thanks all I feel a little better

[Guest guest]

Hi LIsa:

Sorry to hear about your pain. Are you on DMARDs yet? If you are, you should be feeling better soon. I find that the length of flares can vary. It sounds as though you aren't stabilized yet and that may take a while if you are still adjusting meds. Do take pain medication! If it helps you, don't feel as though you shouldn't. I know that I sometimes feel as though I can just "tough it out." But for awhile there, I was taking 2 Darvocet a day and even then that just took the edge off for me. I had a friend tell me that you can't get addicted to painkillers if you are using them to actually kill pain.

Sometimes the swelling takes a long time to go down. I just had a flare in my hands for a couple of days, and couldn't put my wedding ring on my left hand this morning either. But I find that when the pain goes away, usually the swelling comes down soon after.

Good luck to you.

gloria

[Guest guest]

Thanks for all the kind messages.. I feel Im past that horrific pain

stage/flare up and into a little healing..

I had to help farrier hold my mini horses today while he trimmed

their hooves , i was afraid of overdoing so Im stiff anf sore but no

more flaming pain like the past few days were.. Dr. had me take tests

(factor,sed and ana) and I go back next weds. She gave me some

percocet. I was a little taken aback by this , thinking only people

in real severe pain took percoset..took my hubby a while to make me

realize I qualified.

I have few questions I cant find answers to anywhere..I realize they

are subjective...

How long does this swelling last(the vienna sausage look is not good

on me!)

how long does a flare up ususally last?

and how severe is it before they line you up for rehab therapy and

bracework? I hope Im imaginging this but I feel Ive lost some muscle

tone already. typing skills have gone down the tubes too.

Im a spinner and weaver and home school my special needs dd,, and am

anxious to get back to cooking and cleaning..yep I am!

I miss wearing my wedding ring too.

Thanks yall

[Guest guest]

-,

When I have had a flare I take large doses of Prednisone, up to 50 mg

daily for three days or so until the flare starts to calm then I

start tapering off.

I have been taking Oxycodone (Oxycotin) for months. I went from 6 to

8 daily for pain to 2 on occasion now. If you are in pain there is no

reason to suffer.

Also I haven't had a flare since I started on Enbrel, Thank God.

Best Wishes,

Jay

-- In Rheumatoid Arthritis , " lisa "

<ealasaid89119@y...> wrote:

> Thanks for all the kind messages.. I feel Im past that horrific

pain

> stage/flare up and into a little healing..

>

> I had to help farrier hold my mini horses today while he trimmed

> their hooves , i was afraid of overdoing so Im stiff anf sore but

no

> more flaming pain like the past few days were.. Dr. had me take

tests

> (factor,sed and ana) and I go back next weds. She gave me some

> percocet. I was a little taken aback by this , thinking only people

> in real severe pain took percoset..took my hubby a while to make me

> realize I qualified.

>

> I have few questions I cant find answers to anywhere..I realize

they

> are subjective...

>

> How long does this swelling last(the vienna sausage look is not

good

> on me!)

>

> how long does a flare up ususally last?

>

> and how severe is it before they line you up for rehab therapy and

> bracework? I hope Im imaginging this but I feel Ive lost some

muscle

> tone already. typing skills have gone down the tubes too.

> Im a spinner and weaver and home school my special needs dd,, and

am

> anxious to get back to cooking and cleaning..yep I am!

> I miss wearing my wedding ring too.

> Thanks yall

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Jay:

Are you still on that Oxy stuff??..I am TRYING to taper off of

Norco/hydrocodone and it is very hard for me to do...Please be careful

with pain pills..I know that I use them at times when maybe I should

just be taking a Tylenol or some OTC stuff..esp. for those " flares " ..:

( Good to hear Enbrel is working for you...that will be my next step

once MTX stops doing its thang..

Take care..

Lindy

> > Thanks for all the kind messages.. I feel Im past that horrific

> pain

> > stage/flare up and into a little healing..

> >

> > I had to help farrier hold my mini horses today while he trimmed

> > their hooves , i was afraid of overdoing so Im stiff anf sore but

> no

> > more flaming pain like the past few days were.. Dr. had me take

> tests

> > (factor,sed and ana) and I go back next weds. She gave me some

> > percocet. I was a little taken aback by this , thinking only

people

> > in real severe pain took percoset..took my hubby a while to make

me

> > realize I qualified.

> >

> > I have few questions I cant find answers to anywhere..I realize

> they

> > are subjective...

> >

> > How long does this swelling last(the vienna sausage look is not

> good

> > on me!)

> >

> > how long does a flare up ususally last?

> >

> > and how severe is it before they line you up for rehab therapy and

> > bracework? I hope Im imaginging this but I feel Ive lost some

> muscle

> > tone already. typing skills have gone down the tubes too.

> > Im a spinner and weaver and home school my special needs dd,, and

> am

> > anxious to get back to cooking and cleaning..yep I am!

> > I miss wearing my wedding ring too.

> > Thanks yall

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi Lem,

Yep, still taking the Oxycodone. I was taking so much Prednisone for

a while I couldn't take any NSAIDs or I could have had severe stomach

problems.

I only take them when neccesary, usually once a day after my feet

start complaining because I've abused them from walking on them to

much!!. If I'm not walking much I don't need any thank God.

Take care,

Jay

> > > Thanks for all the kind messages.. I feel Im past that horrific

> > pain

> > > stage/flare up and into a little healing..

> > >

> > > I had to help farrier hold my mini horses today while he

trimmed

> > > their hooves , i was afraid of overdoing so Im stiff anf sore

but

> > no

> > > more flaming pain like the past few days were.. Dr. had me take

> > tests

> > > (factor,sed and ana) and I go back next weds. She gave me some

> > > percocet. I was a little taken aback by this , thinking only

> people

> > > in real severe pain took percoset..took my hubby a while to

make

> me

> > > realize I qualified.

> > >

> > > I have few questions I cant find answers to anywhere..I

realize

> > they

> > > are subjective...

> > >

> > > How long does this swelling last(the vienna sausage look is not

> > good

> > > on me!)

> > >

> > > how long does a flare up ususally last?

> > >

> > > and how severe is it before they line you up for rehab therapy

and

> > > bracework? I hope Im imaginging this but I feel Ive lost some

> > muscle

> > > tone already. typing skills have gone down the tubes too.

> > > Im a spinner and weaver and home school my special needs dd,,

and

> > am

> > > anxious to get back to cooking and cleaning..yep I am!

> > > I miss wearing my wedding ring too.

> > > Thanks yall

> > >