Guest guest Posted April 26, 2000 Report Share Posted April 26, 2000 Hi all! Just wanted to let you know how my doctor appointment went today. He's not happy that I'm continuing to have pain - and now the pain in my jaw has been added. so, in addition to the 25 mg of Vioxx, I now take .3 cc's of Methotrexate once a week (drink it in water) and 1 mg of folic acid daily. He said it can take up to 3 months before I will see any improvement. He also said if I was very sensative to the drug, I may see an improvement sooner. I found out that because of this drug that there is a possible side effect of liver problems and it can affect the bone marrow. He said this rarely happens - but with me, who knows. Anyway, as a result, every 4 weeks I have to have blood work to make sure all things are ok. I'll go back and see him in 5 weeks - he wants to see how I'm doing and I'm to call if I have any side effects what so ever. I'm hoping that this will work. Right now, he feels that this is the best option for me. time will tell. P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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