Guest guest Posted August 28, 2001 Report Share Posted August 28, 2001 Just got home from seeing my rheumy, letting the lab ghouls have at me, then going out to lunch and some light shopping with my sisters. I got my blood drawn for my regular six week CBC, hepatic function this time, and the kit that Dr. Buckner sent. That was LOTS of blood for one draw. My rhuematologist, Dr. Wonderful, gave me the paperwork to enroll for Enbrel. He feels that we have gone as far as we can with Azathioprine since my body will not let me take more than the 150 mg a day that I am currently using, and he said my disease is still " too active " . He also wants me off Prednisone, or at least on a single digit dose and that is not happening. I'm having lots of bruising and my BP was up again today. So, he gave me a prescription that I am to use at our mail-in plan. That way it will give the enrollment a chance to get established. Wish me luck! He said that it is very fast acting and I could notice results by the day after my first injection. This is being added on to everything else I take. When I notice improvement, I will start dialing back on the prednisone first thing. He is then hoping to get me off of Arava and Azathioprine. I would be more than happy to trade three drugs for just one. I hope that everyone who is going on the Tulsa invasion has a wonderful time. That is so funny to think of all the people on steroids being together in one room! Have a blast! Love, Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2001 Report Share Posted August 28, 2001 Just got home from seeing my rheumy, letting the lab ghouls have at me, then going out to lunch and some light shopping with my sisters. I got my blood drawn for my regular six week CBC, hepatic function this time, and the kit that Dr. Buckner sent. That was LOTS of blood for one draw. My rhuematologist, Dr. Wonderful, gave me the paperwork to enroll for Enbrel. He feels that we have gone as far as we can with Azathioprine since my body will not let me take more than the 150 mg a day that I am currently using, and he said my disease is still " too active " . He also wants me off Prednisone, or at least on a single digit dose and that is not happening. I'm having lots of bruising and my BP was up again today. So, he gave me a prescription that I am to use at our mail-in plan. That way it will give the enrollment a chance to get established. Wish me luck! He said that it is very fast acting and I could notice results by the day after my first injection. This is being added on to everything else I take. When I notice improvement, I will start dialing back on the prednisone first thing. He is then hoping to get me off of Arava and Azathioprine. I would be more than happy to trade three drugs for just one. I hope that everyone who is going on the Tulsa invasion has a wonderful time. That is so funny to think of all the people on steroids being together in one room! Have a blast! Love, Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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