Re: Pain in under arm area?

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Debbie,

I was started at 20 mg. (I think) to start, then dropped down until I

reached a level when the pain came back. Then I would return to the dosage

that gave me the most relief. This continued till the mtx kicked in. Then I

was weaned off the prednisone 1 mg. at a time. Any larger jumps in

decreasing the dosage caused the pain to return.

I don't know about pain under the arms. My pain has always been at the top

of my shoulders. The pain there was the worst I endured. It felt like both

shoulders were broken, all the time.

I was treated by an orthopedic for carpal tunnel and tennis elbow. What do

you want to bet it was all caused by the undiagnosed RA? He was the one who

first put me on Vioxx. It worked great for about 7 months till my PCP yanked

me off it because of elevated liver enzymes. (And not very elevated, as I

know now.) I used MSM and Tylenol for the next 6 months or so, then she let

me go back on the Vioxx. It didn't work as well by then, even at a higher

dosage.

Suzanne

[ ] Pain in under arm area?

> Ok, I know that swelling in the wrist can and did cause carpal tunnel for

me

> I know what the symptoms are, and how it feels in my hands when the

nerves

> are being pinched. I haven't had any problems with that for quite a few

> months. But, I have been having pain in my under arm area that is causing

> the same symptoms in my hands. I know the nerves to the hands come from

> that area too. Does swelling in the shoulder area affect those nerves

like

> it does in your wrists? Could that be the cause of the pain and symptoms

in

> my hands and under arm area? I can't see swelling in my shoulders, but I

do

> have some pain when I move my arms up over my head in certain ways.

>

> Maybe I'm not taking enough Prednisone. I am only taking 5 mg a day, but

at

> first my doctor had me take 10 mg for about 3 days to give me a good start

> at feeling better. He did say it would take a couple of weeks to start

> feeling better. Am I just expecting too much?

>

>

> I think I need a pity party today. Good thing the sun is shining, or i

> could really be grumpy!

> Debbie Mc