2nd April 2007
Hi Lori.Bret and Kissa,
I wish that I could take the pain meds that you are both taking (or which ever ones worked best for me). But my insurance will not pay for a pain med. doctor or the pain meds. (Now on the 2nd part - I am not definitely sure). And I do not have enuf money to go on my own.
I have a very good old fashioned family dr. that gave me some hydrocodone and muscle relaxers for a while. Then he referred me to a rheumatologist. But, he still gives me, Lexapro and a little Valium, to help me make it thru the really stressful things of my life at the moment.
My Rheumatologist, who I am gone to for about 3 years, is really good. She first diagnosed me with osteo and then after more tests and try outs of drugs, discovered that I have very active Rheumatoid Arthritis and some osteo also. We just did a test for Lupus, and had my knees x-rayed, so will see in a few weeks what becomes of those.
She gives me 4 Skelaxin (muscle relaxers), per day. 2 ER 100mg Ultram per day (1 in am and 1 in pm), 3 Sulphasalazin, 2 x day, 1 Relafen, 2 x day, and 1 - 2 Prednisone in the am. The Prednisone works great, but I do not have a perfect liver, so, she is weaning me off of them. Oh yeah, she just started trying me on, 1 Lyrica, 1 in am and 1 in pm. If that does not work, to make me feel better some what, she will up my Ultram ER, to 200mg, 1 in am and 1 in pm.
Sorry to be so long, just wish that my rheumy would give me better working drugs. I cannot take the other kinds, because I have sores on me, I type of rash/? that I keep picking, when I get anxious.
Thanks for listening and let me know if yall have any tips for me.
Wannabe
I wish that I could take the pain meds that you are both taking (or which ever ones worked best for me). But my insurance will not pay for a pain med. doctor or the pain meds. (Now on the 2nd part - I am not definitely sure). And I do not have enuf money to go on my own.
I have a very good old fashioned family dr. that gave me some hydrocodone and muscle relaxers for a while. Then he referred me to a rheumatologist. But, he still gives me, Lexapro and a little Valium, to help me make it thru the really stressful things of my life at the moment.
My Rheumatologist, who I am gone to for about 3 years, is really good. She first diagnosed me with osteo and then after more tests and try outs of drugs, discovered that I have very active Rheumatoid Arthritis and some osteo also. We just did a test for Lupus, and had my knees x-rayed, so will see in a few weeks what becomes of those.
She gives me 4 Skelaxin (muscle relaxers), per day. 2 ER 100mg Ultram per day (1 in am and 1 in pm), 3 Sulphasalazin, 2 x day, 1 Relafen, 2 x day, and 1 - 2 Prednisone in the am. The Prednisone works great, but I do not have a perfect liver, so, she is weaning me off of them. Oh yeah, she just started trying me on, 1 Lyrica, 1 in am and 1 in pm. If that does not work, to make me feel better some what, she will up my Ultram ER, to 200mg, 1 in am and 1 in pm.
Sorry to be so long, just wish that my rheumy would give me better working drugs. I cannot take the other kinds, because I have sores on me, I type of rash/? that I keep picking, when I get anxious.
Thanks for listening and let me know if yall have any tips for me.
Wannabe