Guest guest Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 All we can is be patience and take one at a time. From: reneehearttoheart <reneehearttoheart@...>Subject: Patience and painRheumatoid Arthritis Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 7:41 PM Hello new members,I was just diagnosed on May 1 and I know how you all feel. I finally started taking Sulfasalazine and mobic for right now. The doctor wanted to put me on methodraxte sp? but I wasn really afraid of losing my hair and the side effects so he said I could try this and see. It will take two months before it really is suppose to set in and make a difference so I am trying to be patient. Many people have told me patience for a year to get on a good medicine program and to hold on.It is hard to hold on as I seem to cry every day yearning to be normal again and just do. It takes me a long time to get going in the morning and then I can do a little and then have to rest. I miss the old me and I am very hopeful that once the meds kick in I will be able to be almost normal. The depression comes and goes but I do try and keep it in perspective as I could have so many other things that would be much worse.I am an artist and it has set in my right hand a bit, swollen and its hard for me to do the things I love but I do try and some days surprise myself. My knees are the bad thing, right knee especially. Does not bend well and feels very swollen. It makes me feel so feeble and I seem to stay home a great deal or ride along in the car but my husband goes in to stores. I move so slow I feel stupid. It is hard but I am trying to be patient.Hope you all are doing well and have a good evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Maybe you could get a short course of prednisone, maybe for a week or so, until your other meds kick in....and you could get your knee injected...its not bad at all and it works wonders! Just my 2 cents.----- Original Message -----From: Etta Sterrett <ettasterrett@...>Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 21:52Subject: Re: Patience and painRheumatoid Arthritis > All we can is be patience and take one at a time.> > > > > From: reneehearttoheart <reneehearttoheart@...>> Subject: Patience and pain> Rheumatoid Arthritis > Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 7:41 PM> > > > > > > > > Hello new members,> > I was just diagnosed on May 1 and I know how you all feel. I > finally started taking Sulfasalazine and mobic for right now. > The doctor wanted to put me on methodraxte sp? but I wasn really > afraid of losing my hair and the side effects so he said I could > try this and see. It will take two months before it really is > suppose to set in and make a difference so I am trying to be > patient. Many people have told me patience for a year to get on > a good medicine program and to hold on.> It is hard to hold on as I seem to cry every day yearning to be > normal again and just do. It takes me a long time to get going > in the morning and then I can do a little and then have to rest. > I miss the old me and I am very hopeful that once the meds kick > in I will be able to be almost normal. The depression comes and > goes but I do try and keep it in perspective as I could have so > many other things that would be much worse.> > I am an artist and it has set in my right hand a bit, swollen > and its hard for me to do the things I love but I do try and > some days surprise myself. My knees are the bad thing, right > knee especially. Does not bend well and feels very swollen. It > makes me feel so feeble and I seem to stay home a great deal or > ride along in the car but my husband goes in to stores. I move > so slow I feel stupid. > > It is hard but I am trying to be patient.> > Hope you all are doing well and have a good evening.> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Dear I feel with you, I am having a flareup in my right knee, went to the Dr, but he said to come back when it it`s getting worse will give me a cortisone shot ,my next appointment will be 8-28-09. I sure dont know how much worse it will be getting, I am crying every morning when i get out of bed, because i can not walk. I am living alone, I have ben taking Methotrexate for years, and my hair is just as full as it was before, so i would not worry about the medication at all,my problem is, it is starting to wear off, And i am not able to take those powerfull other meds, because i have a chronic lung problem. So the Dr really don`t care about me at all. I wish you all the luck in the world Marika Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Methotrexate is used at a very high dose as a chemotherapy drug and at those doses hair loss is a very likely problem. For RA the doses and side effects are much less. I’ve been on Methotrexate up to 20 mg per week and have not experienced any hair loss that I can notice. Usually along with Methotrexate people take at least 1 mg of Folic Acid a day to help with the side effects. I hope you will reconsider using that because with proper medication you are quite likely to achieve your goal of getting most of your capabilities back. However, by not using aggressive enough treatment you are choosing to remain with the problems you don’t like. The longer you go without effective treatment the more permanent joint damage you will incur, and that can never be reversed. I hope you choose to use effective treatment. God bless. From: Rheumatoid Arthritis [mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis ] On Behalf Of reneehearttoheart Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 5:42 PM Rheumatoid Arthritis Subject: Patience and pain Hello new members, I was just diagnosed on May 1 and I know how you all feel. I finally started taking Sulfasalazine and mobic for right now. The doctor wanted to put me on methodraxte sp? but I wasn really afraid of losing my hair and the side effects so he said I could try this and see. It will take two months before it really is suppose to set in and make a difference so I am trying to be patient. Many people have told me patience for a year to get on a good medicine program and to hold on. It is hard to hold on as I seem to cry every day yearning to be normal again and just do. It takes me a long time to get going in the morning and then I can do a little and then have to rest. I miss the old me and I am very hopeful that once the meds kick in I will be able to be almost normal. The depression comes and goes but I do try and keep it in perspective as I could have so many other things that would be much worse. I am an artist and it has set in my right hand a bit, swollen and its hard for me to do the things I love but I do try and some days surprise myself. My knees are the bad thing, right knee especially. Does not bend well and feels very swollen. It makes me feel so feeble and I seem to stay home a great deal or ride along in the car but my husband goes in to stores. I move so slow I feel stupid. It is hard but I am trying to be patient. Hope you all are doing well and have a good evening. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.35/2123 - Release Date: 05/20/09 06:22:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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