RA and Meds - Arthritis Message Board

bigbear3689 · 06-23-2003, 09:36 AM

HI EVERYONE NEW HERE,JUST FOUND THIS BOARD AND HAVE A FEW ? ABOUT RA HAVE HAD IT FOR 2YRS NOW MAYBE BEFORE THAT NOT SURE. I HAVE BEEN ON METHO AND REMICADE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANYONE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH WATER RETNTION IN YOUR BODY MY SON INLAW ALSO HAS RA AND HE ALSO HAS SWELLING IN HIS LEG LOT OF FLUID STRANG THAT WE HAVE THE SAME THINGS GOING ON WITH BOTH ENDEDUP IN THE HOSPITAL THE SAME WEEK HE WENT FOR HIS LEG SWELLING AND I WENT FOR LOSS OF OXYGIN IT JUS DROP TO ALMOST NOTHING BUT THAY FOUND NOTHING WRONG BUT MY LEFT LEG KEEPS SWELLING ODD YES OR NO MAYBE SOMEONE COULD TELL ME IF THEY HAVE HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I JUST THINK IT IS STRANG THAT ME AND MY SON INLAW HAS THE SAME PROBLEM THATNK FOR THE INFO

sammy wise · 06-24-2003, 05:44 AM

Hi

I was on methotrexate for a year or and had no problems with swelling - is it a remicade thing? Have you thought about the combination of drugs?

Sammy

bigbear3689 · 06-24-2003, 06:54 AM

yes i havei am not sure about any of the drugs i stop takeing the metho and i feel better now i will stop takeing the remicade and just stay with the celabrex as need thanks for you info