Hi,
my turn to rant tonight

I thought it was too good to be true when I finally got to restart my methotrexate on Wednesday. Five weeks I have missed through one infection after another ....... but on Wednesday I had my injection

and thought I was on the way to feeling better.
Last night started with stuffy sinuses, and today they were lots worse, and it became obvious to me that there may be an infection.
Infections always do this at Weekends don't they? My GP is away this week, so I got an appointment tonight with the other GP. (Daren't leave it until Monday as it was bound to take a grip and take longer to get over.) He is always very thorough, takes ages, and writes notes more like essays. The upshot is I have to have antibiotics, he did a blood test (and said how inconvenient it was that I needed one on a Friday evening :oops: :oops: not sure what I could do about that :roll: ) and then said that he thought I should stop the Leflunomide until I could get advice from the Rheumy nurse on Monday. Andtstop the MTX.



So ... no Lef, no MTX next week as on antibiotics, and another week feeling rough. :x :x :x :x
I know things could be a lot worse, but I really really wish arthur would give me a break right now.
Comments
Try not to let it get you down too much and spoil your weekend.
Love
Vonski x
So,so sorry to hear you're going through all this. It's just one thing after another isn't it? I don't think anybody has informed arthur that he doesn't need to work full time, he can have some leave
Sending a big ((((()))))
and some flowers
Hope you feel better soon
Luv Carol XXX
I do hope the antibiotics kick in soon and that you begin to feel better and hopefully can build up some resistance so that you have a well earned break from this vicious circle.
Luv
Elna x(())
If you can lay down at night knowing in your heart that you made someone's day just a little bit better, you know you had a good day.
Vonski .... too right Arthur is being gready with the infections! I hope he will get fed up soon
I will talk to my own GP when she is back about whether we need to go elsewhere for a second opinion. It is only the second time I can remember having sinuses this horrid, so am hoping it will be the last.
Carol - thanks for the lovely flowers ..... made me smile.
Elna - you are so right about littlelegs .... she has had a busy day warning everyone away from our house - just the day to have 4 different deliveries :roll: good job the neighbours were out! tonight I came up to go onto the computer and she followed me up here & only really settled down once I was back downstairs and her 'pack' were all together
right .... off to take my co-codamols and to stink the place out with olbas oil :oops:
sleep well all (((((((((((((((((())))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Sorry to read this, am only just catching up after a couple of days in the wilderness. Hope you are feeling a bit better.
ARTHUR and INFECTIONS Will you please leave Wonky alone!
hope this helps
Chris
Arthur will get the message soon i hope.
hope you have a good weekend - at least the rain went fairly early here ... but not looking forward to the cold coming!
Poor you, really going through the mill. You must be feeling really low at the moment. If you don't mind me asking, do you have dairy products, milk, cheese, etc. If so, why not change to Soya.
I suffered dreadfully up to 10 years ago, Bronchitis twice a year. If I do eat a little bit too much cheese or perhaps have some custard or ice cream, then I can start feeling my sinuses and throat filling up.
I'm asthmatic too so the soya helps me no end.
Also Kelp tablets help.
I do hope you start feeling better soon, chin up
hugs from Joy
I must admit that I do have quite a lot of dairy - hadn't realised there was a connection with sinus problems. (not had this before) so will think about the soya .... have a friend who has it, but says it takes a bit of getting used to?
just waiting for the meds to start working.
have a good weekend
Now what have you been doing? We cannot leave you 5 mins.
I do hope you will feel well soon though. At least you have been given antibiotics.
Everybody seems to be getting it.
sending you ((((())))) and hope you will feel better asap
love trisher xx
rita
I forgot to add that having soya helps with keeping your collestrial down aswell. I believe there was an article in Arthritis care last year about dairy products. I shall have to investigate
joy
am feeling a bit better today, at least can breath through my nose quite a bit so throat is grateful
Will look into my back copies of Arthritis News to find the soya/dairy article.
I will remember your ENT advice ( :oops: sorry can't remember who said about ENT) I have had a camera up my nose before to look at my vocal chords (I know they are not up there :roll: but it is how they get the camera down
I am sticking with the olbas oil in hot water for inhallations for now, but will bear the other suggestions in mind if needed later.
off for some tea now.
keep well everyone
Carol xxx
Sorry you are feeling so rough, you have had more than your fair share. You must be absolutely desperate for your meds!!! Hope you feel better soon and get to take them next week. Meanwhile sending you cyber hugs and cyber flowers.( only I seem not to have the little characters bookmarked tonight so you will have to make do with only the former... sorry
Take care Gillx
ta for the hugs & cyber flowers
hope you are keeping well and staying germ free (i'm wearing a mask as I type - honest