Guest guest Posted September 3, 2002 Report Share Posted September 3, 2002 I had my third Remicade infusion last Thursday. I had hoped that it would FINALLY start helping, but no such luck. (My rheumy said if it didn't start to help, then he would increase my dose next time.) Since then, I've been flaring big time. My hands hurt so much that I can't pick up a pillow or cut my own food, and the fatigue is killer! I wake up tired and just want to sleep the whole day long! I'm not sure if it's from the RA, fibro, or the stress of last week (long, unpleasant story), and I don't know what I can do to get rid of it! I've increased my prednisone from 5mg to 15mg (dr's orders) to help with the pain, but what can I do about the fatigue? All I seem to do these past days is lay around on the couch and cat-nap. Is that all I can do - just wait for it to go away? I really hate this. It's SO much easier to deal with pain than with fatigue. At least I can work around the pain. Any suggestions? Vikki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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