Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Terri, It¹s great that you are considered to be in remission and are doing so well. Do you attribute it to the enbrel? Whatever it is, I hope it lasts! a > I know what you mean to be scared about taking meds. We want to be informed > about what you are putting in your body and when you look at the list of > side effects you wonder is it really worth it. I have pretty much been that > way through all of it. I ask my Rheumy how many pts she has had on this > drug and what the response is with the drug. I know that everyone is > individual and can have different experiences but I like to get an idea of > what she has seen. I also then weigh where I am at with my disease process. > If I am very painful and I can see the disfigurement of the disease process > I usually feel, what have I got to lose. I do know that with routine blood > tests many things can be picked up if there is to be a problem. > > I am 43 years old with RA. I am currently on Arava every other day as I am > being tapered off of it due to being in a remission like state. I had the > option if I wanted to try the tapering and I thought what the heck, lets do > it. I am also on Enbrel injecting 2x/wk. I am still doing great. When I > see my Rheumy again which to be honest I can't remember when it is, she will > taper the Arava again to 2x/wk. My blood work looks excellent. I have gone > off of the Vioxx due to a lot of what I have been reading about studies on > it and causing heart problems. > > I think just getting as much info about the drug is the most helpful. It is > a scary thing though, don't get me wrong. > > Terri > [ ] New to Board > > >> > Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with RA on March 31 of this year and I'm >> > still having trouble accepting it as childish as that sounds. I just >> > turned 38, I've never been one to take any meds and generally I take >> > care of myself. The doctor has put me on plaquenil and again I'm >> > embarassed to say I haven't started them yet-I'm so scared of side >> > effects and then what if they don't work and I have to take something >> > scarier. My rheumy doc said this is a normal reaction but I still >> > feel like an idiot-only I can take care of myself. Anyhow, I just >> > wanted to introduce myself and I hope I will learn some much needed >> > info from this group and get and lend support to others. Dar. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 Yes, I do feel that the Enbrel is my life saver. No pain, no swelling, no redness of joints. No fatigue. I have not seen any progression in my deformed foot. I take my Enbrel faithfully. I hope it lasts too. I have been feeling like this for about a year and a half. Terri [ ] New to Board > > >> > Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with RA on March 31 of this year and I'm >> > still having trouble accepting it as childish as that sounds. I just >> > turned 38, I've never been one to take any meds and generally I take >> > care of myself. The doctor has put me on plaquenil and again I'm >> > embarassed to say I haven't started them yet-I'm so scared of side >> > effects and then what if they don't work and I have to take something >> > scarier. My rheumy doc said this is a normal reaction but I still >> > feel like an idiot-only I can take care of myself. Anyhow, I just >> > wanted to introduce myself and I hope I will learn some much needed >> > info from this group and get and lend support to others. Dar. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 -Kenda, I had a staph Bacteria and had huge pus bags that were there for years, nothing helped they hurt and were bright red and were spreading. My Dr. didn't want me using any old soap on it making it worse, guess what they are gone now!!!! I no longer have to use it but I did for abvout 6 months Terri P -- In , Kenda Skaggs <skaggs@...> wrote: > > Daily use of antibacterial products is not a good idea. They create > resistant strains of bacteria. > > Kenda > > > > Sue, > > I went on Diflucan and then cephalexin. I used ahibiclense wash that I > > used right after my sugery and still use it in my scrubbie,it smells > > good it is antibacterial. > > Terri P > > > > > > > > > >> > >> Terri, > >> > >> hope this is not a stupid question but what did they give you for > > straph? > >> I react badly to antibiotics, I can only take one kind. > >> > >> Sue > >> > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.