Guest guest Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Hi Les: It can sometimes take up to three months for you to experience any relief from a new medication, so, unfortunately, all you can do is be patient, and hope the mtx kicks in soon. Are you on any other meds besides from mtx? I will usually go on Prednisone for a short while when starting up a new med so that I can begin to feel better while waiting for the med to kick in. You might ask your doctor about that. Personally, I always have pain in some joint or joints in my body. There is no day without pain, but the pain waxes and wanes day by day, and also is affected by stress, weather, and activity. Anytime I sit for 15 minutes or longer, it will take a while before I can really straighten up and walk without hobbling. What you are experiencing is called jelling, and it happens to all of us. Sitting or standing or laying down for any length of time will cause jelling in the joints, stiffness, and it will take a while to work it out. It's part of the RA. Don't give up hope. With the right medication, you should be feeling better, and depending on how your disease process affects your body, you should be able to get to a quality of life that you can work with. I still have pain, still have flares, and it has been 7 years, but I am able to do most of what I need to do, and am so much better than I was 7 years ago. There is hope. There are a lot of great meds out there and one of them, or combo of them will be the ones for you. There is a lot of hope for a good life, so keep up your spirits as much as possible. You are still new to the disease and it takes time to find the right meds. Take care and let us know how things are going - Kathe in CA > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Hi kathe, Thanks for the info and support. So far I am just taking the MTX and folic Acid and Relafin for inflamation. I have thyroid dysfunction too, so i take synthroid as well. Since I have had 2 bones in my wrist die, I am not a candidate for steroidal treatments. Prednisone, I think falls into that category. So, my doctor said she couldn't put me on a steroid treatment plan. I had another injection yesterday and the doctor decided that i should talk to a lady who offers treatment without medication for my wrists. I don't know what it's called, but I wear 3 gloves on my hands, with jell on one glove that has electrodes that attach to an electronic device that is supposed to help with blood and fluid flow throughout the entire extremity including fingers to shoulder. I am to wear it at night for at least 8 to 10 hours. I'll begin tonight and see how things go. It won't be immediately clear if it's helping for some time, but studies have shown according to the rep who provided the device that patients see improvement within a couple months of treatment. If it helps, I'll get the correct name and pass along the info. Has anyone here been prescribed anything similar to this and has it worked for you? Thanks again for the advice and support. I will hang in here and keep hoping for the magic mix of meds etc. that will be key to my relief. I hope the same for all of you here. Take care, Les > > > Hi Les: > > It can sometimes take up to three months for you to > experience any relief from a new medication, so, > unfortunately, all you can do is be patient, and hope > the mtx kicks in soon. Are you on any other meds > besides from mtx? I will usually go on Prednisone for > a short while when starting up a new med so that I can > begin to feel better while waiting for the med to kick > in. You might ask your doctor about that. > > Personally, I always have pain in some joint or joints > in my body. There is no day without pain, but the > pain waxes and wanes day by day, and also is affected > by stress, weather, and activity. Anytime I sit for > 15 minutes or longer, it will take a while before I > can really straighten up and walk without hobbling. > What you are experiencing is called jelling, and it > happens to all of us. Sitting or standing or laying > down for any length of time will cause jelling in the > joints, stiffness, and it will take a while to work it > out. It's part of the RA. > > Don't give up hope. With the right medication, you > should be feeling better, and depending on how your > disease process affects your body, you should be able > to get to a quality of life that you can work with. > I still have pain, still have flares, and it has been > 7 years, but I am able to do most of what I need to > do, and am so much better than I was 7 years ago. > There is hope. There are a lot of great meds out > there and one of them, or combo of them will be the > ones for you. There is a lot of hope for a good life, > so keep up your spirits as much as possible. You are > still new to the disease and it takes time to find the > right meds. > > Take care and let us know how things are going - > > Kathe in CA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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