Guest guest Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 --- In Rheumatoid Arthritis , " Jacy " <jacymail@c...> > Can anyone here make a fist? Yes. > > I would rather stay with her and also my co-pay for a specialist jumps > dramatically too! Maybe you could return to her after a consultation with the specialist. S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 I could not make a fist on even 20 mg Methotrexate and 15 mg Prednisone but now I am on 12.5 mg Methotrexate' 6 mg/kg Remicade, and no Prednisone and pretty well controlled. In a few months we will probably decrease Methotrexate again. Different people take different amounts of medicines and different treatments to be controlled. God bless. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jacy Rheumatoid_Arthritis ; Rheumatoid-Arthritis Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 7:15 AM Subject: My Doc said... My PCP is the doctor that has been taking care of my RA because it is only mild to moderate. This last visit she upped my MTX to 4 a week (10mg). I know that is still a low dose compared to a lot of y'all. She also said she wants to see me again next month and if the flexibility and swelling isn't better with the new amount of MTX she will want me to start seeing a Rheumatologist. She doesn't like the fact that I can't bend my fingers to make a fist. Can anyone here make a fist? I would rather stay with her and also my co-pay for a specialist jumps dramatically too! Hugs, Jacy ~Money talks, but chocolate sings. jacymail@...IM: jacygal - ICQ: 96949087www.geocities.com/mtn_rose Signature powered by Plaxo Want a signature like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 I can make a fist, but just don't ask me to squeeze it. Nothing is made very tight. My Dr said to me, you can squeeze it, it is okay. I just looked at her and said, this is it. That is as tight as it gets. lol Joanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2004 Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 My fingers lack about a papers thickness of touching to make a fist. Yeah, lke a papers thickness of a Websters Dictionary..... Ray --- In Rheumatoid Arthritis , " Jacy " <jacymail@c...> wrote: > My PCP is the doctor that has been taking care of my RA because it is only > mild to moderate. > > This last visit she upped my MTX to 4 a week (10mg). I know that is still a > low dose compared to a lot of y'all. She also said she wants to see me > again next month and if the flexibility and swelling isn't better with the > new amount of MTX she will want me to start seeing a Rheumatologist. She > doesn't like the fact that I can't bend my fingers to make a fist. > > Can anyone here make a fist? > > I would rather stay with her and also my co-pay for a specialist jumps > dramatically too! > > Hugs, Jacy ~Money talks, but chocolate sings. > > > jacymail@c... > IM: jacygal - ICQ: 96949087 > www.geocities.com/mtn_rose > > > > > > > > Signature powered by Plaxo Want a signature like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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