Guest guest Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 Yay! Hang in there , and do consider trying a biologic sometime soon. Enbrel has changed my life. Kate F Sent from my iPad On Nov 15, 2010, at 8:02 PM, " Blessed " <dianablackburn@...> wrote: thanks for your responses! Kate, Yes I have a Rheumatologist and I take Methotrexate. I tried Plaquenil but had a reaction to it. If the disease keeps progressing I will look into the biologics with my Rheumy. Reading your response has given me hope. Thank you! Blessings > > Go for it! Don't shortchange your dreams! Inpatient nursing can be very physically demanding, but outpatient clinic work is very similar to any office job. I work at the VA and they're always dying for good nurses and even have a program for LPNs to pick > up their RN on company time. > > I finished and defended my dissertation during an RA flare. I didn't know what was wrong with me, but I felt awful. > > Do you have a rheumatologist and have you considered a DMARD like methotrexate or plaquenil? A biologic? > > Kate F > > Sent from my iPhone > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Good luck, ! I hope your RA behaves itself so that you can get through the schooling with little trouble. Please keep us updated on your progress. We'll be pulling for you. Sue On Nov 18, 2010, at 11:10 AM, Blessed wrote: > , > > Thanks so much for the encouragement. My PCP has agreed to release > me for nursing and I think I can do anything if it is just for a year. > > I am 41 and was just diagnosed in April but I had symptoms for 6 > years. I finally sought help when I just couldn't make myself get > out of bed anymore. MTX and steroids and all the other meds have > improved my life so much and I am ready to do something for me. > > I just feel so urgent about doing this before I get any worse. I do > believe that the college has to make a way for disabilities as long > as you can do the work. They have a great report for being good to > their students and I am awesome with a hoyer lift!!LOL > > Again thanks for the response. I hope that sometime soon, you can > finish what you have started. Your words have been a blessing and a > comfort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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