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Tomorrow morning will be first try on a new treatment for my knees (Remicade).
Now, the good thing is that if it works, I should be able to live a painless life (surgery is still a go to fix the damage to the bones). :up:
The down side is that it might not work at all and even worse there can be some pretty serious side effects to the drug. :down:
So, wish me luck! :yeah:
KL-alfman
03-21-10, 04:06 PM
good luck, dowly!
Good luck mate, and if it does work be sure to take as many precautions as you can to prevent yourself getting infections and the like because of the immunosuppressant side of Infliximab. :yep:
Good luck mate, and if it does work be sure to take as many precautions as you can to prevent yourself getting infections and the like because of the immunosuppressant side of Infliximab. :yep:
I've gotten shots against pretty much anything in the past few weeks, so if it isn't anything exotic, I should be ok. :salute:
CaptainHaplo
03-21-10, 04:27 PM
Best of luck mate!
*Honestly - I didn't even know ferrets had knees!*
XabbaRus
03-21-10, 04:40 PM
Good luck...
Just read up on it and can't see anything that will stop you drinking or cause your wang to drop off...
...or cause your wang to drop off...
Haha, that just reminded me of one of the things Mr. Wang says in Shadow Warrior. :haha:
Hey! You wanna wash Wang? Or you wanna watch Wang wash wang?
:har:
Biggles
03-21-10, 05:20 PM
Good luck to ya boy! Let's hope this will sort any problems you have with those knees of yours!
SteamWake
03-21-10, 05:27 PM
Luck and prayers for you bud... btw dont miss the 'honk' thread I put it up just for you :salute:
antikristuseke
03-21-10, 06:05 PM
Break a leg.
Oh wait...
OneToughHerring
03-21-10, 06:14 PM
Good luck, and yea keep an eye out for side effects. Also try to lessen the beer-intake if you're on strong meds. :O:
Castout
03-21-10, 06:16 PM
Best of luck Dowly :salute:
ReallyDedPoet
03-21-10, 06:20 PM
:up::yep:
I certainly do wish you luck mate, everyone think positive!!:yeah:
krashkart
03-22-10, 02:01 AM
Best of luck, Dowly. :DL
All the best! Joint problems are no small matter - my elbow (that I pretty much destroyed 2 years ago) is still a daily pain. If you can get yours to go away and never bother you, that's be a great thing.
Go get 'em :salute:
Spoon 11th
03-22-10, 04:59 AM
luck!
HunterICX
03-22-10, 05:33 AM
Good luck matey :yeah:
HunterICX
Just got home, gah, 4 hours of boredom! Not even telly in the goddamn room! :stare: But no worries, had my Das Boot with me and passed tiem reading it. :up:
No complications during the treatment and knees feel very good (but that's propably because of the painkiller I took in the morning). Interested to see how they are tomorrow morning. :hmmm:
Wow been away for a long time, not a nice thing to find from an old colleague and fellow GWX beta tester. Still I am hopeful for you and wish you the best of luck Dowly.
I broke my ankle back in November 2008 and had to submit to surgery and then nearly 4 months of crutches and physiotherapy. Lesson, do not bicycle the first frosty night of the year. :oops: Nice to see some other familiar faces here too.
Anyway get better soon.
Catfish
03-22-10, 06:03 AM
"Gute Besserung", get well soon ! :up:
Greeting,
Catfish
Good luck and keep an eye out for a good looking nurse or two.:03:
Schroeder
03-22-10, 08:22 AM
Hope you'll recover fully. You still need those knees to kick a$$ you know.;)
frau kaleun
03-22-10, 08:46 AM
I've gotten shots against pretty much anything in the past few weeks, so if it isn't anything exotic, I should be ok. :salute:
I take it the trip to Bangkok is out, then? :O:
In all seriousness, good luck with the treatment, hope it works for you. :DL
AVGWarhawk
03-22-10, 09:10 AM
Hope you are up and running as it were :hmmm: Good luck man! You have one good thing going for you, it is your youth. That helps with things the body is attempting to repair. :up:
kiwi_2005
03-22-10, 08:28 PM
Good luck Bro and try stay away from the nurses! :DL
Good luck Bro and try stay away from the nurses! :DLWhy?:hmmm:
kiwi_2005
03-22-10, 09:21 PM
Your a married man Reece you shouldn't even be thinking why? :O:
Arclight
03-22-10, 09:40 PM
Hope it works out mate, really do. :salute:
Just imagine; walking over to the pub is gonna be that much easier. :)
nikimcbee
03-22-10, 09:43 PM
Hey Dowly. Hope your recovery is going well. I had eye surgery 2 weeks ago, I feel your pain. I got to be blind for a day, but all is back to normal.
