Re: Hi everyone, i'm also new here, in need of advice. a

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Hi a:

A lot depends on your insurance coverage, many

insurance companies don't let you go on Enbrel or

other biologics until you have tried and failed with

other meds (read less expensive). For me, Enbrel

combined with Mtx is working very well. I would even

say the RA at this point is being overshadowed by my

Fibromyalgia pain. If you are able to go on a

biologic, Enbrel would get my vote. The shots are not

that hard to do, it all comes in a little packet with

all the things needed for the shot, and once you feel

the good the Enbrel does for your RA, you'll be

looking forward to the shots. I do the twice weekly

injections. Best of luck -

Kathe in CA

--- a <aN829@...> wrote:

> My GP has had me on Celebrex for almost a year

> now..it helped a great

> deal for awhile but recently it's not giving me the

> relief I need.

> I've only had 1 severe flare up which cost me a week

> of work. Now I

> just ache. Some days are worse then others. I sleep

> with an electric

> blanket which I just found over the weekend to give

> me GREAT relief.

> But its short lived as when I get out of bed for a

> few hours the aching

> is back. My GP at first told me I didn't have RA,

> but I knew i did. I

> kept going back until he did the blood tests I asked

> him to do, they

> came back and of course I have RA. My mom died of

> complications from

> RA. I will not be my mom who suffered for soooo

> long. But of course

> they didn't have the meds they do now. Anyway...Dr

> wants me to go on

> enbrel...I think this is extreme, as i'm in pain

> alot but i'm not as

> bad as some are. I can still walk, altho not as far

> as I used to be

> able to, I can't open jars by myself anymore. I do

> still work...i'm an

> assembler at Caterpillar, my hands aren't like they

> used to be and I

> don't know how much longer I can do this sort of

> work. I do have a

> pretty easy job so i'm gonna work as long as I

> can...anyway lol do any

> of you think the jump to enbrel at this stage is to

> quick? any advice

> would be appreciated. Thanks, a ( yes, another

> a) lol

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Kathe

" To ride a horse is to borrow freedom. "

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