Hey I need some advice please, I was dx with ra and bursitis in my hip 2 years ago. at first we used plaquinel to control it and for about 9 months that worked until I started having stomach issues and they stopped my meds for some tests when it was ok for me to start taking them again it seemed to stop working for me. I then started methotrexate and that worked for about six months and they stopped for more stomach tests,my ra has been up and down since July, I have just been dx with gall bladder disease and they are advising that I have my gall bladder removed. Could this be causing my ra to flare like it has been? the last month and a half have been the worse time since my dx. I am still rather new to this and just would like 1 week where I feel better!! Has anyone else experienced this? My rheumy wants me to try simponi and I have been approved but the side effects are rather scary, I am supposed to see a surgeon this week about the gall bladder and have put off starting the simponi until this is taken care of. Is anyone else taking simponi? and has anyone dealt with gall bladder issues and active ra?
did you have many problems after the surgery, am still trying to work full time and have had quite a few bad days lately, My hands are so swollen and painful this morning I have to type with two fingers. I am on fmla but with this economy, its scary.
After five years of being miserable, having my gall bladder removed was the best thing I ever did. The surgery was late afternoon and I came home the following morning around 9 am. I was up and around the first day, driving on the second day and back to work on the fifth day. Any pain or infection can instigate an arthritis flare (in my opinion). Go for it. You will feel much better.