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Latitude: 52.8975 / 52°53'51"N
Longitude: -1.8644 / 1°51'52"W
OS Eastings: 409215
OS Northings: 333351
OS Grid: SK092333
Mapcode National: GBR 38R.9FZ
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Entry Name: Black Swan Public House
Listing Date: 26 March 1973
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1038761
English Heritage Legacy ID: 272940
Location: Uttoxeter, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, ST14
County: Staffordshire
District: East Staffordshire
Civil Parish: Uttoxeter
Built-Up Area: Uttoxeter
Traditional County: Staffordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Staffordshire
Church of England Parish: Uttoxeter St Mary Virgin
Church of England Diocese: Lichfield
Black Swan Public House
C18. Painted brick front with C19 ground floor windows to earlier timber
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probably of C16 date. 2 storeys; 2 windows, with 1 also, over archway; brick
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Our constitution says our miltary is to protect us from threats, foreign or DOMESTIC.
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Discussion in 'GBAtemp & Scene News' started by lagman, Jul 16, 2008.
I still don't get... who in the scene decided that you couldn't scrub releases?
The scene didn't, GBAtemp did. Virtually no other worthwhile site calls them nukes. I don't know of a single one, myself.
It's not just 'Temp though, ludibria nukes them too. It's a scene rule for some reason.
If that's so, why hasn't anyone told the Japanese groups that pretty much every single release of theirs gets nuked?
I don't really think they care, so far, all these releases work. The problem is, in the future -due to security patches by Nintendo- they might not.
Technically impossible AFAIK.
Well truncha got caught, so why not, it's just another signing technique?
Scrubbing is not a signing technique. It's replacing the unused "garbage" data in the iso with 00s or FFs.
I thought these got nuked since they weren't 1:1 copies of the games?
Yeah, certain *other* sites either nuke or don't show these releases...
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This week I have an entry on an Edo landmark that no longer exists.
The rather un appetizingly named:
Ohaguro-dobu (Ditch of Black Teeth)
The ditch was filled in long ago, in fact I've walked over it while visiting the neighborhood.
Expect more Edo/Tokyo entries as I'm planning to focus on that interesting city for the next few months in my reading and writing.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Edo ditch
Posted by Gilles Poitras at 6:52 AM
2 comments:
- tudza said...
Black teeth because women would sometimes color their teeth black because it was considered beautiful?
- July 23, 2011 at 10:28 PM
- Gilles Poitras said...
See my entry for ohaguro (blackening teeth)
Also I have now added the kanji for Ohaguro-dobu.
Special thanks to Ono-san in Tokyo for helping me with this.
- July 24, 2011 at 6:05 AM
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Tami Porter-Jones was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. She studied Computer Science at the University of Utah and worked in that field for nearly a decade before taking a hiatus from life and pursuing her passion for writing. She wrote Words Like Forever, because it was the type of book she wanted to read. She has lived in several different parts of the United States as well as Manchester, England. Recently, she moved back to Salt Lake City, Utah and spends her time fighting for human equality and women's equality, when she is not writing. She also has recently developed an interest in slam poetry.
She volunteers at the Utah Pride Center, attends rallies and tells anyone who will listen about the importance of voting.
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Fertility, Cholesterol and My Vitamin E Rant
Vitamins protect – that's their whole function. They protect us from various diseases – so vitamin C protects us from weak bones and skin by helping the body make stronger collagen and vitamin E protects us from so many health issues that we're going to take this article to go through a few of them.
First of all we have to know what we are talking about – what is vitamin E?
Just like vitamin B is really not one vitamin but is a mix of vitamins B1, B2, B3 and so on…and that's why it is called B complex. Not because it is "hard" simply that it is a whole mix of different natural substances needed by the body.
Vitamin E is a complex too and we truly should call it "vitamin E complex". For some reason though people still talk and write about vitamin E as if it is one thing and not 8 separate natural chemicals.
What Vitamin E Does
Looking at how a vitamin was discovered often throws a lot of light on its power and how best to use it.
