RE: Itchiness/Harold

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Is the Remicade doing well for you?Thanks,aEnbrel for 1yr with no change in pain or inflammationDX 8/08MTX inj. WeeklyPain meds as neededMuscle relaxers as neededLove~Light~PeaceFrom: "Harold Van Tuyl" <hvantuyl@...>Sender: Rheumatoid Arthritis Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:38:24 -0700<Rheumatoid Arthritis >Reply Rheumatoid Arthritis Subject: RE: Itchiness I’m on Remicade and have never had that problem. However, I amgiven Benadryl along with my infusion and that may forestall this kind ofreaction. I hope you find a way to overcome this. God bless. From:Rheumatoid Arthritis [mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis ] On Behalf Of BeykeSent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 1:33 AMRheumatoid Arthritis Subject: Itchiness Hi, gang! I always seem tosuffer from itchiness (all over) a day or two after my Orencia treatment. Doc says not a big worry. Does anyone else get itchy and if so,what do you use (topical) to get rid of the itch. I might have asked thisbefore, but it’s 3:30 a.m. and I’m weary. karenbeykecomcast (DOT) net No virusfound in this incoming message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3035 - Release Date: 07/28/1010:38:00

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I have been on Methotrexate and Remicade for about 9 years with

quite good success. I started with Methotrexate and went up to 20 mg

weekly with mild success but could not get below 20 mg Prednisone daily.

We added Remicade at 300 mg every 8 weeks but then went up slowly to 700 mg

every 6 weeks and finally (about 6 months after first starting Remicade) I was

able to get off Prednisone. Since then I have slowly reduced to 10 mg

Methotrexate weekly and 300mg Remicade every 10 weeks. It’s been a

slow process but I consider it to have been very successful. God bless.

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Subject: Re: Itchiness/Harold

Is the Remicade doing well for you?

Thanks,

a

Enbrel for 1yr with no change in pain or inflammation

DX 8/08

MTX inj. Weekly

Pain meds as needed

Muscle relaxers as needed

Love~Light~Peace

From: " Harold Van Tuyl "

<hvantuyl@...>

Sender: Rheumatoid Arthritis

Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:38:24 -0700

<Rheumatoid Arthritis >

ReplyRheumatoid Arthritis

Subject: RE: Itchiness

I’m on Remicade and have never had

that problem. However, I am given Benadryl along with my infusion and

that may forestall this kind of reaction. I hope you find a way to

overcome this. God bless.

From:

Rheumatoid Arthritis [mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis ]

On Behalf Of Beyke

Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 1:33 AM

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Subject: Itchiness

Hi, gang! I always seem to

suffer from itchiness (all over) a day or two after my Orencia treatment.

Doc says not a big worry. Does anyone else get itchy and if so,

what do you use (topical) to get rid of the itch. I might have asked this

before, but it’s 3:30 a.m. and I’m weary.

karenbeyke@...

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