Re: Hi everyone and update

[Guest guest]

while I still have inflammation in my hands, I am

> looking much better.

>

> I do not know if what I am doing will last forever, but so far it

is

> and I am very happy about it.

Thanks for sharing the good news, !

S

[Guest guest]

,

I am very happy for your good report. Hang in there! Weaning off

below 3 mg. of prednisone gets a bit tricky. Don't go too fast! I tricked

my system by alternating a bit and that worked for me.

I had scheduled hand surgery but doc had death in family and now gone

out of town. SO, I sort of feel it is an omen to hold off on the surgery.

I have been very busy at work right now and maybe not such a good time to do

it anyway.

I'm glad I could help somebody.

Kay

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From: " pretty24355 " <blackdogshaven@...>

<Rheumatoid Arthritis >

Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 2:20 PM

Subject: Hi everyone and update

> Hi all,

>

> Not been posting, just reading . Thought I would pass on to all

> that I saw my rheumatologist today. I have now been on antibiotic

> therapy for 2+ months. She has had me weaning off of the Pred (down

> to 2mg 2x daily--was up to 7.5 mg daily) and I have not used any pain

> killers for 3+ weeks. I am not totally without any pain, like in the

> mornings I feel stiffness, but it goes away. Also, my worst hand

> (right) middle finger will feel pain at times, but it goes away

> quickly.

>

> My doc told me that while I still have inflammation in my hands, I am

> looking much better. She said that I may expect to always have the

> inflammation due to my osteoarthritis and bone spurs on my knuckles,

> etc.

>

> I am to see her again in 2 months or if I start feeling bad again. I

> am to continue weaning off the Pred.

>

> I do not know if what I am doing will last forever, but so far it is

> and I am very happy about it.

>

> Thanks, Kay, for being there for me and helping to give me the

> confidence to try this.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

That's wonderful news - so glad the therapy is working for you.

I've never gotten that low in my prednisone taper, but understand

that when you do it's a good idea to drop by 1/2 mg at a time (or

even less) by splitting pills rather than by 1 mg.

Hope things continue so well for you.

Beth

> Hi all,

>

> Not been posting, just reading . Thought I would pass on to all

> that I saw my rheumatologist today. I have now been on antibiotic

> therapy for 2+ months. She has had me weaning off of the Pred

(down

> to 2mg 2x daily--was up to 7.5 mg daily) and I have not used any

pain

> killers for 3+ weeks. I am not totally without any pain, like in

the

> mornings I feel stiffness, but it goes away. Also, my worst hand

> (right) middle finger will feel pain at times, but it goes away

> quickly.

>

> My doc told me that while I still have inflammation in my hands, I

am

> looking much better. She said that I may expect to always have

the

> inflammation due to my osteoarthritis and bone spurs on my

knuckles,

> etc.

>

> I am to see her again in 2 months or if I start feeling bad

again. I

> am to continue weaning off the Pred.

>

> I do not know if what I am doing will last forever, but so far it

is

> and I am very happy about it.

>

> Thanks, Kay, for being there for me and helping to give me the

> confidence to try this.

>

>