In the case of vitamin E scientists found that when laboratory rats were fed on a very poor diet the rats were often sterile and when wheat germ oil was added to the rats' diet their apparent sterility was cured.
And that is how this vitamin was discovered – an unknown substance was found in the wheat germ and that was called vitamin E.
And that is how it got its reputation as an "anti-sterility" vitamin.
The scientific name was "Tocopherol" pronounced as "Tock"+"Off"+"er"+"ol" because "Tokos" means children and "pherol" means to bear.
So vitamin E made its name, literally as the Child bearing or Fertility vitamin.
8 Varieties of Vitamin E ?
Later it turned out that there are 4 versions of what was called vitamin E and then another 4 were discovered, so all together vitamin E is a mix or complex of 8 natural substances.
The eight types of vitamin E break down into 2 groups of 4. One group we've mentioned already – they are the 4 tocopherols.
The other 4 are the tocotrienols pronounced as "toco" + "try"+"en"+"ols"
This took a lot of time to work out and researchers got into a habit of just taking one of the 8 parts of vitamin E and doing experiments with it to see what it was capable of.
And calling THAT one "vitamin E" instead of "One of the 8 versions of vitamin E"!
A short rant starts here…
And just in case that seems stupid and even wrong headed, it gets even worse – often they did not even use one of the 8 naturally occurring parts of vitamin E they used a man made, synthetic imitation of vitamin E made by a pharmaceutical company and then publish the results of the research without even being upfront about this "Bait and Switch".
I have no problem with companies making whatever they like and making a good profit too but when a study is published on Vitamin A or Vitamin E it should be on those exact molecules and not on a different artificial version cooked up in a test tube.
If science is to be taken as real and worthwhile it must be about telling the truth – the full truth.
Like this, "We used a synthetic version of vitamin blah blah supplied by Pharmaceutical company blah blah".
That's all it takes to be honest.
And the reason I am beating this to death is that nearly all of the discussions of vitamin E are either on 1 of the 8 parts of vitamin E or on a synthetic imitation of vitamin E and no one is being clear about this.
Rant over – for now anyway!
The fact that vitamin E was found in wheat germ oil is important. It does not mean that we all have to use wheat germ oil on our breakfasts or on salads although those sound like yummy ideas to me – what it means is that vitamin E is oil soluble and can be used to reach and protect parts of the body that cannot be reached by vitamins B and C – the water soluble vitamins.
Vitamin E can protect the membrane around each and every cell. Cell membranes have a lipid layer – a thin layer made of a mix of fats and oils. And this layer on the outside of each of our body cells picks up damage from oxidation just like all parts of the body.
Vitamin E is an antioxidant and so it protects us from oxidation, from what we might call "rust" on a car! When tissues get oxidised they are damaged and lose function and this is a major way in which we lose function as we get older.
There is nothing special or damaging about getting older – there is no basic reason that we have to lose function. Getting older just means getting more oxidation damage because we do not usually use supplements properly. We can, if we choose, reduce or remove the oxidation damage by carefully using vitamin E and other antioxidants.
So vitamin E protects – not just body cells – but also the cells in the blood from oxidation by heavy metals and chemical pollutants and solvents.
By protecting the white blood cells from damage it can protect the immune system from damage by oxidation during exposure to viral disease.
And now…the Bogeyman!
Time now to mention…cholesterol. Truth is that the amount of cholesterol in the your blood does not matter. That was a false trail that was started back in the 1950s and people simply could not chasing Big Foot or Cholesterol, whatever you want to call it.
There is one basic problem in your bloodstream and it is not the AMOUNT of cholesterol but whether your precious cholesterol is OXIDISED or not.
Oxidised cholesterol will damage your arteries, THAT is the fundamental issue and we know already that vitamin E – real vitamin E – protects us against oxidation and that protection includes cholesterol.
