Date: 16.12.2009
From: jill
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Subject: Re: Methatrexate and spots
Hi Verity, funny u mentioned the spots, in the beginning, i did get little spots around my chin etc, ive always had fab skin lol, tru, My mum always had fab skin si guess I got that from my mums side, but yea i did get spots, and looking back, must have been becos of the MTX, I dont have them now, so if it was the MTX, it shld get better for u, U r also on a very high dose of MTX, thats y u feel so sick..im only on 17.5 plus eNBREL bIOLOGICS, AND I GET THE SICKY FEELING NXT DAY...DO U TAKE YOUR mtx AT NIGHT...BEST TO, SLEEP OFF SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS...OOOPS CAPS SOZ XX hands r freeezing here....shaz is on 25mg and it makes her feel the same......may I ask y u r on such a high dose? only reaon im asking, i have in the past asked for a higher dose, becos MTX didnt seems to be working too weel at the time, but nurse said No, that my dose is high enough....i still wonder y others r on a higher dose than me, becos Im still having corrective surgeries....oh well, anyway Giner Nuts r goood to settle ya tum..... take care Love Jill x
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Date: 17.12.2009
From: jill
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Subject: Re: Methatrexate and spots
Hi Verity, when i first began MTX, I was every joint in my body was inflamed, everything off the scale, esr etc, the lot, they didnt know what it was, never suffered pain like it, after three days they diagnosed Reiters(rare) but its now left me with Inflamatory Arthritis, basically similar to R.A., same treatments etc, anyway, as I got better, they put me on MTX, left hosp etc, slowly built up to 17.5, but one huge flare up, back in hosp at my ESR was 97, one of my rhummys said I had R.A. in his opinion, anyway they decided to put me on sulphasalazine too, along with MTX, Wow, that sulpha made me sick so bad, was on that for 6 months came offf that, and was then put up for the Enbrel etc, I was so happy, MTX remained at 17.5, so that dose along with Enbrel, seems to work very well for me, still got degeneration going on, but been told, thats due to the Reiters, its still got a hold, and the mes wont help the soft tissue that gets inflamed, thats my understanding anyway.... so my tendons and ligaments and discs get inflamed, discs dissapearing(DDD) anyway, Basically, I could NOT imagine being without them, god knows how i wls be now without those meds...however, if I had began the meds years ago, I wldnt be as bad as I am right now...... so yes, I havnt had any side affects at all with Enbrel, MTX I do, know its the MTX becos I had the side affects b4 starting Enbrel, and the affects r kinds the same, slight less, like Tiredness, fatigue on many occasions, but my bio nurse reckons the Meds that i take, painkillers(opiates) can make me tired, but i have suffered a lot with Teeth absesses, since being on MTX, I have had 5 teeth removed, they coulnt be saved, and even dentist beleived its due to the immune system being compromised, had 4 abbsesses at the same time ..one up top and three below, the gang in here were so supportive, wow was I in agony, had 4 removed at the hosp in one hit..... lolol..... otehr than that, great, and my bloods have ALWAYS been Normal, nowt sinister at all going on regards bloods, each month, the bloods seems to come back pretty much same...ESR is 12 at mo..HB fab etc.....so be positive about this Med ok, dont need to say Good luck really to u, becos I know U wont need it, U will be fine and feel gr8 when it kicks in...tc love Jill x
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