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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / September 2007Back on MTX
I finally gave in and called the RD's office. The pain and stiffness were pretty rough. He authorized me to go back on my methotrexate now that the chemotherapy is over. I just hope it kicks in quickly. I see him in person in a few weeks and plan to get him on my side on this disability thing. Allsup seemed to think his word would be the deciding factor for the Administrative Law Judge who will preside over the hearing (although they usually get the judge to approve without a hearing). We'll see if the doc will agree with me that I cannot work at all. It has to be his opinion and it has to be entered into my medical records. Think about me on the 16th of October. DeeTee DeeTee, I hope this starts working for you right away and that the pain goes away quickly and that all goes well with you from now on.  SignatureLove and Hugs to all Jo the squirrely one >I finally gave in and called the RD's office. The pain and stiffness were >pretty rough. He authorized me to go back on my methotrexate now that the [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > DeeTee i must have misread a previous post. i thought you had already started mtx. i'm wanting it to kick in quickly for you, too, sweetie. ((((((((((((((deetee)))))))))))))))) i'm glad you decided to get an attorney to fight for your ssdi for you. i think your lawyer is correct. you'll need to make it clear to this doctor, and other doctors, that there is *no way* you can you could financially support yourself. suggestion, just ideas for you--make a list of all the *specific* things you cannot do and those things that are too painful to do with any degree of sustained tolerance, how they affect your everyday quality of life. as you do this, also, sit down with your hubby and ask him what he sees in this regard, because you might not notice/be aware of the things he notices that can be added to the list. (we often take our own limitations for granted, accept them stoically, and don't realize how limited we really are. but our spouses often do notice, even though we "think" they don't.) with this same list, also show how you cannot and *will not be able to* string enough "good days" together to be able to hold *any* full-time job in order to support yourself financially. then, discuss this list with your attorney and your doctor/s. good luck, sweetie. kate I finally gave in and called the RD's office. The pain and stiffness were pretty rough. He authorized me to go back on my methotrexate now that the chemotherapy is over. I just hope it kicks in quickly. I see him in person in a few weeks and plan to get him on my side on this disability thing. Allsup seemed to think his word would be the deciding factor for the Administrative Law Judge who will preside over the hearing (although they usually get the judge to approve without a hearing). We'll see if the doc will agree with me that I cannot work at all. It has to be his opinion and it has to be entered into my medical records. Think about me on the 16th of October. DeeTee >i must have misread a previous post. i thought you had already started >mtx. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > kate There was one thing I told the doctors evaluating me that I think helped. They were asking about household stuff. Cooking and housekeeping in general. I told him we depended a lot on take out and meals you can heat in the microwave. Not so much because I can't cook anymore but because cleanup afterwards is just too much work. They need to know stuff like how hard it is just to go buy a few groceries. Not just the shopping itself but getting the stuff into the car and home and inside and put away. Used to be I'd make a nice meal on grocery day. Now I'm too worn out to eat a meal, much less cook it. Jo >>i must have misread a previous post. i thought you had already started >>mtx. [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > > Jo Jo and Kate are right on the money here...I know that when you start listing things, your brain will say..yeah I can do that..or on my good days I can do this...Remember how many "Spoons" you had to use to be able to accomplish it. It is very easy to think back and say Yeah I bought all the grocerys and put them all away...I can do that..Without remembering that it took 3 days to recover afterwards... Allsup is very good at asking the questions and when you answer with a short sentance..Pulling more answers from you that you haven't even thought about...Or elaborating on your Yes and No answers.... Good Luck Dee Tee.... And Praying that your Medicine kicks in quickly.. Cindy Sweetie - I went BACK on the methotrexate. The RD stopped it while I was on chemo for the cancer. DeeTee >i must have misread a previous post. i thought you had already started >mtx. [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > DeeTee > Sweetie - I went BACK on the methotrexate. The RD stopped it while I was > on chemo for the cancer. > > DeeTee Hi DeeTee,,,, Did you start back at the old amount/wk or do you build up to it? Harv He put me right back on the same amount. The chemotherapy did the same job the methotrexate was doing, so it wasn't as though I had been "chemical-less" (is that a word?) during the summer. I inject ...hmmm...I forget now, but it's to the 8 on the needle. It is doing it's job, albeit a little slowly. I still have a finger joint that's swollen and very painful, but the rest of me seems to be calming back down somewhat. DeeTee >> Sweetie - I went BACK on the methotrexate. The RD stopped it while I was >> on chemo for the cancer. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Harv On Sep 19, 4:58 am, "DeeTee wrote: > Think about me on the 16th of October. {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ DeeTee}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}, you got it sweetie. Hope your pain eases up quickly. johnie On Sep 19, 4:58 am, "DeeTee and Bob Taggart" <ke3iu_nos...@hotmail.com> wrote: > I finally gave in and called the RD's office. The pain and stiffness were > pretty rough. He authorized me to go back on my methotrexate now that the [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > DeeTee will do!m ah, I hope the mtx kicks in quickly for you this time. Hopefuly the chemo still has your immune system primed to be knocked back some. And good luck on your discussion with the doc - remind us the day before so we can send convincing thoughts his way! SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare |
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