Your a married man Reece you shouldn't even be thinking why? :O:Ah but Dowly's not, well I assumed not!:hmmm:
kiwi_2005
03-22-10, 10:46 PM
Ah but Dowly's not, well I assumed not!:hmmm:
Exactly. Now do you get it... young guy held up in bed for days fussed over by gorgeous nurses, loving it while thinking i could stay here for weeks! Hence: Stay away from the nurses... :DL
Oh nvm!
bookworm_020
03-22-10, 10:48 PM
Very good luck indeed!:yeah:
antikristuseke
03-23-10, 02:24 AM
Your a married man Reece you shouldn't even be thinking why? :O:
Ofcourse he should, thinking about nurses in tight outfits, leaning over you to check on something, with their clea.... never mind, loosing my train of thought here.
The point I'm trying to make is that thinking about it is fine, acting on it not so much, but it might provide interesting ideas for what to do with the wife.
:har::har:
I'll happily stay away from the nurses, they've all been hit with the ugly-bat. :O:
Anywho, it seems to be working very well. Pain that I usually have during the morning is now only a fraction of what it was before. :yeah:
That is very good news Dowly!:yep: Is this for something that can be operated on, something time can cure or will you be stuck with this for life?:hmmm:
That is very good news Dowly!:yep: Is this for something that can be operated on, something time can cure or will you be stuck with this for life?:hmmm:
Rheumatoid arthritis is the fancy name and I'm stuck with this. :shifty: It's just about finding a drug that slows it down to a crawling speed so it won't damage the bones any more than it already has.
Rheumatoid arthritis is the fancy name and I'm stuck with this. :shifty: It's just about finding a drug that slows it down to a crawling speed so it won't damage the bones any more than it already has.I have this it's hereditary, my mother had it so bad that her fingers were at 90 degrees on her hands, I am in my mid 50's and complaining with bulging knuckles, muscle and joint aches with wrist and elbows, also effects the eyes, I don't know your age I assume quite young so I earnestly feel for you, I have been avoiding drugs, a good natural product that helps is Olive Leaf Extract, fish oil of course, I'm testing another natural method, if I have success I'll PM you.:yep:
All the best.
I have this it's hereditary, my mother had it so bad that her fingers were at 90 degrees on her hands, I am in my mid 50's and complaining with bulging knuckles, muscle and joint aches with wrist and elbows, also effects the eyes, I don't know your age I assume quite young so I earnestly feel for you, I have been avoiding drugs, a good natural product that helps is Olive Leaf Extract, fish oil of course, I'm testing another natural method, if I have success I'll PM you.:yep:
All the best.
Good luck with it! :salute:
Can't say I have ever even though about natural treatments, seeing every standard drug fail to help, I can't really think how fish oil would make any difference :hmmm: Besides, it tastes like crap. :DL
Arclight
03-23-10, 10:34 AM
Ah, but doesn't the condition warrant to give it a try? If it helps, I doubt you will be complaining about the taste much longer. ;)
Since it's something you're stuck with, throw everything you can at it. :arrgh!:
OneToughHerring
03-23-10, 12:01 PM
Good luck with it! :salute:
Can't say I have ever even though about natural treatments, seeing every standard drug fail to help, I can't really think how fish oil would make any difference :hmmm: Besides, it tastes like crap. :DL
Seriously man, try fish oil. It doesn't have to be in liquid form that doesn't taste very good, it's also in capsules and in foods. Also use lots of olive oil etc. in cooking. Eat french fries, they have grease in them. :) I once went for some time by only putting cheese or something on the bread and no butter, made my knees and joints sort of freeze up. You need the oils etc. to 'lubricate' your joints. I'm surprised your doctor hasn't told you about this.
But then again you told earlier that you get water in your knees/joints? That I'm not sure what to do about. I sometimes get 'puffiness' and swelling in my knees when I overwork my knees at the gym but it usually goes away after I let them rest for awhile.
But then again you told earlier that you get water in your knees/joints? That I'm not sure what to do about.
That's part of the disease. It's an auto-immune disease, so the fluid is caused by your own body attacking the fluid bag thingies in your joints which then damages the bones, which then agitates the joints and causes even more fluid to build up. There are drugs that should dry the joints, preventing the fluid to build up but those never worked for me.
As for the oil thing, I eat pretty greasy food most of the time, so that should be covered. :O:
EDIT: Oh yeh, been having little fever most of the day. :-?
OneToughHerring
03-23-10, 12:32 PM
Take it easy and chill out and remember to drink fluids. I would still recommend the fish oil in some form, it has the oils and also vitamins and nutrients in a better form then your average greasy not-so-healthy food.
Jimbuna
03-23-10, 02:22 PM
Good luck with it! :salute:
Can't say I have ever even though about natural treatments, seeing every standard drug fail to help, I can't really think how fish oil would make any difference :hmmm: Besides, it tastes like crap. :DL
remember to drink it rather than rub it in unless you want every cat in Finland to be your friend/dinner :DL
Oh right, forgot this. :O:
Anywho, after the first 2-3 days of slight fever doing a rollercoaster and some mild headaches there's been no side effects. And most importantly, almost no pain on the joints. :yeah: Now for the 2nd "fill-up", why the heck it has to be at 8am. :zzz:
Arclight
04-12-10, 11:21 PM
I had been meaning to ask, but here they say "no news is good news". Glad the side effects subsided. :salute:
I take it your not a fan of early mornings? :O:
I take it your not a fan of early mornings? :O:
Well jebus, usually going to bed around this time. :)
Arclight
04-12-10, 11:45 PM
Better fill up on coffee, don't want to fall asleep during the treatment. :hmm2:
Who knows what they'd do to you. Wake up with some vital parts missing or something. :88)
Castout
04-13-10, 04:06 AM
I had been meaning to ask, but here they say "no news is good news".
