RE: Re:To: GINA [)Question about antinuclear antibiodies

[Guest guest]

I'm very sorry that you are in so much pain, Meg.

Not that the merry-go-round is any fun, but I would get yet another opinion.

If your main problem is pain in your lower back, have you seen a

neurologist/neurosurgeon or orthopedist/orthopedic surgeon?

What diagnosis did your internist give you?

Not an MD

> [ ] Re:GINA [ )Question about antinuclear

> antibiodies

>

>

> ,

>

> My rheumatologist didn't seem too concerned about the numbers. No, she

> doesn't know that my internist gave me MTX and Predisone. The pain is

unrelenting

> 24/7 in my lumbar/sacral. She said the arthritis is very

> severe. I can not have any injections right now because when I tried one

in

> December it sent my anxiety off the charts and my CNS didn't calm down for

at

> least 6 days and the pain doc would not do one when I saw her on Monday.

And

> I don't want to take Vicodin.

>

> I am thinking I really should not be taking the MTX. I took 3 2.5 mgs.

> pills on Tuesday out of desperation. And I don't think I will take any

next

> Tuesday. This morning I took the mgs. of Pred. at 8 am and I got pain

relief

> until around 2 this afternoon.

>

> I feel like I am on a doctor merry go round. Any suggestions? Meg

[Guest guest]

I saw a neurosurgeon. He said I am not a candidate for any surgery. I also

have a orthopedic surgeon, but he only did my mri. I could go back to hi, show

him the xrays and ask for an injection; he'd do it. The rheumy did the x ray

and found all the degenertion. Then I saw a pain doc who said the only thing

they could offer me were injections, but would not do them at this time

because my anxiety isn't under control. The internist just said I may have some

autoimmune arthritis, whatever that means. The rheumy did not seemed concerned

at all about the numbers. I asked her office to mail me all my blood work.

The internist gave me Predisone, 5mgs. which has been escalating my CNS

somewhat, but I have been trying to stay at 2.5 mgs.How long before Pred works?

And

aren't you not supposed to stay on it a long time?

In a message dated 3/7/2008 10:20:41 A.M. Central Standard Time,

Matsumura_Clan@... writes:

I'm very sorry that you are in so much pain, Meg.

Not that the merry-go-round is any fun, but I would get yet another opinion.

If your main problem is pain in your lower back, have you seen a

neurologist/neurosurgeon or orthopedist/orthopedic surgeon?

What diagnosis did your internist give you?

Not an MD

> -----Original Message-----

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> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 3:32 PM

>

> Subject: [ ] Re:GINA [ )Question about antinuclear

> antibiodies

>

>

> ,

>

> My rheumatologist didn't seem too concerned about the numbers. No, she

> doesn't know that my internist gave me MTX and Predisone. The pain is

unrelenting

> 24/7 in my lumbar/sacral. She said the arthritis is very

> severe. I can not have any injections right now because when I tried one

in

> December it sent my anxiety off the charts and my CNS didn't calm down for

at

> least 6 days and the pain doc would not do one when I saw her on Monday.

And

> I don't want to take Vicodin.

>

> I am thinking I really should not be taking the MTX. I took 3 2.5 mgs.

> pills on Tuesday out of desperation. And I don't think I will take any

next

> Tuesday. This morning I took the mgs. of Pred. at 8 am and I got pain

relief

> until around 2 this afternoon.

>

> I feel like I am on a doctor merry go round. Any suggestions? Meg

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[Guest guest]

That's a low ANA titer, Meg. It's nothing to be worried about. Again, ANA

are not specific to any one condition and can even be produced by healthy

people.

Prednisone should work very quickly, but 2.5 mg is a very low dose. It

depends what you are taking it for, but usually it's best if you take

prednisone at the lowest effective dose for the shortest time possible

because of the risk of adverse effects.

Not an MD

> Re: [ ] Re:GINA [ )Question about

antinuclear

> antibiodies

>

> I saw a neurosurgeon. He said I am not a candidate for any surgery. I also

> have a orthopedic surgeon, but he only did my mri. I could go back to hi,

show

> him the xrays and ask for an injection; he'd do it. The rheumy did the x

ray

> and found all the degenertion. Then I saw a pain doc who said the only

thing

> they could offer me were injections, but would not do them at this time

> because my anxiety isn't under control. The internist just said I may

have some

> autoimmune arthritis, whatever that means. The rheumy did not seemed

concerned

> at all about the numbers. I asked her office to mail me all my blood

work.

> The internist gave me Predisone, 5mgs. which has been escalating my CNS

> somewhat, but I have been trying to stay at 2.5 mgs.How long before Pred

works?

> And

> aren't you not supposed to stay on it a long time?