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hi thx for your input i take plaquenil and arothetec also but still having painful flare ups where my joints get all inflamed and swollen

so far metho is ok my blood work is good she said

i just dont like needles and was wondering if metho injections were better than pills

told family dr dont like needles but if it will take pain away am willing to try

hi, dont know if you recieved my other reply, i also take plaquenil n arothec

was increased from 6 pills to 8 cos was having such painful flareups

also most days my whole body aches like a flu at times i feel like i may have fibro 2

do u get the body aches

sometimes its so hard to function , i also work full time and i am my husbands full time care giver when i get home so my body doesnt get much time to rest

he broke his neck so im sure that is playing havoc on my body also ,my joints dont get 2 much of a brk

Sorry to hear you are going through all that. Sounds to me like you need a Biologic, like Humira, Enbrel or something along those lines. I take Weekly Humira now and have Rituxin waiting for me soon. I understand the flu like feeling, I have been in pain for nearly a year now. I don't know how you work FT and take care of your spouse, you are a true warrior! I am very stiff in the morning, and if I sit down and relax for awhile the stiffness will come roaring back.  Fibro is more of a muscle pain, where RA is joint related. Hope you get some relief soon. Keep after your doc about pain meds and biologics. Keep in touch.

Brad

thx so much for your input so nice to talk to someone who knows exactly what i am going through

i dont know if my body aches are joint or muscule i just ache all over

my ra dr does not want to give me narcotics actually my family dr is more concerned in trying to get my pain under control

see my ra spec in 3 months so will see how many flareups i get by then

i dont know how i work full time either but u do what u have 2 and i work in chronic long term too so as u can see my body goes thru a lot

pretty bad when u have to drug yourself up just to get thru your day

again thx again and all the best to you

For some reason, there are a lot of RA docs that steer clear of pain meds. Please do not put up with that! I do not know how I would go day to day without my vicodin. YOU are the one in pain, not the doctor! If he won't help you relieve the pain, find a new doc! Quality of life day to day is worth the effort. Lene wrote a great post about getting ahead of the pain. If you wait till its on you, you will never get ahead of it. I hope you feel better soon.