So please adjust your view! Your LDL and HDL and all that are not all that important. It is the C-Reactive Protein measurement of your blood that is crucial because that is a measurement of inflammation. If C-Reactive Protein is high then your antioxidant protection is inadequate and you need to consult a Professional to help fill in the gaps in your armour!
By the way, one of the ignored parts of vitamin E is called gamma tocopherol is unique in protecting the body against Nitrogen reactive molecules. This may not sound all that significant but is crucial in the polluted environments in which most of us live.
Blood Thinning Anyone?
One of the properties of vitamin E that was found pretty early on in its discovery in the 1940s by 2 Doctors who were brothers was that it was vital for the treatment of many circulation disorders including stroke, retinopathy and Intermittent Claudication.
Part of the healing effect of vitamin E was that it inhibited clumping of red blood cells produced by oxidation and therefore provided a kind of anti-coagulation effect, so that blood could flow easily along the blood vessels. This is also called "Blood thinning".
Note – be very cautious of taking Blood thinning or anticoagulation medication if you are also taking a high dose supplement of vitamin E or you may get too much blood thinning.
The same caution holds for Aspirin too. If you are taking regular Aspirin for either pain relief or blood thinning I'd advise seeing a Naturopath to optimise your diet, supplements and medication.
The risk is that adding up 2 or 3 blood thinning medicines you may get internal bleeding, perhaps in the brain or the stomach!
Vitamin E Supplement
Wheat Germ Oil
As above, most supplements include only 1 of the 8 varieties of the vitamin. Doing this may well be dangerous and I advise avoiding any vitamin E that only has alpha-tocopherol and of course avoiding synthetic forms like dl-alpha-tocopherol.
The best I managed to find is the Life Extension Supplement. It has ALL 8 of the parts of vitamin E contained in a softgel capsule.
The capsule is my only criticism because it stops those who follow a vegetarian diet or who are simply against cruelty to animals from using the gelatin and glycerine capsule.
For a vegetarian capsule try this "Vitamin Code, RAW Vitamin E" from Garden of Life which has 6 of the 8 types of vitamin E and is actually a multivitamin containing A, D, E and K vitamins!
If you know of a better vegetarian version please let me know and I'll update this advice! OK amended advice – which is that the best deal on vitamin E writing this in April 2018 is the Deva vegan Vitamin E which may be found locally or at Amazon.
Last Words on Vitamin E
We've been looking at some of the health benefits of vitamin E. These health befits can be ours simply by including foods or supplements with Vitamin E in our daily routine.
As an effective antioxidant vitamin E gives us some much needed protection against diseases with inflammation as a central feature. These include arthritis, diabetes, cancer and heart disease.
That simple foods such as green leafy vegetables and sunflower seeds can give us so much is a source of wonder. I strongly advise you to include a vitamin E supplement and some vitamin E foods into your daily routine and get that extra health protection for yourself. Think of it s Health Insurance, if that makes it easier!
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The European WHO member countries meet up in Budapest for the annual Regional Committee, and the international HPH Network have been invited to participate.
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38 Responses to "12 Key Facts about Infusion Reactions with Biologics"
Thanks for posting this info! I had 2 Remicade infusions without a problem, then within a minute or two of the 3rd infusion, went into anaphylactic shock. It was quickly taken care of but that was the end of Remicade for me. I wasn't really aware of any but mild infusion reactions, so it came as a complete surprise to me.
I had my blood pressure spike to 130/220 Rituxan, almost ended up in the hospital.
Also I have had that tickle in my Throat ever since.
Hummmmm intresting
The "tickle in the throat" was the earliest sign I noted in a patient allergic to the IV dye given to my patient in CT scan. I noticed the patient was repeatedly clearing her throat right after the CT scan started, and after the administration of the IV dye. I requested they stop the exam and questioned the patient about her symptoms which initially, she denied. By the time I assessed her and called for the ER physician to come to CT, she had stridor. IV steroids and diphenhydramine stopped the reaction. The patient later said that she thought nothing of the need to clear her throat and was glad that I kept pressing her about it. That "pearl of wisdom" was not handed down to me or anything, but no matter how subtle, it was "different and new", as this patient had been in my care for the previous 2 hours, and had not been clearing her throat. With allergic reactions, the reaction gets more severe with each repeated exposure to the offending agent (as I witnessed in a patient who had a known allergy to mango, ate a mango, and the outcome was fatal). If you have tickling in your throat that occurs with your infusions, I would question an allergy. On that same note, if you take steroids to control inflammation, that may be preventing you from going to full reaction. I would certainly want to know what the risk is here, and if prophylactic pre-treating with steroids and antihistamine was recommended. Just a thought.
