Re: Aftereffects of Orencia treatment

[Guest guest]

I did Orencia for almost a year. And had less side effects than I did

with Remicade. My chief complaint was a headache. Other than that, it

is relly a simple infusion. I appreciate your apprehension. But I hope

that you will pleasantly surprised.

Good luck!

- In , " tombstone1968 " <tombstone1968@...>

wrote:

>

> Tuesday I am finally getting to start Orencia with my first

treatment.

> What am I probably going to feel like after that treatment? I am

> supposed to go around Terre Haute and pick up parts but will I feel

> good enough to do that? Honestly I'm looking forward to starting it

but

> I'm also getting a little nervous...hoping it will help where nothing

> else has i suppose. My reason for asking about the " post treatment "

is

> my 11 yr old son is going with me that day as he is worried about me

> and we thought it might make him feel better about it if he went with

> me so we can talk while I'm sitting there.

>

[Guest guest]

> >

> > Tuesday I am finally getting to start Orencia with my first

> treatment.

> > What am I probably going to feel like after that treatment? I

am

> > supposed to go around Terre Haute and pick up parts but will I

feel

> > good enough to do that? Honestly I'm looking forward to

starting it

> but

> > I'm also getting a little nervous...hoping it will help where

nothing

> > else has i suppose. My reason for asking about the " post

treatment "

> is

> > my 11 yr old son is going with me that day as he is worried

about me

> > and we thought it might make him feel better about it if he

went with

> > me so we can talk while I'm sitting there.

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I have done Humira, Enbrel, Remicade and Orencia. All of these

worked for about a year for me then stopped. I am not currently on

any meds. I stopped everything. Just got tired of all of the side

effects. Of course that has not helped my condition. And they

cannot figure out why I only respond for short periods of time. I

was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis this week. It is secondary

to a primary autoimmune condition. Which in my case is RA. So until

I see a hepatologist and get a liver biopsy I cannot go back on a

treatment regimen. So until then I take my Darvocet to ease the

pain. But the Orencia has fewer side effects than some of the other

treatments I tried. I will tell you it also works a little slower

than some of the others. Have you tried anything else?

> >

> > Tuesday I am finally getting to start Orencia with my first

> treatment.

> > What am I probably going to feel like after that treatment? I

am

> > supposed to go around Terre Haute and pick up parts but will I

feel

> > good enough to do that? Honestly I'm looking forward to

starting it

> but

> > I'm also getting a little nervous...hoping it will help where

nothing

> > else has i suppose. My reason for asking about the " post

treatment "

> is

> > my 11 yr old son is going with me that day as he is worried

about me

> > and we thought it might make him feel better about it if he

went with

> > me so we can talk while I'm sitting there.

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks! I'm hoping the side effects are minor things. I can handle a

headache. I had sinus surgery 3 years ago that ended the migraines I

used to have on a regular basis.

I'm praying for no noticable effects as 10am this morning my boss

called me back to work. I start driving again on next Wednesday. Nine

hour days and my AC crapped out in the truck. Thank goodness for an

FM radio and a larger thermos.

>

> I did Orencia for almost a year. And had less side effects than I

did with Remicade. My chief complaint was a headache. Other than

that, it is relly a simple infusion. I appreciate your apprehension.

But I hope that you will pleasantly surprised.