's an oral med. I think it's a very important topic too. The pain of Ra flares are much worse than the other, but to deal with this every month, just isn't going to sit with me very well...
Thanks so much Erin, Yeah i know I need to be safe with the meds. I have an appointment with my Primary doc on the 17th, but I think that what is happening is that my immune system is shot because of...
Hey everyone, it's been forever since I've written anything, but I always get on here and read posts. My question is..does anyone know about whether or not I can take Aclyclovir along with MTX and...
Thanks Ducky, the tummy does sound painful, but if i can get up my nerve I may just try that. I willing to give the Embrel time, I just kinda thought it may be like an over night fix :) but waiting...
Good morning all, It's been forever since i've posted anything, just been very busy trying to get approval to build a new house on the farm. Anyways, this Friday was my second dose of Embrel. I...
Erin, OMG no my bottle doesn't say anything of the sort! Thats scarey! I will most deffinately talk to my Dr. and Pharmasist. Didn't even have a clue about that. Just hate the thought of having to...
Goodmorning Imarzz, Sorry to hear your not sleeping, thats hard. I take melatonin when i have trouble getting to sleep. It's a natural sleep aide found at most drug stores. It comes in different...
Ok..So fill me in. What does it mean when you say bump? /community/emoticons/confused.gif ...
Thanks Sandie, I agree, it's pretty scarey to take all these meds. I really want to go over everything with my rheumy when she decides to change the meds I'm on, or add to them. Cancer scares me the...
Hi Duck,Yes my next appt. with the rheumy is at the end of June. She wanted me on this double dose of mtx for a month. Then she was talking about starting me on a biologic modifier like Remicade or...
Hey everyone! Ok..i've been on the pred for about 3 months now, and mtx for 2 months. The mtx was just doubled to 20mg a week last week. i was doing pretty good for awhile, but now this very deep...
Hi Baby, Well i think i did really good with the new mtx dose. i didn't get sick but my breasts got soooo sore. Don't know what that was all about . I've had a couple of small flares since i've been...
Sorry Yalinda I was wrong about the dosage. Each MTX is 2.5 mg and i now take 4 of them so that would be 10mg once a week. I will be doubling that on thursday to 20mg a week. Its the pred that 5mg...
Hi Babyplace, No I haven't doubled up on the MTX yet, that will be this comming thursday evening. I take 20 mg now once a week, so this thurs. will be 40. I know it takes awhile to kick in but in the...
Hi all, yes had the rheumy appt. today. She wasn't happy with the swelling and is haveing me double my MTX dose for the next month, and then come back to see her, where we will talk about...
Thanks so much you two. I was getting kinda worried. Thats it exactly!! I type a bunch and grip a needle 7 hours a day with the right hand. I also type with the left,but i guess it's like you say. At...
Hey everyone. Just wondering, everywhere i read that RA affects both sides of the body,like mirroring. Well i have so much more trouble with my right hand vs. my left hand. Like right now,my knuckles...
Hey everyone! Well it's nice to finally hear about peoples reaction to the MTX. I have been on it for 3 weeks now, and the fatigue is awful! Depressed too. I even cry at some commercials! Oh and i...
I use a straw to drink the liquid that I'm using to wash the pills down with. Somehow the shape your mouth gets in to use a straw , helps to not feel the pills. Hope one of these tricks works for...
Hey ya'll, Nah..it's not like my hands are just puffy all the time or anything. It's when i try to do stuff, like caulk along some corners in the kitchen, open a jar thats too tight. Reach over my...
Thanks Diva, It's not horible at this point, but then again I try to take it pretty easy on the hands. But i want to be able to live normally ya know. I need to paint my kitchen and bed room ceiling,...
Thanks Ducky.I'm thinkin next appt. is in another 2 weeks . Have to call to find out lol. Take care. Kibby...
Hi Ducky,Well I read that the swelling and stiffning and soreness is damage happening to the joints,so I don't want that happening.But my God I just got diagnosed 2 months ago or so, and here I am...
Hey everyone! Well I think my next appointment is going to be adding meds or changing meds, what do you think? I'm on 20mg pred. and MTX now. Hands and knuckles still swelling and stiff,feet too in...