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The patient with the mango allergy, later ate a papaya and suffered severe reaction resulting in death.
I have had the "throat tickle" with every one of my Rituxan infusions when they have increased the infusion rate to a certain point. The nurses where I go are very in tune with reaction symptoms and they noticed me clear my throat and immediately asked me what I was feeling! I first thought it was just my asthma acting up! Every one of my infusions has been a challenge just to get it in and takes up to 9 hours of juggling the rate so I don't react. I also get a huge rash afteward that lasts 2-3 days. It comes out on my face, upper chest and upper arms and those areas all get super-red and inflamed. BUT, on most days I can function and get some things done and can maintain working part-time as a Nurse-Midwife with my own practice. So the benefits have so far out-weighed the side effects in my case. It's a fine line that we walk with biologics!
rawarrior Kelly, great info, thanks. RA warriors have much in common with the few of us lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma warriors. Similar chemo
I had a severe anaphylactic reaction to Remicade during my only two infusions. First I felt a very strange roar in my head like all the blood was rushing out of it or something, then my throat started to close off so that I couldn't breathe and I started passing out. My eyes kept rolling back in my head, it scared all the other people in the room. They stopped the medication but I felt really awful for the rest of the day. I tried it once more where they pre-treated me with IV benadryl. But I had the reaction again. And that was the end of Remicade for me.
My doctor later figured out that it was a reaction from my usually inactive Lupus(RA is the main disease for me)
I have always suffered food alergies and it would have helped if I'd had an epi-pen with me.
Wow, am I glad I read this. I tried Remicade a few years back,and had a reaction with the second IV. Then years of trying all sorts of shots that none worked or it made me sick for a year, they decided to try Orencia on me since it is tolerated by everyone.(right) My first dose went ok, but my second dose was really different.It started that night with stomach pain,and each day I had worsening reactions until my tongue started to swell and I felt like my skin was crawling.I was having an aphylactic reaction.I tell every doctor or infusionist that I am REALLY sensitive to chemicals, and I have a ton of allergies. After I called the drug company, they said I was allergic to Orencia. They also told me the drug would remain in my system over 13 days. My Dr. told me to never take it again…no problem. Now, the doctor wants me to start Actemra. Honestly, I'm afraid to try it. Has anyone tried that drug? I really don't want to go through that again and this time the drug could stay in my body longer. Any ideas would be helpful.
I've been on Actemra for almost a year now. As you know, everyone is different in how they respond to meds, but Actemra has worked very well for me – I've been in almost complete remission for about 8 months. This after having very little response to methotrexate and no response at all to Humira, Cimzia, Remicade, and Orencia.
No side effects at all that I can identify. No infusion reactions, no infections, no rashes, no nothing. Except maybe this: I'm back to my pre-RA moderately overweight weight. I suppose I could indirectly blame that on the Actemra – I was ill enough to lose about 30 pounds during the time my RA was active, without trying to. Getting rid of the RA symptoms, I went back to my habitual weight. I doubt that would happen to someone who started off skinny before getting RA.
Thanks, does that mean you gained weight after the infusion?
Yes, compared to the weight I was at while my RA was active – after a year on Actemra, I've gone back to what I weighted before getting RA.
Not a problem, really, as I think RA has to qualify as one of the worst known ways to lose weight!
