evening all
well it has been nearly 12 months since I started on this lovely wegs road, it took approx. 6 months before I was diagnosed and have been in and out of hospital quite regularly over the last 12 months, the last time about 1 month ago, managed to pick up a virus so another holiday was called for .
I am currently on 25mg of mtx and 7.5mg of pred (down from 20mg), my rheumy has told me he is going to be increasing the mtx so as to lower the pred and then start lowering the mtx, so fingers crossed.
but on a plus note I am feeling the best I have in the last 12 months, even going as far as saying normal , I did start to think after my last holiday (hospital visit) that I may have to give up work due to the amount of time I was having off, the company has been brilliant and told me to worry about it.
I still have issues with my eyes but these seem to be calming down, I have been warned that my pancreas could start up again but I try not to think/worry about it, I have even started to put on some weight, it has took nearly 12 months to go from 70kg to 79kg, so hopefully a corner has been turned and it will be plain sailing from here on in, I do realise that things can change very quickly, but I have to try to be positive for the future.
so for all of you out there that think there is no light at the end of the tunnel, there is it just takes time, try to stay positive and keep yourselves busy as I found it helped being back at work even when I should not have been there, before this I had not been ill at all, then a big bomb went off inside me and all hell broke loose for my family, stay positive people and look forward and plan for the future, don't give up .
all the best
andrew
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