Guest guest Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 well, if I succeed here with the smoking thing, the doc said he is going to put me on an injectible in addition to the mtx I am on..... Meanwhile he gave me prednisone. I was not happy about the prednisone. I suppose you guys might think me weirder every moment. here I smoke, but prednisone scares me. My friend got insanely psychotic on it (and landed in a psych hosp) another friend got terrible illness and awful symptoms from it. they thought she had Lou Gehrigs. The doc wants my symptoms brought under control faster. As dumb as it sounds I was willing to wait for the MTX to kick back in again. (due to my doc retireing, I had been off for awhile while trying to find a new doc) So, Iknow it sounds dumb I am nervous about prednisone but I smoke. I know it seems contradictory. He Rx'ed 10 mg 3 times a day. Seems like a lot to me. My old doc gave it to me once and gave me way less. I think 5 mg a day. I remember it worked GREAT. ANd doc did not say whether he meant Enbrel or Humira or what. I am not sure of the differences. And again, it sounds contradictory, becuz here I smoke (but am TRYING HARD to quit) but what about side effects? I suppose my doc prolly wonders why I even came to him. I guess after 6 years (and prolly many more before that that I did not realize it was RA) I was not looking for a magical perfect cure. I guess I was just looking for the worst edge to be taken off the pain etc?? does that make sense? I have gradually altered my home, my day etc to learn to live with limits. Right now I canot even wrap my mind around all this change my new doc is talking about....and I amnot sure why but it sounds sorta.......unsettling and scary. Having energy and freedom of movement totally again? Really? But.I also wonder.at what cost? will I find the cost acceptable? I never got colds or flu etc. Never had pneumonia etc. not sure I want to begin getting those things now. rashes? shingles? I can be in public in crowds on my scooter right now and it is not a problem, I do not get sick. SO doc says I can give up scooter. BUT will I get sick? will I hafta stay out of the crowds? I am not positive but I think I would rather be on my scooter in the crowds than not on my scooter but not able to be in the crowds? (I love parades, fireworks, outdoor concerts all in person and county fairs etc) Am I making any sense or do you all think I am past weird? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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