OK, I'll whine with everyone else:
Stopped Enbrel for Simponi. Didn't think Enbrel was doing much to justify that expense, though it's to insurance, rather than me. After stopping the Enbrel, I waited 4 weeks to start Simponi. After 4 weeks, I learned it WAS doing something. So now I wonder if Simponi will help and if I was stupid to stop Enbrel. And if it doesn't, would Enbrel work at least as well as before. (If this doesn't make sense, consider it my exercise in getting this whine off my chest..LOL) Now it's been just over 2.5 weeks since 1st Simponi injection. I want results NOW. Not in another 2 or 3 months, but
NOW!!!!!!!!
My stamina (such that it was) has gone out the window. My morning stiffness (that I didn't realize had gotten better while on Enbrel) returned and brought company. Work has gotten harder because we are shorter-staffed and now have to cover even more than before people started transferring to other departments and jobs.
I have a trip-of-a-lifetime coming up in September (Alaskan cruise). My rheumy will prescribe enough steroids to make me comfortable enough to do what I want to do (which will be everything that I can manage!) But what if it DOESN'T make things better?
SI hurts (but pain will soon go away because of the RF), but that leaves legs, feet, knees, hands and neck. Narcotics and Mobic carry most of the way, but not always. But, at least my elbows don't hurt.
And the bridge of my nose is doing quite well, thank you.
