Hi all, again let me express my sincere appreciation for all the
support.  You people are wonderful. :)  I'm in a much better place now
mentally and emotionally, and think that I'm about over the hump with
this one.

On your recommendations I spoke with my pharmacist and then with my
RD's nurse.  Everything's a "go" for switching to injectible MTX, and
hopefully they'll get the prescription called in for me to pick up
tomorrow when we make our bi-weekly trip to Ironwood for shopping and
medical necessities (I'll be seeing my PCP tomorrow as well).

Plus, I've been taking Milk Thistle for my liver, which you all
recommended years ago when the enzymes were so high.  And I credit
that, plus quitting drinking, for the recovery.  My liver panels have
been completely normal for two years now.  But I'm not taking the
maximum allowed, so I got clearance to bump that up as well to
counteract the stress from these new meds and supplements.

And we've upped my Prednisone to 5 mg. per day for awhile to give the
MTX a chance to kick in and give me a break from the inflammation and
pain.  It's made a difference already.  I've always responded quite
well to steroids, and just hate not being able to use higher doses to
treat the RA instead of this dreadful cocktail that's draining my
health and my budget. :-/

Today for the first time the temps hit 70F here, and I forced myself
to get outside for a walk in the woods.  It was slow going due to
what's going on with my feet and ankles, but it did a world of good to
blow the stink off me and the fuzziness out of my brain. <grin>

So that's where things are right now.  I'm feeling good enough that
the next three months on MTX isn't as dreadful in the prospect now.
Now all I have to do is find some kind of haircut to mask the frigging
hair loss that's happening....lol!

Kitt