Guest guest Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 april,thank you im guessing the prednisone helped with the chest pains now that i think about it, because ive been on pred for over 2 weeks now. everything is soo frustrating, swelling hasn't gone down yet, im gaining weight like crazy, i feel like im constantly eating. i can finally sleep at night tho thanks to zanaflex but after 6.5 hrs exactly i wake up from all the pain. i also take vicodin during the day when i cant stand the pain anymore but it doesn't completely get rid of it. i hate taking all of those pills, but it looks like this is to only way to deal with it now. ive been on kineret for about a month, and i don't think its fully working yet. i have fevers, rashes n pain every day. is anyone symptom free and taking kineret? maybe instead of wasting my time with kineret i should move on and try something else? i finally got in to c a u of m specialist in ann arbor, mi, maybe they will find a way to help me in some other way to get rid of this thing. ;-/ since all of these meds are so expensive does anyone know anybody who uses medical marijuana ? isnt that cheaper, or better or is it a sham ? i found a lot of informations about antiinflammatory properties when it comes to medical cannabis but, i dont really believe it. does anyone smoke it and could swear that its real? -ewelina > > Oh, honey...you have every right to be upset. Yes, there's a lot of truth in > your feeling, and you are not alone. When I first started taking Kineret, I > was told it could take up to 6 weeks to start helping. I was in horrible > shape and thought i'd never last if I had to wait 6 weeks. Fortunately for > me, it started to help in about 2 1/2 weeks, but it did take longer to feel > the full effects. I have heard from others that it didn't really do a lot > for, though. There are other medications that can be tried if Kineret > doesn't work. It's just the one that usually works best, so that's the one > we usuallh start with when we have to go on a biologic medication. And yes, > people taking biologics are atgreater risk for cancers, including rare > cancers, but that doesn't mean that we usually get them. The disease is hard > on our bodies, and the meds we take to control the disease are hard on our > bodies. I am sorry you are going through everything right now. As far as > your stabbing sharp pain and your difficulty breathing, call your doctor. > Could be inflammation of the lungs, could be pericarditis. Either way, you > may need some more antivinflammatories andor sterroids or a dosage change. > > Good luck, > April > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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