Thank you for the welcome

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Thank you to all for the welcome. I don't know much about the

medications. So excuse my ignorance about all the names everyone is

taking. I tried Arava and it really did nothing. My doc wants me to

start on Methotrexate injections and enbrel injections. I have not

heard many good things about methotrexate, so I don't think I will

take this drug. My insurance does not pay for either of these

medications anyway. They will pay for insulin but not for these

meds. They claim they are too expensive.

Enbrel I have mixed feelings about. My pain is not too bad. I have

good and bad days. I am not even sure this doctor is correct with my

diagnosis. Is there a test for RA? I fell and hurt my wrist and it

started giving me lots of trouble then my doc claimed it might be RA

cause some level was real high. He said it has something to do with

swelling. Anyway...its all mumbo jumbo to me.

Besides those drugs, he also gave me a drug called bextra and

prednisone. I have not taken either. I was told prednisone will

ruin your bones and make you fat, hyper and always hungry. I do not

want any drug that makes me hungry or fat!!!!

I take aleve for pain and benadryl if I need to sleep. I hate taking

any sort of medication.

As I read through the old post so many here are on tons of drugs.

Wow how do you do it??? How do you afford it????I do not want to

become dependent on a ton of meds like you see these old ladies at

the pharmacy for a grocery sack of meds!!!

I don't know anyone else with RA nor does anyone in my family have it!

Did anyone elses doctor x-ray your hands, feet, hips and back? I

have no clue why my doc did this. He said he needed to see

something. If he keeps xraying me like this I am going to start

glowing in the dark! He also seems to like to order a ton of blood

tests. I would mind if the lab techs didn't stick me 3-4 times to

get blood. The last time I went I told them they get one try and

thats it. If you miss, too bad you get no blood. Do you have blood

tests all the time?

This is just so time consuming and expensive. I hate going to the

doctor. My doc got mad cause I cancelled a few of my appnts. I just

don't see him really doing anything and I am not taking these drugs

he prescribes. I plan to take to my family doc at my next visit and

see if we can stop all these appnts with this specialists.