all who are on remicade- need advice

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Hi Stilligans-

I knew it was coming, but I was praying just in case it wanted to pass on by.

My son has walking pneumonia and the flu, my hubby has, I think, Bronchitis and

NOW I am coughing, and it hurts so bad when I cough!!!! Nothing else is going

on, yet. Just the cough, no fever, I am aching but I think that is due to

needing to change my patch. We will see tomorrow morning.

I have a question, I know we aren't drs. but anyone that is on remicade and or

MTX when you have a cold do you take any over the counter cold meds or cough

meds??? I haven't been sick since being on remicade so I am nervous about

taking anything over the counter. I , of course, skipped my mtx shot this week

and I am hoping I am better before my next remicade infusion.

Any advice, opinions or experiences about the over the counter meds while on

remicade is appreciated!

Take care-

Love and support,

Keri in CA

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who is your GP here in Houston? I'm in need of a really good one.

Re: all who are on remicade- need advice

Hi Keri,

I'm not on Remicade, but i am leary of taking any OTC meds without

talking with the doc first. With all the medications we are on, it

just seems to be a precarious balance.

I have also learned that at first sign of something going on, I high

tail it to my GP. The staff there now knows that when i call

urgently, to get me into the nurse practioner ASAp because a cough

develops into severe bronchitis for me within a day. I'd rather be

safe and see the doc and get meds at hte front rather than after i

have been sick.

i hope everyone in your house gets well soon.

Houston

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Tracey,

I see Salvato ()at Twelve Oaks and i HIGHLY

recommend her. If you just type in her name in google, you will see

all kinds of articles about her, her research, articles she has

written, etc. She has a lot of HIV and CFIDS patients and that

makes her uniquely able to also deal with a immune-dysfunction

patient (like myself). She never makes me feel like i'm a lunatic,

she always wants to know every single symptom I have, and she has

solutions. She doesn't blink at my very long list of meds and when

i say i am in pain, she believes me. I have never had such a caring

and understanding doctor before. Every doctor she has referred me

to has been a great referral as well. She recommended Pegram to me.

When you go in, you first see the nurse for vitals. Then the nurse

practioner comes in - she's awesome too (I see her on my 'emergency'

visits when I have a cold, etc) and then Dr. Salvato comes in. So

you are seeing a number of people who all seem to genuinely care.

Oh, and she's never mentioned my weight. I've talked about it and

she said if i want to try some things for it, she's willing to help,

but that she wants me to feel better generally and not focus on

weight unless i feel that is the cause of my problems - which it is

not of course.

So all around, a hearty thumbs up for her. I recommend her to

everyone I know that have challenging medical problems.

Houston