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Remicade treatments?

AudreyBee
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I'm a 60 year old mother of 3 daughters and grandmother to 7...

AudreyBee

Wednesday, December 12, 2007
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After being diagnosed late August of 2007, things have really been going down hill.  I'm going to a rheumatologist now, I'm on 6 (2.5mg) mtx once a week, one folic acid daily, 2 Celebrex 200 mg daily, Lyrica 75 mg once daily (for neuropathic pain in my feet and legs) in addition to all my 'regular' rx's like sythroid, nexium, detrol la, zetia, prozac, diovan hct.....I feel like a pill freak at 60 years of age.  I take more than my 82 year old mother!  My doc told me my RA seems more agressive than he thought because the mtx is obviously not stopping the inflammation so he's recommending Remicade infusions.  I'm a little scared of that, but I've told him I'd try anything to prevent the crippling my mother has.  I've heard good and bad about this drug, so any advice from ya'll will be greatly appreciated! 

 

What gets me the most (besides pain) is the unbelievable tiredness!  Just out of the blue, I have to put my head down or lie down somewhere and nap for a few minutes.  It's hard to explain - I'll be fine for a few hours, then I feel totally exhausted!  My co-worker seems to doubt me when I call in and say I don't think I'll make it in tomorrow for 8:30, I'll be in for maybe 10:00.  I take sick hours when I miss, but it's getting obvious to me and my workers things are getting harder for me.  I always keep copies of my blood tests which show the results of the inflammation so my family knows it's not my imagination, it's a real problem!

 

I guess I just needed to vent - to come somewhere where I'm understood!  Thank you all for understanding!

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