I am so angry. These drugs Remicade I am going to talk about. I NOW believe that they need to pay for the terrible pain and damage to me that has happened. I was just diagnosed with cancer tumor in my bladder. I find that the infusions I took did seem to help me. With the mixure of plaqunil and methotrexate injections also. But, is it worth dying with cancer?? This is outrageous cost 5000.00 dollars a month to be given cancer,makes me angry. FDA will receive a report from me. I will be having cancer surgery tumor in bladder that did NOT show up in the lab work or CTscans..I was told of the cancer less then a month ago I began bleeding while recieving remicade infusion. Then large blood clots also while urinating. I have been on remicaide since 2005 started one every 8 wks. Now one every 4 weeks. Mind you this was my #74 or #75th infusion so I am sure I have been slowly killed. I just turned 62 happy birthday you have a christmas gift cancer. I also have in fridge the beginning of embrel which I have not been able to use because of surgery and cancer. I believe you better really watch what they are doing the sad thing is RA patients are in so much pain they do not understand what these drugs WILL do. weight gain if that was the only side effect…that would be nothing. I was never told that there is class actions against this drug…Mmmm isn't that something…I did not no that people were doing this because of death and whatever weight gain…This should be very clear to patients..!!!!!!!!!! Since the last infusion which was as I said approx one month ago now I am gettin skin lesions….I think people need to be aware of this danger. If anyone knows of a good attorney please post it on my facebook page. I don't want to be part of a class action. I want to be heard. Also, to anyone that wants to know
Canada has a class action going now 700,000 Billion dollars I paid all this money thru the years for it to kill me probably…I bet this post won't get seen by many. I live in Michigan my facebook says Beverly Hill (Eagle) if anyone wants to talk.
If you were not helped to learn about the risks and potential side effects of your RA drugs, then you have every right to be angry about that. Patients should be completely informed about the risks, the benefits, and especially the uncertainties associated with the therapies they choose.
However, there really isn't anything "safe" you can do about RA. Not only do the various treatments have risks, choosing not to treat RA has very real risks: an increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease, a higher chance of developing lymphoma, and a near-certainty of joint damage that quite often leads to total disability.
If any health care provider tries to tell you that they have a "completely safe and effective" treatment for RA, you've found a quack. All patients can do is look at the risks and benefits of the various options available to them, and make an informed decision.
The (scientific) jury is still out on whether, and how much, various biologics increase the risk of cancer. There is theoretical reason to think that lowering immune response could make one more likely to develop cancer, but studies on at least the anti-TNFs have been inconclusive. Some seem to find a small cancer risk associated with the drugs, while others find no effect.
Due to the specifics of my personal situation, I am more worried about becoming too disabled to work than I am about dying early. So, I'm perfectly willing to take a small risk of an early death in return for a greatly decreased chance of disability. Obviously, other people might have reason to make a different choice.
I also have the throat tickle. The first infusion I didn't have it until I got home that night and was coughing. The next infusion I started coughing during it and mentioned it to the nurse and she slowed the drip. That worked. The last infusion I had of Rituxan was combined with Reclast for osteoporosis. The next day I woke up with my fingernails inflamed. Now when I get an IV I get an infection around the nails. One nail actually fell of and grew back after months. The last surgery I had in June my thumb nail got infected and is still infected. Doctors don't know why and antibiotics don't help. All of this has been within this past year.
Excellent article. Well done. I would caution patients to take your time leaving the infusion chair and infusion or private room even if you are a veteran of treatment. Lesson learned, don't get stuck in traffic after you have left and can't get back in an emergency. Don't hold back any info from your oncology nurse. Their experience gives them a built in "early warning system" that needs information flow from you. Be in tune with you body, feel the blood pressure change, watch for any symptoms, for example neuropathy onset. Talk to your nurse. Hugs are particularly helpful too.
I was having Remicade infusions for my AS for two years, with great success, when I began to experience a return of symptoms. The response of my rheumatologist was to increase dosage. With that increase came an onslaught of symptoms I had yet to experience. Every joint in my body was on fire. Rolling over in bed was a five minute ordeal of excruciating pain. Getting out of bed could be accomplished only with assistance. I lost over forty pounds in fewer than two months. Needles to say, the infusions were halted. This was not an acute reaction, but came on after several years of regimen. Eventually I transitioned to Humira (adalimumab) and the symptoms subsided. I have been without symptoms since then.
