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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 178966" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I have had every blood test known to man within the last few months - doctor was trying to find SOMETHING other than slightly off thyroid and almost NO Vit D. My body doesn't react to prednisone in any appreciable manner after spending my teens on a ton of it. It jsut stopped reacting.</p><p> </p><p>Biologics after enbrel and humira are judged to be unwise apparently. Methotrexate made me vomit, but did nothing else.</p><p> </p><p>I have had almost yearly brain scan and 2-3 years between MRIs - apparently I jsut get dizzy easliy and have migraines - or so the neurologists tell me. </p><p> </p><p>I did not find that helpful or reassuring. Of course I didn't get preventatives for the migraines until I had had over 15 years of them, so I have pretty much found the other stuff out myself. Lyrica helps a lot with the pain, but less every day and is not as effective with the migraines recently either. Inderal ws teh most effective preventative, but became ineffective about a year after we maxed out the dose - say 3 years on the medication in total. I have been through several of every category of migraine preventative since, with little luck.</p><p> </p><p>The doctor I saw in my teens messed my system up so badly, along with many other women's systems that he was literally run out of town. He died destitute in another state after being refused a medical license. Any of you with medical knowleedge can guess how rarely THAT happens. All he did for me was give me robaxin or skelaxin and huge doses of cortisone - shots and oral as prednisone. My mom didn't have my medical records, so by the time I came back from college and got married I kept my own records. Which show basically, nothing. All opinion except for the 2 hernated disks in my neck that were repaired 10 years apart - the last was fixed last Dec. I am expected to need another one fixed in 5-9 years according to the docs. I could handle THAT - it was rather minor after the 2nd day out of surgery. Heck, they can hack off any part they think will help, as long as I can read and maybe thing again. And hug my kids.</p><p> </p><p>Lately even that hurts like the devil. difficult child liked to squashed me last wee - and he was being GENTLE!!!!!!</p><p> </p><p>Ideas??</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 178966, member: 1233"] I have had every blood test known to man within the last few months - doctor was trying to find SOMETHING other than slightly off thyroid and almost NO Vit D. My body doesn't react to prednisone in any appreciable manner after spending my teens on a ton of it. It jsut stopped reacting. Biologics after enbrel and humira are judged to be unwise apparently. Methotrexate made me vomit, but did nothing else. I have had almost yearly brain scan and 2-3 years between MRIs - apparently I jsut get dizzy easliy and have migraines - or so the neurologists tell me. I did not find that helpful or reassuring. Of course I didn't get preventatives for the migraines until I had had over 15 years of them, so I have pretty much found the other stuff out myself. Lyrica helps a lot with the pain, but less every day and is not as effective with the migraines recently either. Inderal ws teh most effective preventative, but became ineffective about a year after we maxed out the dose - say 3 years on the medication in total. I have been through several of every category of migraine preventative since, with little luck. The doctor I saw in my teens messed my system up so badly, along with many other women's systems that he was literally run out of town. He died destitute in another state after being refused a medical license. Any of you with medical knowleedge can guess how rarely THAT happens. All he did for me was give me robaxin or skelaxin and huge doses of cortisone - shots and oral as prednisone. My mom didn't have my medical records, so by the time I came back from college and got married I kept my own records. Which show basically, nothing. All opinion except for the 2 hernated disks in my neck that were repaired 10 years apart - the last was fixed last Dec. I am expected to need another one fixed in 5-9 years according to the docs. I could handle THAT - it was rather minor after the 2nd day out of surgery. Heck, they can hack off any part they think will help, as long as I can read and maybe thing again. And hug my kids. Lately even that hurts like the devil. difficult child liked to squashed me last wee - and he was being GENTLE!!!!!! Ideas?? [/QUOTE]
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