Guest guest Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 I have suffer from a severe form of RA for 4 years, my first bout was my right knee swelled up three times its size and was in severe pain . my dr. thought it might be an injury but ordered blood work. At home waiting for the & nbsp;results the other knee did the same and both hands were so swelled and painful my husband had to put a glass and straw on the bar and I would lean over to drink we didn't have a wheelchair so he wheeled me to the bathroom in an office chair yelling out in pain the whole time, anyway the dr. called and said I had Ra and was referring me to a Rhemy, my sedrate was over 160 I had to quit work. It took me a year to get social security. I have tried mtx. had sever sore throat and flu like symtoms, arava, did nothing, sufasalazine, ( don " t know if spelled right) I got nose bleeds alll the time. Embrel, made me totally sick all over, Humira once a week it did give quite a lot of relief but I would still had breakthrough flares more often than I & nbsp;Iiked. The whole time my husband was keeping up with new drugs being studied, one called Orencia was to be released that Jan. my dr. couldn't get it & nbsp;until Mar. of that year ( I believe 2 yrs, ago) . I saw results almost instancely, It was also promoted as the least amount of side effects, I have a slight off and on headache for about 3 days after I take it, for me this was an answer to my prayers. Please ask your dr. for this drug it you haven't found any thing that works, of course all drug work different on different people but for me it is wonderful. God have mercy on all people who must suffer. & nbsp; Love to all, Dee & nbsp; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Thank you Dee for mentioning Orencia. I had forgotten about that. And thanks to all for welcoming me and answering my questions. I feel less concerned about starting Enbrel. Hopefully it will help me with few side effects... E Abbott I love my dogs... and I OWN them! I support separation.. AND I VOTE! [ ] RE; Orencia praises I have suffer from a severe form of RA for 4 years, my first bout was my right knee swelled up three times its size and was in severe pain . my dr. thought it might be an injury but ordered blood work. At home waiting for the & nbsp;results the other knee did the same and both hands were so swelled and painful my husband had to put a glass and straw on the bar and I would lean over to drink we didn't have a wheelchair so he wheeled me to the bathroom in an office chair yelling out in pain the whole time, anyway the dr. called and said I had Ra and was referring me to a Rhemy, my sedrate was over 160 I had to quit work. It took me a year to get social security. I have tried mtx. had sever sore throat and flu like symtoms, arava, did nothing, sufasalazine, ( don " t know if spelled right) I got nose bleeds alll the time. Embrel, made me totally sick all over, Humira once a week it did give quite a lot of relief but I would still had breakthrough flares more often than I & nbsp;Iiked. The whole time my husband was keeping up with new drugs being studied, one called Orencia was to be released that Jan. my dr. couldn't get it & nbsp;until Mar. of that year ( I believe 2 yrs, ago) . I saw results almost instancely, It was also promoted as the least amount of side effects, I have a slight off and on headache for about 3 days after I take it, for me this was an answer to my prayers. Please ask your dr. for this drug it you haven't found any thing that works, of course all drug work different on different people but for me it is wonderful. God have mercy on all people who must suffer. & nbsp; Love to all, Dee & nbsp; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 I don't have insurance and am considering orencia my worry is how exspensive the infusion materials are and the dr visit where I would be infused I have been on all the meds out there and no luck. delilah boggs <dllh_bggs@...> wrote: I have suffer from a severe form of RA for 4 years, my first bout was my right knee swelled up three times its size and was in severe pain . my dr. thought it might be an injury but ordered blood work. At home waiting for the & nbsp;results the other knee did the same and both hands were so swelled and painful my husband had to put a glass and straw on the bar and I would lean over to drink we didn't have a wheelchair so he wheeled me to the bathroom in an office chair yelling out in pain the whole time, anyway the dr. called and said I had Ra and was referring me to a Rhemy, my sedrate was over 160 I had to quit work. It took me a year to get social security. I have tried mtx. had sever sore throat and flu like symtoms, arava, did nothing, sufasalazine, ( don " t know if spelled right) I got nose bleeds alll the time. Embrel, made me totally sick all over, Humira once a week it did give quite a lot of relief but I would still had breakthrough flares more often than I & nbsp;Iiked. The whole time my husband was keeping up with new drugs being studied, one called Orencia was to be released that Jan. my dr. couldn't get it & nbsp;until Mar. of that year ( I believe 2 yrs, ago) . I saw results almost instancely, It was also promoted as the least amount of side effects, I have a slight off and on headache for about 3 days after I take it, for me this was an answer to my prayers. Please ask your dr. for this drug it you haven't found any thing that works, of course all drug work different on different people but for me it is wonderful. God have mercy on all people who must suffer. & nbsp; Love to all, Dee & nbsp; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 I have a discounted form of insurance and they don't cover infusionable meds. The cost is very very expensive and I am not going to do it. Too bad! Stella I have suffer from a severe form of RA for 4 years, my first bout was my right knee swelled up three times its size and was in severe pain . my dr. thought it might be an injury but ordered blood work. At home waiting for the & nbsp;results the other knee did the same and both hands were so swelled and painful my husband had to put a glass and straw on the bar and I would lean over to drink we didn't have a wheelchair so he wheeled me to the bathroom in an office chair yelling out in pain the whole time, anyway the dr. called and said I had Ra and was referring me to a Rhemy, my sedrate was over 160 I had to quit work. It took me a year to get social security. I have tried mtx. had sever sore throat and flu like symtoms, arava, did nothing, sufasalazine, ( don " t know if spelled right) I got nose bleeds alll the time. Embrel, made me totally sick all over, Humira once a week it did give quite a lot of relief but I would still > had breakthrough flares more > often than I & nbsp;Iiked. The whole time my husband was keeping up with new drugs being studied, one called Orencia was to be released that Jan. my dr. couldn't get it & nbsp;until Mar. of that year ( I believe 2 yrs, ago) . I saw results almost instancely, It was also promoted as the least amount of side effects, I have a slight off and on headache for about 3 days after I take it, for me this was an answer to my prayers. Please ask your dr. for this drug it you haven't found any thing that works, of course all drug work different on different people but for me it is wonderful. God have mercy on all people who must suffer. & nbsp; Love to all, Dee > & nbsp; > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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