Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Tom Ensley's Posts

remission

hello, i just wanted to follow up on my last post about remission. i got great news! just visited my Rhumey two days ago and he says i am in clinic remission! yea! although i have a MRI scheduled in two months to give him more definate proof that inflimation has gone down. i have not taken any RA meds for three months now. my headaches have been... Read moreChevron

how do you know if your in remission?!?!

hello, i was on enbrel for four months, due to complications they switched me to humira. i was on that for four months also, and was taking methotrexate the whole time. I had bad side effects so i decided to stop all the meds. i got my Dr. permission. and i have not taken any RA meds at all for over six weeks now, and i still feel good!! just... Read moreChevron

tired of all the side effects... is there help!!

hello, i hav'nt been on here in a while. i thought i would update to let people know the problems i have been facing, and see if anyone else has had these typs of issues. i found out that i have RA last september and the Dr. started me on meth and enbrel right away, and this january(four months later) i started having terrible side effects. i... Read moreChevron

pain came back worse

i started the enbrel shot a little over  a month ago, i am still on the meth. just a few days after my first shot i felt better, and after the second shot i felt even better yet! man was i happy! so i stoped the steroids and for the past two weeks i have felt great... on the road to recovery right! well just yesterday i flared up and i hurt... Read moreChevron