Yes, I'm being sarcastic! I am counting the hours and minutes until my MTX! Hopefully that will help. I'm down to 2mg. My body is in revolt. Today I had trouble sleeping because it felt like someone was poking a hot instrument through my ankle. I have never had more than a little sorness or a few sharp pains in my ankle. This time it looked like I had twisted it. My baby toes on my feet looked like sausages. My hands have also taken on that puffy look too. I am almost out of pred and should be finished in about a week. I hope the MTX will do its thing because my next appointment isn't until September. I also do not want any more MTX. I know higher doses mean more of those nasty side effects and I am already taking 6 2.5 pills a week. I hope my body calms down soon.
I am sorry, Caprice. I hope the MTX helps you to get to feeling better. Good Luck on the pred taper. Hope you can get off of it.
Keep us posted.
Caprice, hope things work out well for you. That ankle sounds PAINFUL. Poor thing Ooooh Caprice I so feel for you. It is so hard to taper off of pred. Our bodies get used to having it and then really revolt against us when we take it away. Have you talked to your rheumy and let him/her know that you are just miserable? Sometimes they will up your dose a little bit and then make the taper...taper out a little bit longer and do it a little bit more slowly.
Hope you feel better soon!!