Guest guest Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 Colleen, did you have any imaging of your chest done before you started the Humira and MTX? It could be either the MTX or Humira (or something else, of course). Since you've had the cough for so long, I would ask for an X-ray if not a CT scan to rule out something serious brewing. We've had a few reports of MTX pneumonitis from group members. I'll tell you where to go! Mayo Clinic in Rochester http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester s Hopkins Medicine http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org [ ] Hospitals and pain > > > I was FINALLY diagnosed with RA, Ulcerative colitis and a auto immune > thyroid condition a little less than a year ago. I have been doing > ok, except for the fatique, for some months now. I'm on Humira every > other week, MTX weekly, pills for the last month because injectable > isn't available, folic acid, 9 Asacol 3X3 daily, .075 synthryoid, 20 > MG prosaic, proxicam 20mg daily and a bunch of vitamins. My problem > is a cough. I have had a cough for a couple of months. It's not that > I cough all the time, it's like I'm on the phone at work and I begin > to cough. It doesn't stop, I cough and cough, very deep. Two weeks > ago I went to my GP, he put me on a " Z " pack for the cough and my > ears were red. The cough went away last week. i actually had people > at work telling me, You're not coughing now! I hadn't coughed at > night and then I stopped during the day. Last Friday evening I > injected my Humira and took my MTX and by Sat afternnon I was > coughing. This time was worse. I coughed all weekend, every night and > last night my right lung began to hurt. By today I was in " lung " pain > if I tried to pick something up, leaned over, especaially coughed. I > saw my GP this afternoon and he didn't hear anything, but prescribed > an inhaler. I honestly feel this cough is from one of my meds, > probably the MTX. Has anyone had any problems with a cough while on > this or any of my other meds? > I realize this a long post, but I had an experiance in a hospital in > Northern VA, ended up I owed $22,000.00 after insureance. NO WAY!! I > went to the accounting department of the Hospital and offered them > $2000.00 to settle the bill. In jibberish I was told to wait until > after the first of the year (this was in Dec.) the money I owed > was " written off " and never showed up on any credit report. I think > it pays to go directly to the hospital and try and make a deal. > Thanks for listening! > Colleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 Colleen, did you have any imaging of your chest done before you started the Humira and MTX? It could be either the MTX or Humira (or something else, of course). Since you've had the cough for so long, I would ask for an X-ray if not a CT scan to rule out something serious brewing. We've had a few reports of MTX pneumonitis from group members. I'll tell you where to go! Mayo Clinic in Rochester http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester s Hopkins Medicine http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org [ ] Hospitals and pain > > > I was FINALLY diagnosed with RA, Ulcerative colitis and a auto immune > thyroid condition a little less than a year ago. I have been doing > ok, except for the fatique, for some months now. I'm on Humira every > other week, MTX weekly, pills for the last month because injectable > isn't available, folic acid, 9 Asacol 3X3 daily, .075 synthryoid, 20 > MG prosaic, proxicam 20mg daily and a bunch of vitamins. My problem > is a cough. I have had a cough for a couple of months. It's not that > I cough all the time, it's like I'm on the phone at work and I begin > to cough. It doesn't stop, I cough and cough, very deep. Two weeks > ago I went to my GP, he put me on a " Z " pack for the cough and my > ears were red. The cough went away last week. i actually had people > at work telling me, You're not coughing now! I hadn't coughed at > night and then I stopped during the day. Last Friday evening I > injected my Humira and took my MTX and by Sat afternnon I was > coughing. This time was worse. I coughed all weekend, every night and > last night my right lung began to hurt. By today I was in " lung " pain > if I tried to pick something up, leaned over, especaially coughed. I > saw my GP this afternoon and he didn't hear anything, but prescribed > an inhaler. I honestly feel this cough is from one of my meds, > probably the MTX. Has anyone had any problems with a cough while on > this or any of my other meds? > I realize this a long post, but I had an experiance in a hospital in > Northern VA, ended up I owed $22,000.00 after insureance. NO WAY!! I > went to the accounting department of the Hospital and offered them > $2000.00 to settle the bill. In jibberish I was told to wait until > after the first of the year (this was in Dec.) the money I owed > was " written off " and never showed up on any credit report. I think > it pays to go directly to the hospital and try and make a deal. > Thanks for listening! > Colleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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