22nd November 2006
Hi,
I am not on Enbrel, but I have been on Humira injections (similar to Enbrel) since June of this year. Talk about a turn around. I am 47 and have had RA for about 5 years, and prior to the injections, I thought my future was going to be in a wheelchair. There were days I could hardly walk. My hands were so swollen, I couldn't make a fist, and I couldn't grasp anything.
Now I feel I have my life back. More energy, hardly any pain, swelling virtually gone. I have been able to get off all of the other meds that I was on (Methotrexate, Arava, Prednisone), and I don't even require anything for pain. I just hope it works forever.
Good luck to you and hope everything goes well.
I am not on Enbrel, but I have been on Humira injections (similar to Enbrel) since June of this year. Talk about a turn around. I am 47 and have had RA for about 5 years, and prior to the injections, I thought my future was going to be in a wheelchair. There were days I could hardly walk. My hands were so swollen, I couldn't make a fist, and I couldn't grasp anything.
Now I feel I have my life back. More energy, hardly any pain, swelling virtually gone. I have been able to get off all of the other meds that I was on (Methotrexate, Arava, Prednisone), and I don't even require anything for pain. I just hope it works forever.
Good luck to you and hope everything goes well.