Health Boards
Wed-27-04-2022, 13:51 PM
The injectable is not easy for me to draw into the syringe if I'm tired. I've done it badly the past few weeks, still getting blasted air bubbles or ending up with a spray of yellow Methotrexate on my bathroom counter. Also, I feel the daily nausea, although only mild to moderate, even with the injectable.
My dermatologist is on maternity leave, and my next appointment with her is scheduled for August 2.
My gastroenterologist could prescribe Stelara, but there is a pulmonary issue to consider since the Humira has helped me breathe better these past ten years I've been taking it. I have a pulmonologist appointment next week and will draw that poor chap into this conversation. At least to get an idea what I can do if I switch away from Humira and then have worsened lung problems.
The gastroenterologist said that having a gap from taking Humira could lead to a severe allergic reaction upon restarting it. The Remicade did that, and I had anaphylaxis reactions twice while getting it in the hospital long ago.
I skipped my Methotrexate injection on Friday, needing to rebel against it. It's hard to cope with that feeling of nausea. I'm thinking about returning to the oral Methotrexate this Friday. I've come to loathe the look of the little vials of yellow poison and feel a queasiness as I fill the syringe.
Ugh! But the damned stuff works on my skin, which is such a relief that I forget how awful the patches were and the pain and itching and flaking, and I want to stop Methotrexate.
My dermatologist is on maternity leave, and my next appointment with her is scheduled for August 2.
My gastroenterologist could prescribe Stelara, but there is a pulmonary issue to consider since the Humira has helped me breathe better these past ten years I've been taking it. I have a pulmonologist appointment next week and will draw that poor chap into this conversation. At least to get an idea what I can do if I switch away from Humira and then have worsened lung problems.
The gastroenterologist said that having a gap from taking Humira could lead to a severe allergic reaction upon restarting it. The Remicade did that, and I had anaphylaxis reactions twice while getting it in the hospital long ago.
I skipped my Methotrexate injection on Friday, needing to rebel against it. It's hard to cope with that feeling of nausea. I'm thinking about returning to the oral Methotrexate this Friday. I've come to loathe the look of the little vials of yellow poison and feel a queasiness as I fill the syringe.
Ugh! But the damned stuff works on my skin, which is such a relief that I forget how awful the patches were and the pain and itching and flaking, and I want to stop Methotrexate.