What are your expectations for the meds you are on and what do you expect from them in the future?
Oh boy Joonie, you are coming up with some thought provoking questions tonight!!!
I think maybe I have some unrealistic expectations.
I would like more energy and not to feel so fluish, I think that is what bothers me the most.
Then I would like the swelling to go down in my joints and some of the pain relieved.
I can handle some of the joint pain and I do kno some of it will remain because of the damage.
I have not been able to find the right mix now for over 4 or 5 years, so I just keep trying. I wish that they would give us faster results.
Oh and I wish the side effects weren't so stinky sometimes!!!
My expectations for my meds are that they slow down the process of the ra. And shake this fatigue I normally experience. I really have no expectations of my meds, I WISH they would take away the pain and swelling and make me full of energy......i even wish they'd take 20 years off my face Oh lisa hunny I am so sorry that your meds are still not working for you. I wish I had a wand to wave that would make everyones meds work. Or even cure us.
Will your doc add mtx or arava to your humira? can you take either one of those?
I expect my meds to help me lead a long, productive, pain-free life. I expect my meds to allow me, on occasion, to even forget I have RA.I don't expect to live another pain-free day in my life, with the FMS and DDD. Just want to get it back where it was before this latest round of problems. Not even too hopeful that's going to happen.
This is not targeted to anyone, just a general observation from being on the boards for a couple of years now and reading how sooo many people have high expectations for their meds, that is good, but there is a down side...
Even if your meds met your expectations, you still will not be the old you, before RA. You will still experience ups & downs. Sometimes you have to wait months before the meds give you the full effect.
I know some of us post about how Biologicals have helped them within the very first shot, but that is very uncommon, and not everyone experiences the same results. For some it takes weeks, or even months, and then there are some who are still searching for something to work.
It seems a lot of people are impatient on waiting for the meds to kick in. I can understand that, as they have had their life ripped from them and are now in horrible pain, and unable to move freely. But like for all things good you have to wait for it to happen, the same with meds. It takes time to get the right combo. Even people who have found the right combo, often have to change years later, because it is no longer the right combo for them.
There are some people who go into remission, let it be med induced or just because. I would hope everyone could go into remission. If remission happens, you are not 100% your old self. It is probably caused from the toll RA has put your body through and the meds you have to take if it is med induced.
I hope for everyone is that your meds reach your expectations, but for everyone to remember that your body is not what it was before RA hit.