Re: Enbrel/Diarrhea

[Guest guest]

Jay -

If you have an infection of any kind and are on a biologic, you are supposed to let your doctor know right away. I guess there can be some real problems. I always thought it seemed excessive, but you might just want to call in and report it anyway.

gloria

[Guest guest]

Jay,

How is the Embrel going? I would call your doctor. You know the details about infection risks.

I never get diarrhea with my Embrel but I do get diarrhea with MTX. The day after my MTX injections.

Did you get all the goodies that come from Enlivin yet? I finally got the travel cooler and it was ok....

The video and book was nice to share with my family. Hubby is absolutely clueless. He seems more interested in talking to a co-worker with RA than to me his wife. I have tried to explain that everyone is different. He just tells me I am lazy cause his co-worker is very active and tries.

Good luck

toni

In a message dated 11/21/03 10:55:59 AM Central Standard Time, Rheumatoid Arthritis writes:

Message: 4

Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 07:48:52 -0000

From: "Jay Bishop" <jbirdak@...>

Subject: Enbrel/Diarrhea

A week after starting Enbrel I started having mild diarrhea. It has

been over a week and still have it. I broke down and picked up some

Amonium AD and it has helped today. I was up in Anchorage at the time

for an EMS Symposium and may have picked up a bug there.

Has anyone else had this effect from Enbrel? The Enliven nurse said

she has no data on this particular subject.

Thanks,

Jay

[Guest guest]

Thanks Gloria, I was at my Dr. and he knows. But being the VA it was

not my usual Dr, He is leaving and We'll have to break in a new one

again!!

Jay

> Jay -

>

> If you have an infection of any kind and are on a biologic, you are

supposed

> to let your doctor know right away. I guess there can be some real

problems. I

> always thought it seemed excessive, but you might just want to call

in and

> report it anyway.

>

> gloria

[Guest guest]

Toni,

I was at my Dr., he knows. I didn't get it with the MTX injections,

no side effects at all after starting the injections. I did four

injections with Enbrel with no side effects either. Maybe I picked up

a bug in Anchorage.

If it doesn't go away at the two week mark I'll go see a " real "

doctor not associated with the VA.

My wife is also pretty clueless re/RA. She didn't even acknowledge it

for the first three months. When she heard me fall and found me

laying on the dining room floor she realized I have a problem that

really affects my life.

Thanks,

Jay

> Jay,

>

> How is the Embrel going? I would call your doctor. You know the

details

> about infection risks.

>

> I never get diarrhea with my Embrel but I do get diarrhea with

MTX. The day

> after my MTX injections.

>

> Did you get all the goodies that come from Enlivin yet? I finally

got the

> travel cooler and it was ok....

>

> The video and book was nice to share with my family. Hubby is

absolutely

> clueless. He seems more interested in talking to a co-worker with

RA than to me

> his wife. I have tried to explain that everyone is different. He

just tells

> me I am lazy cause his co-worker is very active and tries.

>

> Good luck

>

> toni

>

>

> In a message dated 11/21/03 10:55:59 AM Central Standard Time,

> Rheumatoid Arthritis writes:

>

> > Message: 4

> > Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 07:48:52 -0000

> > From: " Jay Bishop " <jbirdak@y...>

> > Subject: Enbrel/Diarrhea

> >

> > A week after starting Enbrel I started having mild diarrhea. It

has

> > been over a week and still have it. I broke down and picked up

some

> > Amonium AD and it has helped today. I was up in Anchorage at the

time

> > for an EMS Symposium and may have picked up a bug there.

> >

> > Has anyone else had this effect from Enbrel? The Enliven nurse

said

> > she has no data on this particular subject.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Jay

> >