Xarpolis
Life's a Dream
I'm not asking for narcotics. In fact, I'd like to avoid them as much as possible.
My pain on a day to day basis (depending on if it's raining or not) is at around a 6. He gave me pills that were supposed to make things better. They spiked me up to about an 8 (in the morning) and would gradually fade throughout the day down to a 6. That's not better. That's worse than doing nothing. That isn't good.
He asked me to wait it out. Some pills take a while to take hold (as long as 6 weeks). I waited 8, felt no better, so went cold turkey on all of the non MS medications. I feel better now (while taking 6 advil and 6 tylenol per day) than I did while taking 2 hydroxychloroquine, 6 sulfazine, 2 naproxen, 6 advil & 6 tylenol.
That ISN'T working, so I saw no reason to continue down that path. I'll see if the Johns Hopkins people have a better way to treat someone with other problems than "just" Rheumatoid Arthritis.
My pain on a day to day basis (depending on if it's raining or not) is at around a 6. He gave me pills that were supposed to make things better. They spiked me up to about an 8 (in the morning) and would gradually fade throughout the day down to a 6. That's not better. That's worse than doing nothing. That isn't good.
He asked me to wait it out. Some pills take a while to take hold (as long as 6 weeks). I waited 8, felt no better, so went cold turkey on all of the non MS medications. I feel better now (while taking 6 advil and 6 tylenol per day) than I did while taking 2 hydroxychloroquine, 6 sulfazine, 2 naproxen, 6 advil & 6 tylenol.
That ISN'T working, so I saw no reason to continue down that path. I'll see if the Johns Hopkins people have a better way to treat someone with other problems than "just" Rheumatoid Arthritis.