REMICADE FOR ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS
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REMICADE FOR ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS
| Fri, 03-11-2005 - 3:14pm |

Infliximab Useful in Refractory Ankylosing Spondylitis
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Sorry you're not feeling well Donna :( I sure understand how uncomfortable it can be. And I know how tough Regence is (that's my insurance company too). Let your Doctor duke it out with them - that's what you pay them for. Does a heating pad work for you? I've been trying that when I lay down in the evening. I've been trying to go for walks and swim a little. Exercise is suppose to help. For me, doing one thing (like standing, sitting, laying, etc.) for more than a half an hour seems to bring on the discomfort. I don't know if you have the same problem. My stamina is not good. I can get so tired from going out to dinner with friends that I just want croak.
I hope you feel better soon. I know things will work out for you. :)
Susan
Susan
I take Vicoden at night so I can sleep, and xanax sometimes too. During the day I find the same thing, too, that you described: doing any one thing for a long time brings on the discomfort. I take Tylenol during the day. I have been doing Yoga type strecth exercises and lifting weights and walking with my dog. It makes me feel better, mentally and physically. I think the mental is just as important because hopelessness can set in so easily and make it all much worse.
My doc is doing a good job in the battle with Regence, I hear from his nurse.
Molly
The thing is, my ins wanted me to try Enbrel first. It is just as expensive. So it really makes no sense.
Molly
Molly
Well, I saw him today. I had so many doc appts this week I was confused about who was when.
My GI doc said he has been talking to the Regence doc who is a Radiologist. Can you believe that? A radiologist! This guy is trying to tell my GI doc how to prescribe and treat his patients when this is my doc's field of specialty. It is more than ridiculous. My doc says he thought he was getting through to this guy who was questioning my diagnosis, questioning it with the specialist in the field. He said
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