newly published article re: MTX and alcohol

[Alias]

http://www.rheumatologynews.com/specialty-focus/rheumatoid-arthritis/single-article-page/study-backs-moderate-alcohol-intake-for-mtx-patients/ba7ce217e54dd40dd9e04f716c2e25ab.html


Good news for those who enjoy a beer now and then....

[BrianR]

Hey, now that is good news!

[marta]

Hey, now that is good news!

"Ha ha" said the cheap date to her husband. :lol:

[Pete]

"Ha ha" said the cheap date to her husband. :lol:

How are you?? Much better than a couple of months ago, I hope!!

[marta]

Hey Pete,

Thanks for asking. I'm better and worse at the same time. Had treatment (RTX) on May 30 and June 13, and the WG is improving (the caveatting lesions and granulomas in my lungs are slowly shrinking) however I ended up with pulmonary embolism (or embolus - I guess is the plural). I had crazy crazy leg pain the day after my first treatment, so maybe that's when it happened. Who knows.

I just checked myself out of the hospital this Monday after a four night stay to start treatment for the clots - they wanted to keep me until my o2 sats went above 89% but they haven't made it past that without me sucking some oxygen yet, and I thought it might be an unrealistic expectation not knowing how long I've been hanging out at this rate at. I wanted to do my healing in my home instead of a hospital bed... it's only a few blocks away anyways, so I can go there anytime I need to if the poo hits the fan.

It's all good though because now I know why I've been dragging my butt around like I have and we're dealing with it (medically). With the holes, the granulomas, and the clots in my lungs, there isn't much room for oxygen, but that will sort itself out in no time. Of course there's also the pred wean - ha ha ha... Wegener's Granulomatosis... the gift that keeps on giving. This too shall pass.

Hope all is well in your neck of the woods.

[vdub]

Good to hear from you, Marta! Sounds like you have been having your regular dose of fun. Since there isn't any "get well", I won'd say it, but, instead, hope you get to feeling better.

[Pete]

Thanks for the update, Marta. Hope the improvement continues.

All is well here. Cathy and I got back from 24 days in Europe on June 19. We visited France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Scotland. We had a blast.

Now that we're back in the Eastern time zone as far as body rhythm is concerned, we're settling into our summer routine.

[Alysia]

Oh my, marta.. with that joyful spirit of you I wouldnt guess that you have just being through so much, such scary issues.. Thanks God that you are feeling better.

Here is one for you, you sure are this kind of girl ♡ keeping you in my prayers ♡

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[marta]

You guys rock. Thanks for the support and kind words.

vdub - there isn't a 'get Weg free' but there is a 'get well' and really, despite the challenges, we are all 'well' - look at us go, like a buddy said to me "don't you know who I think I am?" - ha ha.

Pete - wow! sounds like a fantastic holiday!!!! Life is short, with or without WG, so getting all of that under one's belt is quite special... we're here to live the dream and your holiday sure sounds like a wonderful dream to experience. Enjoy the rest of summer. Every single moment of it.

Alysia - not only does my Wegs say that, but so does my family, ha ha ha ha. Just kidding (cuz that can be taken the wrong way) but ya, I am a bit of a scrapper, as you might have noticed, so this is all just another good fight that I know I'm gonna win - emotionally and spiritually for certain, in those realms WG will never take me down.

[mishb]

I sure love your fighting spirit Marta, and also vdub and, actually, everyone on here.

To hear how everyone goes through so much and never complains, well, no where near as much as they should, and then you only find out later on as to what they really went through.

You all ROCK :hug3:

[Alysia]

I sure love your fighting spirit Marta, and also vdub and, actually, everyone on here.

To hear how everyone goes through so much and never complains, well, no where near as much as they should, and then you only find out later on as to what they really went through.

You all ROCK :hug3:

So are you, Michelle :love: going through a lot of your own but always keeping on smiling and making others smile.... just like in this one :

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Thank you for being you and for being with us ♡♡♡

[Alysia]

P.s. we are way off topic... I think its the alcohol :)

[Alysia]

Hey there Marta.. just checking how are you doing.. ? ♡♡♡

[marta]

Hey there Marta.. just checking how are you doing.. ? ♡♡♡

"Slowly but surely" said the tortoise.
Still can't get my sats above 90% but I guess that's gonna take a while. Like I said to drz earlier, we all know how quickly this can come on, and how slowly it takes to go away. I am pretty proud of myself for weaning from 50mg of pred to 12.5 in less than two months though. That's a biggie for me. As you know, it sucks physically to do it, but I'm at 12.5 right now and can't wait to be off the stuff.

Thanks for asking and take care of yourself too.

[Alysia]

Thanks for sharing Marta, & thanks God you are doing better. That's fast taper with the pred ! Continue to get better, I hope the sats will soon get higher. Keeping you in my prayers. Sending gentle hugs ♡♡♡

[freakyschizogirl]

Hey Marta, Just popping in to say i miss you. I hope you are still fighting and i am sending Geoff your way with some big hugs from me x