A little bit more. But now I'm losing my sight. Duh
That’s my profile for just an example. You get way more information than that.
Has anyone gained lots of weight whilst on it?
My experience is a good nights sleep and no weight increase.
I found this which might help https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/872612/
Will be switching to Medicare in a few months and in researching my options I'm finding Enbrel will cost me about $5000 more per year than it does on my current health insurance. What have other people done when moving to Medicare?
Amgen works with a program called Saftynet Fondation , if you qualify you pay 0$ for your Embrel… Contact them
I am struggling, my pain is moving around my body … I took a fall in Nov shortly after knee injections… had my knee drained and mri - told wear sleeve … 3 ER trips later … drained my knee again , wicked bladder infection, pain on left side - no answers from Ct - saw my PCP - 2x - she gave a steroid pack , took about half them FU on bladder - complaining about my pain in neck / left side - waiting on a mri ( denied in August - did a round of pt) she gave me 10days of pain meds - ( which I have… read more
YES! PC did blood tests & said I had no inflammation. Hmmm, funny, the MRI clearly states end plate of cervical spine shows active inflammation, causing pain. I was told yesterday, by my pain mngmnt… read more
@A MySpondylitisTeam Member hi! I read your post about that you have a lot of UTIs. I have that problem too. Trough my adult life I’ve been having that problem. And since my diagnosis of PSo,AS and… read more
Pain mgt doctor diagnosed & ordered injections to my si joints. I have gait, mechanical, leg length discrepancy issues. Will that defeat the relief from injections? Have hidradenitis, will that inflammation cause problems? Can injections be done at clinic without available images, only x Ray's during procedure? Will injections in my lower back help pain in my upper back/neck.
I had steroid injections in both of my SI joints. It's very a very quick procedure with conscious sedation. You lie down on an X-ray table, you get numbed and the injections take about 2 minutes each… read more
Yes, I had both SI Joints fused a few months ago and have been in worse pain since. Also had a Lumbar Nerve Block which worked. No or little pain for 1 year. Needs to be done again. Doctor is now… read more
I can’t take nsaids because of irritated stomach. Will Tylenol help as much as NSAID’s?
Tylenol alone doesn't help me. However, you might be incredibly helped, like a friend of mine is.
Ask your doctor about potential medication that will help. You don't have to suffer.