Start Metho tomorrow

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Well, I pick up my prescription tomorrow for Methotrexate and folic acid. I

m supposed to stay on prednisone for about 3 weeks then he will taper me

down. I had CBC and liver panel done yesterday, and i have to have it

repeated in 10 days. I'm going to take it tomorrow night. I'm scared, but

not too scared, I guess. I just hope I'm not going to be spending my 4 day

weekend in the bathroom. lol I rarely get an upset stomach, it's the other

end that has me worried. I have to eat a big bowl of raisin bran every

morning or I'm spending all my time running to the bathroom anyway. I'm

never without anti-diarrhea medicine. I hope I can take it if I have

problems. I forgot to ask him. I guess this is good timing, I started

flaring again a couple of days ago, and he said to up my prednisone for a

about a week, then go back down.

My bone scan was -1.27. I'm supposed to take 500 mg of calcium and vitamin

D 3 times a day. That reminds me to go take it. I even sit up a reminder

on my computer at work to take it at noon. He said that he will test me

again in about a year and if the numbers are still going down, then he will

put me on meds to build bone mass. Kind of had a feeling it would turn out

that way. I don't take calcium except in the food I eat. Guess I should do

some searches on bone density and osteopenia.

I see some new names on the list today. I'm sorry that we share the same

disease, but better to be here with this compassionate group than to deal

with the pain and uncertainty alone.

((((hugs))) to all.

Debbie Mc