Guest guest Posted October 31, 2002 Report Share Posted October 31, 2002 a: I did check into it, but my income is about $1000 too much a year, what a laugh ($23,000) and I am too rich...... My husband has recently started to work only 20 hrs a week so maybe I should try again. Thanks for the input. I can't tell you how well I did on that, it was like a miracle. Maybe I should cut out some others drugs and just take that.....big decision. Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2002 Report Share Posted October 31, 2002 Yes Jan, I remember you saying that now. Please try again since your income has unfortunately changed. If you get dramatic results again, your doctor may want to review your meds and make sure Arava is first on your shopping list. Sorry you have to pick and choose. a > a: I did check into it, but my income is about $1000 too much a year, > what a laugh ($23,000) and I am too rich...... My husband has recently > started to work only 20 hrs a week so maybe I should try again. Thanks for > the input. I can't tell you how well I did on that, it was like a miracle. > Maybe I should cut out some others drugs and just take that.....big decision. > > > Jan > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2002 Report Share Posted December 8, 2002 <PRE>thanks for letting us know about jan, she will be in my prayers also. kathy in il Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2003 Report Share Posted January 10, 2003 Dear Tess: Maybe I should move to the Northwest for help............... I even have Pernicious Anemia and get B-12 shots every month. With what is going on at my company(three more managers laid off before closing with more to come), I will be looking for a retirement spot sooner. My doctors have always given me that " If you would lose the weight, you wouldn't have the problems " . Didn't they realize that the weight came on with the pain and stiffness and all? I used to be very active. I am in much more of a positive frame now and have been searching the internet to find a Rheumy that will take both Blue Cross and Champus. So far not much luck but will keep going. I haven't had to file claims with Champus for years and would prefer a doctor that can do both if there is such an animal out there. When I had to file claims years ago for both of them, I used to really mess them up and this while I worked for ten years for Blue Cross. Last year, the Blue Cross I had(out of Virginia) really messed up on my claims and it's taken me a year but I hung in there and finally was able to get through to a supervisor and was able to get him to see to reason that they owed me almost $80 and he has had the check drafted and it's on it's way to me. In a past life, I might have given up, but every dollar I put out on my medical is important to me and hey, that $80 could pay for medicine that is not on the formulary at the Naval Hospital and has no generic. Thank you Tess, Carol, Kathe and all the others for your kind words to help me through a tough spot. I think I have regained my sanity and will do what I have to do and leave that dr in the dust as soon as I am able to get help elsewhere. Your support means all the world to me. With much love and prayers, Jan +/:=) tess_northwest@... wrote:Dearest Jan...I'm sorry you had that crummy experience with medical people. You deserve SO much better!!! I pray you find a kind and competent medical team to help you. You know, for a long time I had no obvious swelling or joint damage, but lots of pain, stiffness, terrible fatigue, a high sed rate and anemia. I was told by some Dr's that it was " my weight " . Sheesh. Sending you much love & many gentle hugs. Tess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2003 Report Share Posted March 13, 2003 Thanks for the information . I'll look that medication up. I haven't heard of that one before. You would think that my rheumatologist would help with some suggestions but all he said when I told him I was starting Rebif for MS was "oh that's too bad because thats an interferon and it interfers with the RA meds" Jan -------Original Message------- From: Rheumatoid Arthritis Date: Thursday, March 13, 2003 15:13:20 Rheumatoid Arthritis Subject: Jan Hi Jan, Have you tried the new medication named Humira? It is FDA approved for both MS and RA. Take care, in VA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The downside to having both diseases is that MS medication is >interferon which interferes with my RA medication and now I am in pain all >the time. Some times it's worse than others. My husband passed away >suddenly in October of 2002 so I had to go on widows disability Social >Security.. If ;your rheumatologist has any solutions please pass them >along and I will do the same. Thanks and glad to meet you. Jan > MSN 8 helps ELIMINATE E-MAIL VIRUSES. Get 2 months FREE*. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2003 Report Share Posted March 17, 2003 Hi Jan, When did you last see your rheumy? I think Humira was FDA approved either right before or right after Christmas. Visit www.humira.com. Steph in VA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Thanks for the information . I'll look that medication up. I >haven't >heard of that one before. You would think that my rheumatologist would help > >with some suggestions but all he said when I told him I was starting Rebif >for MS >was "oh that's too bad because thats an interferon and it interfers with the >RA meds" >Jan Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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