Re: [SPAM]Re: Re: Been Awhile...Morning Stiffness

[Guest guest]

dear harold thank you for responding so fast im going to try remacade and hope for the best god bless you juneCheck out AOL Money Finance's list of the hottest products and top money wasters of 2007.

[Guest guest]

Hi June, and welcome to the board.

Don’t be shy about posting because that’s how we learn about RA,

both by posting and by reading the posts of others. I didn’t get RA

till I was 74 and that was 6 years ago. At the time I was diagnosed I was

in the hospital with pneumonia and had no previous symptoms of RA. I was

bedridden and couldn’t even get up to use the bathroom, even with

help. For RA I was started with 40 mg Prednisone and the standard dose of

Arava. After a few months without much help and not being able to reduce

Prednisone much the doctor added Methotrexate and I took myself off Arava

(likely a mistake). After a few more months without much more luck we

added Remicade at 3 mg/kg and began adjusting both the time between infusions

and the dose till we got to 6 mg/kg every 6 weeks. Then I was finally

able to get completely off Prednisone. It’s been about five years

since I took Prednisone regularly but I still keep some around for a short jolt

when I feel the need. It’s usually several months between jolts of

Prednisone. We also have been reducing Methotrexate and also reducing the

amount of Remicade and increasing the time between infusions. Now I am on

3 mg/kg and 8 weeks between infusions. For me I have no trouble with the

Remicade and it has allowed me to lead a fairly normal life for my age.

Remicade does affect everyone differently so it might not do the same for you,

but I do recommend trying it for a few months to see if it helps.

Unfortunately we have to try it for a while to see what it does for us. I

hope you get your RA under better control. God bless.

Harold

From: Rheumatoid Arthritis [mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis ] On Behalf Of dollfacejune@...

Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007

6:53 PM

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Subject: [sPAM]Re:

Re: Been Awhile...Morning Stiffness

please tell me what you all think of

remicade infusion ive had rh for 20 yrs i took many meds over

the years and a lot of shots for bad flare ups now im on low dose

of preda sone 2 mg a day and mtx im afraid to take infusions i am in alot of

pain and i cant walk far im 70 now i love life and want to enjoy my family not

be a burden i read your letters all the time first time i ever

wrote bless you all june

Check out AOL Money Finance's list of the

hottest

products and top

money wasters of 2007.