Re: Digest Number 5355

[Guest guest]

> Sounds like we're in the same boat with Humira and Arava! Next time I'm

> going to leave my meds out to be room temperature before injecting, I think

> someone here made that suggestion. The one yesterday I had to do at the dr

> office and the nurse did not want it left out for longer than 10 mins.

FWIW, I left my Enbrel out for 20-30 minutes last time and it didn't

hurt going in at all plus it finally worked! (My third shot.) I had more

energy for a whole 3-4 days, whoohoo!

Dunno if you can do that with Humira, tho...

[Guest guest]

thanks kelly, i appreciate the support and understanding you all have here

Kathy in IL

[Guest guest]

> i took mtx injections for 4 years. last winter she up'ed my dosage. that

> same night i became ill and ended up with pneumonia. they have no way to tell

if

> it was the mtx or not. no matter how much i beg. she refuses to put me back

> on. my fingers are swelling and taking the ulnar deviation, my appt is not

> until the end of may. i called them after i tried the arava again. but no one

> ever got back to me. i guess i'd better call again to see if they can get me

in

> sooner. although i don't know what they will do. she was only offering drugs

> i have already taken and rejected, or way out of reach like humira. i am

> lost again, and i have to keep working my part time job as i needed to take

on a

> car payment last week.

I'm sorry you're going thru this, Kathy

It's especially hard when they don't get back to you right away, that is

so frustrating because your health and well being are at stake! I hope

you can some information and relief soon...