Thank you all for the input I will follow up with my rummy.
I feel so horrible all the time. My back is a new problem for the last month. Can't sit, stand or walk too long.
The problem with me is that I don't look like anything is wrong, so when I go to my Rummy and I sit in the office and look at all the people with walkers and canes, I feel so guilty so I don't really tell the doctor how severe my pain is. I feel that I am just being a complainer. I look at these people and think "wow and I think I got it bad".
I'm on Humeria shots 2x's a month but the pain is constant.
When I get up in the morning I have to go into the hot shower to be able to function.
Dear Rosemarie, I'm so sorry you are in pain, what have you been given to stop it? There is so much help out there with the new meds I'm sure your doctor can figure this out......DON'T FEEL GUILTY YOU NEED TO TELL THE DOCTOR HOW SEVERE YOUR PAIN IS! tHE people you see with canes may have something totally different and they aren't in pain.
Please give him a call tomorrow and explain. Pain will make your crazy, been there,
Sarah
Sorry you are hurting! Call that rheumy! Pain is pain and you should never minimize yours ever!
I don't feel that your RA is under good control right now and adding maybe mtx to the mix might be something you talk to your rheumy about. I do both humira and mtx and it works well for me.
I feel if your back is in constant pain,you are in no better shpe than the ones that are in the docotr office. They may have had it longer, they may neurpathy, new joints in place,etc. Pain is pain, and it isnt undercontrol if you cant sit or walk. Now days when i go to target and shop by back starts hurting, i have about 1 hour to be on my feet than im laid out,and in pain the rest of the day. This is not controlled to me. i have a friend that i work with thatdoes not have anydiagnosis, but is on vicoden, she pops them like candy, and now she is adding other meds to increase the effect because the vicoden no longer work for her. So i look at her, and she is alwys out of it. and it scares me, because i know i could benifit from using stonger pain meds, but one,im scared that they will eventually wear off, than i will have to go stronger. plus i am afraid if i ask my doctor for something more she might think im drug seeking? i take 2-3 tramadol per day, and already it is not as effective as when i started it.