Guest guest Posted August 29, 2003 Report Share Posted August 29, 2003 Jay, Hey, how did the rheumy go? Take care, Steph in VA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get MSN 8 and help protect your children with advanced parental controls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2003 Report Share Posted August 30, 2003 Hi Namcy, I did my first injection tonight. I am an EMT and do injections ans IV's so I'm trained and used to it. Except it was on myself which felt odd. The needle and syringe is the same that diebetics use for insulin injections. I tend to agree with my RD that I am getting a more precise dose as all the medicine is being absorbed and none being flushed out. You can be trained to do the injections. it is very easy. Even I can do it!! Best wishes and God Bless, Jay --- In Rheumatoid Arthritis , " nmr " <nmr.01@t...> wrote: > Hi Jay, > > Do you have to go in weekly for the injection of Methotrexate or are you to > do it yourself? I find this very interesting as I'm currently taking 25mg > weekly in pill form. > > *hugs* > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: " Jay Bishop " > Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 5:39 PM > Subject: Re: Jay > > > > Hi Step, > > > > My Rheumy confirmed the DX of RA and made some changes in my meds. > > He double my oral intake of Plaquinil to 200 mg daily. He increased > > my Methotrexate to weekly injection rather than oral and increased > > the dosage from 10mg to 15mg. The reason for the injection is there > > is no real way of knowing how much the body is aborbing by the > > intestines when taken orally, and I will get all of it by injection. > > > > He also wants me to take between 1500 and 2000 mg of calcium with Vit > > D daily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 Thanks Jay, Your message brought tears to my eyes. Sierra > > The bothersome side effects from Plquenil I described in an earlier > > post(light-headedness) seem to have nearly disappeared after 6 > weeks. > > I'm grateful for that. I can take it with lunch at work and not > have > > to worry about seeming odd to others. I am seeing improvement > > (decreased swelling and redness) in my hands. I still feel achy, > but > > Vioxx comes to the rescue there. > > > > Tonight I was doing some gentle yoga at home,wondering if I will > ever > > improve to the point of being able to keep up in a regular exercise > > class again. I really do not know what to expect. I guess we just > > have to remain flexible (yoga joke) and accepting of whatever > comes... > > > > I'd be interested in hearing people's experiences of coming to > terms > > with a diagnosis, if anyone wants to share. > > > > Sierra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Sierra, Your most welcome. My other daughters (older) also helped but the little one carried me through when I wanted to just die get it over with. Hang in there, it will get better. It may take time but it will. I am now on Enbrel and it has made a world of difference. Also Methotrexate, prednisone, Plaquinil, Folic Acid, Trazadone (for sleep), and Oxycodone for pain. I don't need much of the pain med anymore and less Trazadone. God Bless and good luck, Jay > > > The bothersome side effects from Plquenil I described in an > earlier > > > post(light-headedness) seem to have nearly disappeared after 6 > > weeks. > > > I'm grateful for that. I can take it with lunch at work and not > > have > > > to worry about seeming odd to others. I am seeing improvement > > > (decreased swelling and redness) in my hands. I still feel achy, > > but > > > Vioxx comes to the rescue there. > > > > > > Tonight I was doing some gentle yoga at home,wondering if I will > > ever > > > improve to the point of being able to keep up in a regular > exercise > > > class again. I really do not know what to expect. I guess we just > > > have to remain flexible (yoga joke) and accepting of whatever > > comes... > > > > > > I'd be interested in hearing people's experiences of coming to > > terms > > > with a diagnosis, if anyone wants to share. > > > > > > Sierra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 <<I saw your post Jay, here, did you miss it? >> I just checked the archives and it is there, however, it never came through back to me. So, sorry about that. Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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