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Trying desperatly to usescribe to this mailing list and cannot do it

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Desperate

Trying desperatly to usescribe to this mailing list and cannot do itFor more plagio info

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Hi Silvia. I'm sorry your daughter is going through such a rough time.

What dosage of prednisone is your daughter taking? Prednisone is a steroid

and could be causing the facial swelling. You should have her call her

doctor right away.

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> Good morning to everyone who reads this message;

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> I am the mother of a 20 year old that was diagnosed with ra about 6

> years ago, this summer we went to georgia for vacations. My

> daughter had the most terrible flare-up she has very had. We came

> back right away, once here in town I took her to our family doctor.

> The only appointment I could get with her rheumatologist is til

> December 9th, 2004.

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> Our family doctor put her on prednison for her swelling and on

> Methotrexate and vioxx (which she is not taking anymore). After a

> few months Methotraxate was not working so he put her on Enbrel.

> She has had about 3 injections now, but this weekend she was so

> swollen on her face (only the face) her eyes were almost closed.

> She kinda looked like the people that are on steriods.

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> I am so desperate and feel so unuseful that I can not do anything

> for my daughter. If any one has any suggestions or is going through

> something like this please, please let me know. She was tested for

> lupus and it was negative. The only thing that came up was the ra on

> her blood work.

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> please answer my desperate message. My daughter is suffering so

> much.

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> Silvia

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