No news is definitely bad news here :O:
Glad everything seems to be okay with Dowly
My right knee joint hurt when I jogged this morning that it forced me to quit halfway I hope it's nothing bad . . . .
I've gotten shots against pretty much anything in the past few weeks
What even a shot that will make you feel like not playing IL2. ;)
Good luck old bean. :up:
What even a shot that will make you feel like not playing IL2. ;)
Good luck old bean. :up:
Haha, you've been away for too long. Haven't flown in 4-5 months or so. :O: ArmA these days. :yep:
Moin Dowly,
Usually I don't visit this section of the forum so that's why I'm late...
I feel sorry for you that you have to go through life carrying this burden.
Here's me wishing you all the very best, brother. In the long run I hope the new treatment will let you enjoy life rightly, in other words, as much as possible. ;)
Jimbuna
04-13-10, 03:34 PM
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antikristuseke
04-13-10, 04:22 PM
A get well kit for dowly should contain beer, roofies, condoms and phone numbers of prospective victims.:|\\
Thought to post a bit of an update:
The Remicade worked pretty well, but as my doctor's an perfectionist bitch, she decided to cut the treatment as she didn't see perfect results.
Why she doesn't see perfect results is that I still haven't gotten into that surgery I've been waiting on for the past year and she knows this. Idiot.
Aaanywho, she got me on another drug called Humira, which is one of them self-injected thingies. Sucks like a $1000 hooker, I hate needles. :shifty:
At any rate, took the first injection today, should see results either way by the end of the week. :hmmm:
What a bummer,:doh: did she say happy Christmas when she gave you the shot!!:nope:
Good luck Dowly, and I hope that everything will be fine for you, :yep:
HunterICX
12-20-10, 05:11 AM
I hate needles too :nope:
anyway, hopefully this shot will do any good
take care!
HunterICX
Sucks like a $1000 hooker
good one. and good luck
Good luck! Keep the updates coming :salute:
the_tyrant
12-20-10, 08:57 AM
Good luck:salute:
Onkel Neal
12-20-10, 09:12 AM
Good luck, buddy.
CaptainHaplo
12-20-10, 09:42 AM
Sucks like a $1000 hooker. :shifty:
First of all - never had a hooker. But if one cost me a grand, she better be worth it in a damned good way!
Get better buddy, and remember to put the girl on top - that way your taking it easy on yourself.....
Takeda Shingen
12-20-10, 10:20 AM
Good luck, Dowly. :DL
antikristuseke
12-20-10, 10:24 AM
Break a leg!
Yes, I know, I already said that in this thread.
TLAM Strike
12-20-10, 11:44 AM
Aaanywho, she got me on another drug called Humira, which is one of them self-injected thingies. Sucks like a $1000 hooker, I hate needles. :shifty:
She most likely figured you would prefer it since normally you like to do the poking. :03:
Lionclaw
12-20-10, 11:45 AM
Good luck! :)
Penguin
12-21-10, 08:53 AM
Onnea and the best wishes! Hope they'll find an alternative to the needles.
If it helps: many people who are forced to get regular shots say that they get used to it pretty quickly.
goodluck Dowly and enjoy the hollidays:yeah:
Arclight
12-21-10, 09:34 AM
Break a leg!
Or break a knee, and demand they put it back together properly.
Best of luck, and i really hope they come up with a better solution than injections. Definitely not a good thing on the long term... how regular are they anyway? :06:
how regular are they anyway? :06:
Every other week for starters, if it's not working (which it won't until I get to that surgery) then every week.
onelifecrisis
12-21-10, 09:47 AM
Paniless life? Bah. Take it like a man!! :O:
Good luck Dowly. I don't know what the problem with your knees is but if it's causing you pain then I hope the new treatment goes well for you. :salute:
Arclight
12-21-10, 09:52 AM
Every other week for starters, if it's not working (which it won't until I get to that surgery) then every week.
That's not too bad I suppose... Just don't use the same spot over and over for the injection, as far as I know it causes damage to blood vessels. :-?
Not that I'm an expert or something, but let's just say they have (had) a hell of a time in the hospital drawing blood from my mom.
Growler
12-21-10, 10:21 AM
Dowly - as a long-time sufferer of knee problems (6'4" does not fold into Bradley CFVs well, nor does it lend itself to lots of jumping out of them) I can sympathize... my sincere hopes and best wishes are with you on this course of treatment - be safe, be well, and may you be pain- and complication-free.
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