Clora & Humira

[Guest guest]

Clora,

I've had RA for 12 years and was at my wit's end last January. MTX, 25 mg/week

was no longer helping me at all. I too started Humira and it's nothing short of

a miracle! I asked my dr yesterday if there was a limit to how long I can take

it and he said no. He's happy I feel better. Feel better? I actually feel

normal. I had forgotten how wonderful it is to be free of pain.

I am also taking .7 cc (17.5 mg) of MTX weekly. He dropped the dose down but

didn't stop it. I am scared to decrease it further because I love feeling well

but he seemed to think the 2 together is the best treatment. Are you on both?

If not, what happened when you stopped MTX?

I need to get a second very bad bunion operated on. It has even formed a

" bunionette " on the other side of my foot. The dr said " in sympathy with the

bunion. " In any case, I hate it and want it fixed. Both drs say I must stop

all RA drugs 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after, to promote healing. Anyone any

experience with this?

Thanks so much and stay well, Clora,

Joy

[Guest guest]

Joy,

You and Clora really have had great results! I am so glad that

Humira is working.

I had cervical spine surgery in May and had to stop my MTX for the

same period. If you have been taking prednisone they will need to

give you a shot also. I did fine.

I had to stop it again 8/15 as a precaution before my breast biopsy

and the day before I was to start it back, couldn't because of my

heart cath. Then I accidently scratched a little mole off and I had

to take a round of Keflex. I need to see the doc again tomorrow,

because it is still a little red and itchy.

I don't know if it is because I stopped it twice in such a short

period of time but my joints are bad this week. I am hoping that I

do not have to take more antibiotics and can take my MTX and add

Enbrel to the mix tomorrow. It's in the fridge and my joints must

know, because they are screaming for it.

I hope your surgery goes well for you. I know bunions are painful

also. I thought that I had them but it turned out to be nodules.

Shirley

--- In , Joy Penn <bridgefinesse@...>

wrote:

>

> Clora,

> I've had RA for 12 years and was at my wit's end last January.

MTX, 25 mg/week was no longer helping me at all. I too started

Humira and it's nothing short of a miracle! I asked my dr yesterday

if there was a limit to how long I can take it and he said no. He's

happy I feel better. Feel better? I actually feel normal. I had

forgotten how wonderful it is to be free of pain.

> I am also taking .7 cc (17.5 mg) of MTX weekly. He dropped the

dose down but didn't stop it. I am scared to decrease it further

because I love feeling well but he seemed to think the 2 together is

the best treatment. Are you on both? If not, what happened when

you stopped MTX?

> I need to get a second very bad bunion operated on. It has

even formed a " bunionette " on the other side of my foot. The dr

said " in sympathy with the bunion. " In any case, I hate it and want

it fixed. Both drs say I must stop all RA drugs 2 weeks before and

2 weeks after, to promote healing. Anyone any experience with this?

> Thanks so much and stay well, Clora,

> Joy

>

[Guest guest]

Joy and group;

I am allergic to MXT. It broke me out but I kept taking it to see if

it worked for me but it didnt. I take 2 sulfazalines tabs a day and

2 plagunils tab a day. I been taking them for a year. I have only

got worse, nothing seem to help.

When I joinded this support group, I was in dis-belief at all the

medicine available to us. I couldnt understand why my rheumy didnt

tell me. Well I figured it out. Some guy wrote here. " WHAT THE

HELL I GOT TO DO TO GET SOME HELP, COME IN THE DOCTORS OFFICE IN A

WHEEL CHAIR. " ( forgive my bad language )

I realized my rheumy had no idea how bad my pain was really

haaaaaaaaaaaaa. You should of seen the next visit. I may have over

did it a little haaaaaaaa. I limped in her office. Instead of my

number 4 pain level I said number 10. My rheumy said what happen

Clora. I said I hurt. She prepared me for humirra.

Yes, I call it a miracle. I knew it would work. If it worked for

everyone else something will work for me lol. I am glad your not in

pain too. I don't know what to do now. I have been in pain for over

a year. I guess I got to get use to being ok haaaaaaaaaa.

Let me know how they fix your bunion. I had one once. Many years

ago. Feel better.

gentle kind hugs

Clora