Guest guest Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 I know what you mean about your grandchildren. I feel like I am always saying to them, " Please don't climb on Nana. Please don't pull on Nana's hands. " , who is 4 has learned but my darling , 2, has a hard time understanding why I can't pick her up all the time. I wouldn't trade a second of time with them no matter how much it hurts! Thanks - Polly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Hi Pat, at first I was on methotrexate, along with prednisone that was supposed to help the pain and inflammation until the mtx took effect. My white blood cell count kept going down, so I was switched to Arava. That worked very well as far as keeping the pain and inflammation at bay, but didn't do much for the fatigue. My WBC count continued its decline, so finally I was switched to Enbrel. It works very well, but it's been getting help from Bextra, which they yanked off the market a few days ago. So far I don't have a replacement for the Bextra. For two days I've left messages and have received no response. Guess I'll try again tomorrow. Sue On Tuesday, April 12, 2005, at 11:06 PM, pathinze wrote: > > Sue, have you always been on Enbril or have you tried other > medication? I don't mind being infused every 8 weeks rather > than injecting myself every week like I used to do although the > injection only took a few seconds. I am being treated with Remicade > now and I look forward to my infusion time. This window of time is > actually the longest continuous time I get to devote to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 Hi Pat, It wasn't the doctor not returning my call; I think it was that he was not getting the message. I think something is wrong with their voice mail. Today I called again and talked to a real person. She gave my message to the doctor, and I now have a new bottle of Celebrex. I've tried it before, and it didn't work as well as the Bextra, but maybe it will be better than nothing, LOL. Sue On Wednesday, April 13, 2005, at 01:03 PM, pathinze wrote: > I had trouble with my first RA Doctor returning my calls and not > getting my > paperwork handled so I changed doctors. I am in the greater Kansas > City area and so do have quite a few choices if I don't mind driving > for an hour. When it comes to handling my pain, I definitely don't mind > driving and am happy with the change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 Pat is the one who needs someone to help her out, I believe. So Pat, where do you live? Sue On Saturday, April 30, 2005, at 11:04 AM, Nina wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: pathinze > >> Too bad we don't all live close to each other so we could give each > other a break. I would be so happy to do that. > > What area do you live in? Maybe someone here is close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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