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I have a question how many of you can work and hold done a job without any problems? This morning I woke up after being put on prednisone since the mtx hasn't started working I feel like I got ran over by a truck. How long does prednisone take to start working. I counldn't imagine having to get up to go to work it is bad enough trying to watch my two children all day long. Any info. would be nice.
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I have a full time job at a local hospital. It is very physical, so I do pretty much Nikihh does. I have no life after work. I come home and just try to get off my feet. Weekends are spent trying to get the house work done and build up energy for the week to come. I am lucky though. Yesterday I finally spoke up and let my boss know what I am going through. She has chronic problems with diabetes and asthma, so I got a lot of sympathy... and next week, because I am in a flare right now, I was put on a job where I can sit down! I am so happy. It is not easy getting the energy you need when you have to take care of children or work, but it is amazing what you can do if you have to do it. I try to stay positive. Anyone you ask at my work will always say I always have a smile on my face. I think my positive thinking is the key for me getting through the day or the week...but it isn't easy. I am not on the medications most of the people here are on. I go for my last round of tests tomrrow and we will go from there. I hope I get something to help me better than just celebrex...because it really isn't helping me with the pain at all. I have a flexible job. I definitely think it will take some
understanding whlie you get your medication tweaked and see where you
wind up with your meds.
I read that about 75% of people with RA lead completely productive
lives. I am so far staying up there with medication. But
getting off pred is a whole other story.
The pred worked for me in about 2 hours, noticeably. It got even
better by the next morning. I had taken 15 mg total -- 10 day/ 5
night.
I hope you get some relief soon. It is really hard when you hurt so bad waiting for those meds to work.
Ive been taking the prednisone since monday still don't feel that much better could just be having a good day. I can only stand on my feet for maybe a couple of minutes without being in alot of pain. Shoes don't make it any better the only thing is to stay off them and put a heating pad on them. I wonder if things will ever get bettter?
I have not been able to fully return to my job/hours since the end of January. I dont know when it will get better, but somthing has to happen soon. I cant afford to continue like this for any longer. Kids, house, errands, work, homework, little league, gymnastics, girl scouts, family time, helping the parents, helping the grandparents.....sigh...I dont have time for RA. It sure does feel like a ball and chain these days.It took a couple of weeks for the prednisone to start working for me. I also have a job that if I need to sit down I sit down. But no life outside of work. I did take my son to the mall last Saturday for the first time since the middle of last year. I did pay for it the next day. We just have to realize that we have to plan for what we want to do and know that there will be repercussions for what we do. This is not a easy disease and that is why we all like to come here to this site and vent our problems with people who know what it's like. Spouses are great but they can't sympathize like fellow suffers'.I work full time but with difficulty. I get up at 5:45, have a 45 minute commute and start work at about 7:40. I am trying to get a reduced workload but it's hard to get. I look healthy, so I don't get much sympathy and am continually asked to put in overtime and cover for other teachers who are out sick(I'm always sick but almost never absent). My solution this year is to get a lot of support at home. My husband cooks during the week and does the laundry. We have someone clean house once a week. I force myself to go to the gym after work at least 3 times a week where I almost fall asleep on the exercise bike, do a few land exercises and work out in the warm water pool. If I miss even a few days of exercise, I stiffen up and am much worse. I take methetrexate on Fridays and it takes me most of the weekend to recover just in time for work again on Monday. The only saving grace is I'm a teacher so I get long vacations. It's not easy.I was that way for two months without meds and going downhill
fast. I am so sorry you aren't getting relief and that it has
been so hard on you all.
I really have been working my tail off while I am feeling good in fear
of the other shoe dropping. I have been taking as much work as I
can this last two weeks in hopes that I can save extra money for the
"next big flare"
How much prednisone are you taking? The first time I was on it, I got the little packet that you take 2 pills for 2 days, then one pill for 3 days, etc. Did nothing at all for me. The next time, I was on 20 mg. per day for the first week, and that had an effect almost immediately. I'm on 10 mg. at the moment, and I don't feel great, but I'm definitely functional. I'd really rather not take more than that. The same dose doesn't work for everyone. You might want to check that.
Good luck!!
When I was on pred. it kicked in right away. I started with 5 mg of pred. and went on mtx at 7.5 mg. I felt better right away on the pred. and the swelling in my feet/ankles/hands, which was really bad, started decreasing. After about 2 months on the mtx, I felt better also.
Susan
I'm on 10mg of prednisone a day and also take 10mg of mtx. Still feeling crappy wonder what my doctors going to do next to help me. I was up at least every hour moving the heating pad to different places trying to get some relief. I hope something works fast. I know the prednisone has kicked in because it has made my blood sugars hard to control. DOn't know what to do.
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