Re: 1st Enbrel dose... and a vent too

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> Well folks i did it... !st dose of enbrel done and over with.

Hope it works

> because life is getting a little tough for me physically and

emotionally. my

> husband's death certificates arent in yet... i was told 2 weeks,

so i made

> an appt, with social security. they arent in YET an my appt is

tuesday... can

> i still go? I mean i have everything except the certificate. On

top of all

> this i am flaring big time. takes me hours to get out of bed,

the kids r

> understanding, but i want to feel somewhat close to fuinctional

again. is it

> normal for 1 joint to feel hot and the other not but still swells

the same? Tons

> of pain, mostly in right knee and left ankle. Just started a

script for

> darvocet my rheumy gave me, but its a joke...what is the next

step up from that?

> Sorry i am rambling. Just lonely. cant go calling people at this

hour to say

> hi, ya know? take care all HUGS

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, I too have one joint that hurts like this morning my left

wrist hurts like the devil and the other one is good. and I also

have one knee that gives me trouble. so you are not alone and i too

was on darvocet now on vicodine and that works a little better most

times.

take care. and know we are all here for you at any hours. day or

night.

Janet IN IL

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[Guest guest]

, so sorry you are having such a rough time. It's no wonder. I hope the

Enbrel helps a lot.

Why not give your Social Security office/contact a call and ask? Maybe the

certificate can be sent in later.

There are many other options to try other than Darvocet. Please contact your

rheumatologist and ask for help.

Not an MD

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] 1st Enbrel dose... and a vent too

>

>

> Well folks i did it... !st dose of enbrel done and over with. Hope it

> works

> because life is getting a little tough for me physically and emotionally.

> my

> husband's death certificates arent in yet... i was told 2 weeks, so i

> made

> an appt, with social security. they arent in YET an my appt is tuesday...

> can

> i still go? I mean i have everything except the certificate. On top of

> all

> this i am flaring big time. takes me hours to get out of bed, the kids r

> understanding, but i want to feel somewhat close to fuinctional again. is

> it

> normal for 1 joint to feel hot and the other not but still swells the

> same? Tons

> of pain, mostly in right knee and left ankle. Just started a script for

> darvocet my rheumy gave me, but its a joke...what is the next step up

> from that?

> Sorry i am rambling. Just lonely. cant go calling people at this hour to

> say

> hi, ya know? take care all HUGS

>

[Guest guest]

Hi :

You have so much stress on your plate right now,

kiddo, and I am so sorry that you seem to be going it

alone as far as the social security office is

concerned. I sure hope you begin feeling the effects

of the Enbrel soon - took me a couple of weeks before

I did, so hang in there.

I hope you at least have somebody who will watch your

kids for you when you go? Then you can concentrate

more on what is taking place. I don't know about what

all SS wants, but if they are like any other

government entity, they want it all, and in

triplicate! I don't know if you can go without the

death certificate - that is so awful that you don't

have the most important part of it all yet. Let's

keep our fingers crossed that it comes on

Monday.......

You are not alone when you come here, my friend, so

post and vent any old time, we understand and are here

for you -

Kathe in CA

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