Date: 21.08.2010
From: Jill
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Subject: Re: 4th Dose of Mtx - suffering
Hi Marilyn Ive been on MTX over 3half years now, but recently switched over to MTX injections, as I have an inflamed stomach lining, anyway, dont give up, remian positive ok, the MTX just dampens down the progression of the disease, it takes approx 3 months to kick in, so its early days for u, we all have to go thru this sadly, once its kicked in, the flare ups will deffo lessen, but they do not go altogether, but we r all different, I can only talk from personal experience, but also from hearing other peopels stories on this matter.....I also take Enbrel (Bio Meds) and I still get flare ups, and this still causes pain, so U do need to take painkillers too, depending on how bad your pain is, I have to take Opiates(zomorph) for my pain daily, ifr I dont, pain is bad, but the meds, help stop the disease ruining your joints etc..... the main thing is, to learn about the disease, the meds, and learn to re addapt your lifestyle, to the point that u r comfortable.....for example, if I do hoover my front room, my back goes, I have a history of bad back, and hd spine op, and still need another..... look at it this way, if U wernt on the meds, u wld feel worse, so its the bgest thing for u to take, U will get it under control, and U will also get warning of a coming flare up, its something we learn to spot as time goes by.......the most important thing in all of this, is to remain positive, hard I know, but try and keeep ya chin up, u r deffo not alone in this....and I wish U well Jill
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