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My doctor is recommending upping my dose to 15mg and using voltaren gel but wants to see me in person before giving a referral to physical therapy which makes sense but I won’t be able to get an appointment for about 2 months.

I’m on 10Mg orally and I do take folic acid and other b vitamins. I was drinking boost in the hospital but I didn’t like the flavor though I think I only tried boost breeze so I will look into carnation instant breakfast. I’m looking to make an appointment with my rheumatologist but it can be...

I take my methotrexate on Monday and I often feel tired for two or three days after taking it. I also a have little to no appetite, it does improve throughout the week but never goes back to “normal”. From what I read these are common side effects and my rheumatologist didn’t seem concerned when...

Thanks, it can be really overwhelming when people have so many solutions I have sent a message to my rheumatologist about pt but I will see about adding a note regarding inserts. I have been looking at trying a brace or something especially since my ankles have been give me a lot of trouble but...

Thank you I will try all that out. Do you have any recommendations for orthotics?

my knees do get red and hot but I haven’t really noticed that with my hips or ankles. My feet also will get red but they are usually very cold, I have pain in my feet especially if I do any walking and I don’t know if that might also be related.

Thabk Thank you! I will definitely look to see if there is a pool near me or something like that. My mom wants me to try acupuncture, is that something you would also recommend?

I was on prednisone until about 2 weeks ago and I didn’t notice much of a difference when I stopped, though I had already started tapering a few weeks before that. I am on a fairly restrictive diet at the moment, I don’t eat gluten or dairy. I also don’t have caffeine or anything with a lot of...

I got my first dose March 4th and I am scheduled for my third on the 29th and my dose is 100mg/10ml. When I reached out to my rheumatologist I was told I need to wait for the medication to build up in my system and if we still don’t see any improvement then we can discuss it. I was told I should...

Hi, I’m 19 and was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in January during a 10 day hospital stay for diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and severe abdominal pain. Originally they put me on mesalamine both orally and rectally (in addition to prednisone) and while my symptoms did improve I never stop...