Re: Stopping Enbrel

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In a message dated 11/6/2003 8:50:35 AM Central Standard Time,

janekarsten@... writes:

> my right thumb which had morfed into a sausage last week. Have any of

> you ever watched a joint grown and swell in the matter of half an

> hour? Rather bizarre.

>

Jane...no, I didn't actually see my sausage digits swell but how mine

happened was pretty bizarre to me too...I went to bed one night with normal toes

and

woke up the next morning with two big, fat sausage toes! I was very

alarmed...thought I had somehow broken them over night because at the time, I

had not

yet been diagnosed. I had no idea what sausage digits were so you can imagine

my surprise! ~Cyndi

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Hi Everyone,

    I stopped my Humira mid-September and am due to start Enbrel probably in

November. I have noticed an increase in my Psoriasis in my ears, behind my ears,

on my head, I also have a rash on the front and back of my chest and

mid-section. I have ointments for all this and tar shampoo so hopefully all that

will help. I have recently been struck with upper stomach issues, I have IBS and

Acid Reflux. I had an Endoscopy last week and an Upper GI today and all looked

normal so it appears that I now have Autoimmune Gastritis. Does anyone else have

stomach problems like this? I have to eat small meals multiple times a day and

must be careful about what I eat or my stomach starts to cramp up along with the

acid reflux. I would be soooo grateful for anyone that can give me coping

suggestions on top of what I am already doing. I am a real baby when it comes to

stomach pain. Thanks in advance. Lori in AZ