I worked out in the yard for about an hour. I planted some plants, did some weeding and watered. it is an absolutely gorgeous day today. My limp and pain came back in hip and knee. I am back in my recliner. It is not intense flare pain but it hurts. It is so hard to decide. I hate how sluggish darvocet makes me. I wonder if I should take darvocet to be able to do the things I like to do or I should not do the things I like to do. It is so hard to understand your limitations when you want to be sure that YOU ARE DOING ALL YOU CAN DO !
The key is finding a successful treatment and then hopefully you'll have less pain and will be able to do the things you want to do without thinking. I hope that day comes soon for you Roxy.
Take care, Moonie
Thanks Moonie. I am just getting to know "life with ra". It takes a lot of navigation.............. but I am getting Enbrel soooooooon. Maybe darvocet can be put in the closet
I am on Humira. Without it I was taking a minimum of 8 Ultram a day. Now with it I usually take 4. The pain is managable. If I do more than the minimum, such as all this wallpaper scraping, I need to take more.
The ultram no longer makes me sluggish. In fact I can only tell that I've taken it by looking at my med box, if the morning dose is empty, I've taken my meds.
many people report success within the 4th Enbrel dose... Good luck.
I can't wait Kathy. I could not cope without the darvocet but my hope is to get my meds down to Enbrel and acupuncture for pain management. Keep the narcotics for major flares only !!!!That is my goal