(((((((((janet))))))))  i remember how much bextra helped me and  i miss it.
i can imagine how much you must miss it.   but, i was the one who gave it
up, before my rd confirmed it was a good idea.  (i had that heart attack
scare back in feb. and wasn't going to push my luck with bextra.)  mobic
seems to help a little, after i was permitted to double the dose, but not as
well as bextra helped.

maybe once your rd has tweaked the doses of your meds enough, until he
figures out what helps you most, things will settle down for you, janet.  at
least, i sure hope that will be true for you.

glad you had a good christmas!  what glass studio?  stained glass studio or
blown glass?  i'd love to see those pictures!

i've always wanted to learn how to do stained glass.  went to sign up for a
fall class this year, but the teacher's wife had recently passed away.
understandably, those were cancelled.

kate

Low dose prednisone shouldn't cause moon face - how low is he talking Janet.
We increased my prednisone and took away celebrex.  Seemed safer in my case
and I feel better about it.

That said it wasn't working anyhow so.... come to think about it enbrel
isn't working that well lately either or else I am just going through flare
from hell again.  Getting really sick of it.  Another sinus infection too so
will go off enbrel and back on antibiotics probably again - go to the doctor
tomorrow.

Just get so sick of it.  Anyhow talked to the RD last week and it looks like
maybe another drug trial in April. If it works like the last one well it
might be worth getting my hopes up again.  This is another new biologic
so....

At least there are more choices out there than there were.

Hang in there and don't panic over the moon face.  If the prednisone is kept
low dose and you keep faithfully taking the vitamin d and calcium you
shouldn't be too bad (depending on what he calls low dose).

Hugs,
Kelly

That's a tough one Janet. I do hope you get to feeling much better
soon. That really sucks about the Bextra though. That's one thing I've
never even tried but have heard good things about it. {{{{{Janet}}}}}
Very gentle hug for you.

~Kenny

(((((((Janet))))))))  Maybe he could give you a pain med to carry you through
this time or let you take a higher dose of pred for a couple of days with a
quick taper back to your low dose, just to kickstart the pred effects some.

It sucks that the trade-offs have become so potentially lethal for some
folks.  I feel more and more blessed that I can take most NSAIDs.  May be
time for another DMARD in your basket, too.

Thanks goodness you had a nice Christmas before this big disappointment!

{{{{{Janet}}}}}  Sorry, babe.  I hope they come up with SOMETHING to help
you.  It's frustrating.

DeeTee
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Dang!

   My PCP says I can stay on it. She said that what the news stories say is
exaggerated and the studies aren't so negative. Plus I have GERD and
erosions...the risks of average NSAID's are too high for me.

   But then again, it could be my age. I'm 47 and the study subjects had 20
yrs.seniority on  me.

  Sorry your RD is dropping Bextra...wish you had my PCP instead. I did
fine and dandy on MTX, it wuz the Bitch in a Bottle ( Pred.) I couldn't do.

Cox-II Hugs from Rosie