Posted by: SynovialSensation on: July 14, 2010
I’m just out of consult, and it’s as good as it gets. It’s a sort of remission, or a serious damping down at any rate. I have to live with the monthly peaks, plan around them and get exercising again preferably without injuring myself this time. Lesson learnt, just because it feels good at the [...]
Posted by: SynovialSensation on: January 7, 2010
Fab journey in, snow out of London = no traffic in London. Clinic late to get going, but was well armed with papers, mags and coffee, so was just revelling in child free morning. Saw the Prof, and I got a gold star for being such a good Humira responder. Rock solid good blood work. [...]
Posted by: SynovialSensation on: July 21, 2009
These immortal words greeted my first ever depot jab, last September, of steroids. Oh they were a relief. However, I’m scared of them as a drug class, proper scared, since i nursed a fair number of scary, leary ‘roid ragers when I worked in psychiatry. Yes I know these are different to the bodybuilder ones, [...]
Posted by: SynovialSensation on: June 23, 2009
C day is consultation day. Tomorrow’s is also ‘cap in hand’ day. At the last consult he mentioned anti-TNFs as next stage, as I’ve not been responding well to methotrexate and sulphasalzine. I’m particularly hoping to be shot of the sulfa, which is no good for my mood. I’m going to ask if we can [...]
