rollercoaster ride

richy
richy Member Posts: 55
edited 8. Nov 2012, 05:25 in Living with Arthritis archive
when i first joined this forum, sombody posted the comment above, (rollercoaster ride) ive been ok-ish for weeks now, taking the meds,,, feeling ok-ish hydro and meth. folic acid,,, pain killers, ibuprofen,,,,
i woke up early for work 6am to find my hands like balloons and feet a Sasquatch would be proud of, and my right arm refuses to work! :cry:
so i guess its another week off work? or it will be gone by tommorow :?:
is a big flare up over night while asleep normal? and with all the meds? cheers guys,

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  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Aww Richy
    It really is one day at a time, I have oa in multiple joints and I really do make the most of my good days, it must be so hard for you having to work, I do wish I could help more but you know we are all here..
    Take care xx
    Love
    Barbara
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Flares can still happen when you're taking meds - I comfort myself with the thought that they might be worse without the meds. Yup, it's a cold comfort. :) Who knows if it will subside as quckly as it came? I think I'm right in thinking that you have'nt been on the meds for that long, yes? DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I wish I could give you a definite answer but, like so many things arthritic, there isn't one. It might go as quickly as it came. It might hang about and make itself at home. It might mean the meds aren't working yet...or working properly....or you need different ones. Give it a few days, if you can, and see how it is then.
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • richy
    richy Member Posts: 55
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    dreamdaisy wrote:
    Flares can still happen when you're taking meds - I comfort myself with the thought that they might be worse without the meds. Yup, it's a cold comfort. :) Who knows if it will subside as quckly as it came? I think I'm right in thinking that you have'nt been on the meds for that long, yes? DD
    no 3 weeks,, meth and hydro, i guess thay havent kicked in yet!
    i feel so weak,,,, today! tommorow will be totaly diffrent, pins and needles in my finger tips and toes,,, size 14 feet today! :cry:
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Three weeks is very early days, Richy, they can take up to twelve weeks to kick in. Take things easy, obviously the arthritis is having a bite at you so go with the flow for the time being. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    The good/bad news is I doubt your recent 'good health' :wink: is to do with the meds as it's so early. I think it was probably just one of those blips. However, that does mean that, with luck, you will be feeling better in a few weeks. I hope so.
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I had to look up sasquatch Richy.

    I'm a rollercoaster person too. Take yesterday I was just suffering from nausea from the tabs but the pain was low then my ankle flared and I could not walk on it by evening and my knees were agony. It makes planning for going out very difficult as can change so much in a day.

    Elizabeth
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • richy
    richy Member Posts: 55
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    woke up today fine! as right as rain! size 12 feet, (like normal. first time in months) bloody disease! dose my head in! still on the hydro and meth, im glad i found you guys,,
    its hard to comment on here when you have just been diagnosed, and just living with it,,, i cant help other people because im not sure whats going on with myself, new drugs? ect ect!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    but im glad i found you guys! the help has been 2nd to none! thankyou,,,,,,
  • Loulou11
    Loulou11 Member Posts: 86
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi richy take each day as it comes and you will start to recognise signs that could mean a flare up, I always flare three days before my humira jab is due, and feel totally wiped out just before. Most of the time you ride the storm on the flare up but you learn to work around the bad days. Good luck
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Ah, this stuff keeps us on our arthritic toes, doesn't it? I am glad you are feeling better and I hope it lasts. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Richy
    Its good to see you are feeling a little better...long may it continue x
    Love
    Barbara

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