RE: Re: New med! and crazy job!

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Guess my job isn't the worst after all! I wish you good luck

Toni.

Noreen

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i'm glad you have your LTD behind you. my problem there was it was self

funded (and also the company i worked for) when i tried to get legal counsel i

ran

into trouble because i would've only rec'd my medical benefits and $50 a

month. i have no $ to pay an atty, so no one wanted to take my case. i cried at

atleast 4 or 5 atty offices, but they just couldn't afford to help me. i tried

filing with the eeoc, but that is more to protect those trying to work. who are

being discriminated against. i did get the county free atty write many letters

fore me in my defense, but never got anywhere. i have been working part time

now for about a year and it seems to fit everything but my pocketbook. kathy

in il

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I used a teatree oil mouthwash and it helped me a lot.

-----Original Message-----From: aclavern33@... [mailto:aclavern33@...]Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 11:23 PMRheumatoid Arthritis Subject: Re: New med! and crazy job!,I love your name!! My 16 yo daughters name is !I am on weekly injections of MTX. Pills were horrible!!! I was taking 2 mg of folic acid a day and so far it was working great!!! Then started mouth sores and sore dry eyes! I take the leukovorin after my MTX shot tonight. I hope it helps...My mouth and throat are terribly painful. My doc ordered some stuff like orajel with steroid in it suppose to help heal them up fast! He said to also swish with mylanta or maalox to coat the sores. He said this would help and was cheaper than buying magic mouth wash!ToniIn a message dated 3/12/04 7:07:35 AM Central Standard Time, Rheumatoid Arthritis writes:

Message: 15 Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 23:15:40 -0500 From: "SportsFanHome" <rivals@...>Subject: RE: New med! and crazy job!I was just given leukovorin, two tablets the day after methotrexate dose,only. It was also for mouth irritation that happened immediately upon themethotrexate dose. When I started injections instead of tablets, the mouthirritation stopped and I was put back on daily folic acid 1gr day.

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leukovorin is just a folic acid mega dose. It helps the mouth irritations that might or do happen.

When I got to 15mg and was nauseous and had some diarrhea, I began injections instead of tablets. Your liver does not metabolize the medication that way. It is a very small needle and no big deal at all. I don't even feel it.

-----Original Message-----From: lem820 [mailto:lem820@...]Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 10:35 AMRheumatoid Arthritis Subject: Re: New med! and crazy job!Hi (my middle name) and Toni:Was wondering if that leukovorin stuff are tablets or are they injections you do yourself???..The only side efeex I hav to those MTC tablets is tiredness and maybe just an upset stomach..maybe I should be taking more..I only take 5 tablets which I think is 12.5 mg per wk...I know doc said that one should not exceed 25 mg (10 tabs per week)..how much were you, are you taking now???..Do you inject yourself?..I hate needles, but I guess you get used to em???Sorry to interject into your posts here, but had to ask bout this leukovorin stuffs....Take care and I hope you both have a "pain free" day....Hugs..> ,> > I love your name!! My 16 yo daughters name is !> > I am on weekly injections of MTX. Pills were horrible!!! I was taking 2 mg > of folic acid a day and so far it was working great!!! Thenstarted mouth > sores and sore dry eyes! I take the leukovorin after my MTX shot tonight. I hope > it helps...My mouth and throat are terribly painful. My docordered some > stuff like orajel with steroid in it suppose to help heal them up fast! He said > to also swish with mylanta or maalox to coat the sores. He saidthis would > help and was cheaper than buying magic mouth wash!> > Toni> > In a message dated 3/12/04 7:07:35 AM Central Standard Time, > Rheumatoid Arthritis writes:> > > Message: 15> > Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 23:15:40 -0500> > From: "SportsFanHome" <rivals@s...>> > Subject: RE: New med! and crazy job!> > > > I was just given leukovorin, two tablets the day after methotrexate dose,> > only. It was also for mouth irritation that happened immediately upon the> > methotrexate dose. When I started injections instead of tablets, the mouth> > irritation stopped and I was put back on daily folic acid 1gr day.> > > >