fed up with feeling exhausted and in pain!!

soozyquoo
soozyquoo Member Posts: 28
edited 7. Apr 2010, 13:05 in Living with Arthritis archive
Hey not been on for a long time!! Had a toal knee replacement in November. Since then have been decreasing my steroids was on 15 mg, decreased 1 mg per fortnight since. Down to 1 mg, but feel SO exhausted and in agony, even my new knee is suffering!!
To top it all got to come off the methotrexate as my liver has elevated to 131 and am now awaiting an ultra sound in May.
Just got no get up and go and all I want to do is sleep, sleep, sleep!!! which doesn't help my joints what so ever!!
GRRRRRRR! feel better now I've had a moan!!!
Soozy xx

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  • psyart
    psyart Member Posts: 600
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    big hugs for you to help you!!!! (((((((((()))))))))))) nothing worst than the get up and go to be gone :x

    take care - but sometimes sleep is the only way to help mend things??


    Louise xx
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  • marion1952
    marion1952 Member Posts: 963
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi

    Sorry to hear you are having such a rough time at the moment..Is it worth asking your Rheumy Nurse or GP if you can increase the steroids a little, just to get you over this bad patch?

    My liver enzymes went from 23 to 100 recently, so I know how worrying that is.. They have come back down now to 45 (I gather less than 50 is acceptable) and fortunately I didn't need to stop my methotrexate.

    Hope you feel better soon.

    Marion x
  • kingarthur
    kingarthur Member Posts: 55
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    soozyquoo wrote:
    Hey not been on for a long time!! Had a toal knee replacement in November. Since then have been decreasing my steroids was on 15 mg, decreased 1 mg per fortnight since. Down to 1 mg, but feel SO exhausted and in agony, even my new knee is suffering!!
    To top it all got to come off the methotrexate as my liver has elevated to 131 and am now awaiting an ultra sound in May.
    Just got no get up and go and all I want to do is sleep, sleep, sleep!!! which doesn't help my joints what so ever!!
    GRRRRRRR! feel better now I've had a moan!!!
    Soozy xx

    Hey, im so sorry to hear you are suffering, but hey; same here the last week or so...tired and sleeping all the time...no get up and go..
    I have no idea what the answers are to this one....

    I too brought a memory foam topper from Ebay and it is brill, it makes staying in bed less painful....not sure if that is a good thing lol l

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