I'll give it a shot
I'll give it a shot
Good! I had a similar experience, brought it to my doctor's attention, and he reduced my dosage. I didn't feel "over-dosed" then!
Ctx can definitely cause you to overheat. Common side effect. Check it out with your doc, but there's not much you can do about it.
I think I just need to get "acclimated" to the drugs. I felt fine after I rested up a bit last night. I was obviously a bit loopy...I think I asked the same question twice
LOL-- No worries. Either I or someone else probably answered it twice and never realized it!
Coffeelover -- I assume that you are taking the pred for lots of reasons, but it likely has no effect on your stenosis one way or another. It has never been proven to affect stenosis.
Just bumping this thread up to say that I have officially made it six months without having to have a second stenosis surgery, which is a big milestone for me. Saw Dr. Lebovics just today and he says that it hasn't scarred up any more than at the last visit in July, when it was at 6.5 to 7 mm, which is a little less than fully open. He says that he would probably look to repeat the surgery when I am at about 5, but for the first time admitted to me that "very occasionally I have patients who are one and done." Hoping I am one of those! He definitely thought he would have done the second surgery by now.
He also reconfirmed that when/if/how quickly, it closes has nothing to do with the mtx, ANCA titers, bloodwork and all the rest of it ('with all due respect to your rheumy' he added slyly).
Wow, Jan I am so happy for you! I hope it'll be "one and done" for you. Why not?
But you know it is interesting that it hasn't closed as expected since you've been on mtx....
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