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I have been very surprised at the side effects of some of the medications we have to take.

I take prednisone and methetrexate but my rheumatologist only told me to take the folic acid to counteract the MTX and to watch out for the sun. This is interesting as he gives me vitamin D ...

So - at my last appointment after giving me steroid jabs underneath the infamed tendons of my wrist and heel my Rheumy asked me to go up from 8 to 9 MTX tablets a week (in addition to the steroids, Hydroxychloroquine, Diclofenic and Sulfasalazine) to try to get things a bit more under control. ...

Saw my Rheumy this week and she's suggested an increase in mtx to try to prevent any more flares and to start on Celebrex to help with the excruciating pain in my back...

I've never heard of Celebrex and google is proving scary! Are any of you taking it or tried it? Any side ...

Today is the first day of the rest of my life. Week One, Day One. Today I took my first methotrexate pill. (Why do they make the pills so small when most of the users don’t have the dexterity to pick it up?!?) Today I injected my first shot of Enbrel. I’ve crossed some sort of line into the ...

I was just about to depart for the chicken house and the last thing I do is take all my tablets for the morning. Then I remembered its not Tuesday any more its Methotrexate day. I still have that flippity feeling when I think about taking it. I do hope that one day it goes away. I want my ...

I like Chesney Hawkes about as much as I like having my teeth removed by squirrel monkeys with a head full of LSD but it's an apt title.

I'm not around lately as I haven't been well. Here's a brief history of the last couple of years.

Diagnosis.
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