Thank you so much for this, Kelly. Rituxan is likely in my near future – next week, in fact.
Thanks for the post. I am 32 years old, and have had RA for 16 years. I done well for many years on celebrex, then switched to Enbrel. It's like my body becomes immune to it after so long. Tried Humaira, Orencia, nothing… just started Actemra last month. I was fine during the injection, however on the way home (I drive 1.5 hours to my doctor) I started experiencing extreme nausea & dizziness. Then 1 week later developed Thrush, yes.. just like babies get. I have read in several chat groups where others on Acterma have developed that as well. Hope to know soon if the Acterma is working.. still survingin on prednisone and Meloxicam.
Krissy wrote she had thrush.Well, that sort of takes Actemra off the board for me. I'm highly sensitive to candida, and allergic to yeast.I have noticed since I started my food allergy elimination diet last year that my RA is not as bad.I kept wondering if that was one reason.Last year through a blood test of food allergens that can cause toxic reactions in my body,I started my food elimination diet. The list for me is really long, but some of my high reactions are from yeast, vanilla, wheat, rice,sugar,etc., etc.So, I have stayed away from these items for a year. I did cheat during Christmas but have gone back to my elimination diet. Then ready a book for my husband on how he could lose weight,it listed wheat as a big problem for RA.So,I may wait on taking anymore infusions, since I do not tolerate most of the drugs.If I start to get worse again, I'll reconsider.
By the way, I had a friend who's mother had RA and then bladder cancer and when she was done with the treatments her Ra went into remission, and years later has come back less painful. Maybe some hope for the cancer patient?
I get a scratchy/mucous-y throat with every remicade infusion. Since having it increased recently, I have experienced bone pain, joint itching and redness, and flushing and shortness of breath.
I am reading as many websites as I can find because I have Rheumatoid Disease that is very resistant to treatment. Since diagnosis about 10 years ago, I have been on Methotrexate, Plaquenil, Humira, Enbril, Orencia, Rituxan, Mobic, Sulfasalazin and Actemra and numerous painkillers. I have also taken several dose packs of Prednisolone. Most medications have appeared to worked for a while then I either become resistant to it or allergic to it.
My most recent event was very frightening. I have been infused with Actemra since April 2011. Most months I have experienced fatigue on infusion day and in the week before infusion. On February 1, 2013, I went to my doctor's office for my infusion and woke up to find myself being transported to hospital with an acute allergic reaction. I apparently slumped forward about 20 minutes into treatment and was very difficult to rouse. I received Benadryl at the doctor's office and a huge dose of steroids in the hospital. My blood pressure fell, but not dangerously so, and the hospital checked out my heart, which was fine, and my breathing, which was also not affected. After observation I was released from the hospital and am now at home and taking a dose pack of Prednisolone. I will not be able to take Actemra again and although my doctor wants to try the new pill (Xeljanz) recently approved for RA, I am obviously not too enthusiastic. The nurses and my doctor were fast-acting and conservative during the crisis in their office and I thank them for that.
The warnings on Actemra state that a reaction is possible even if previous treatments have gone well. This is apparently true.
After my first infusion of Remicade, I felt sooo good the next day that I forgot all my meds for the day! That was five years ago, and it does not work like that now. I wonder if I was so anxious about the infusion and the non-events that followed, that I forgot I had RA!
Just had my first Orencia IV. I have only been diagnosed for 1 year. Orencia is my 7th medication. Like many here I start a med and it works for a few weeks then… nothing! That's what happened with Orencia at home injections. I got the throat tickle during my first infusion of Orencia. It eased up when they slowed the drip. I had a raging headache that day and for days after. I took, Advil, but then began to get spontaneous bruising. I must say that reading this site prepared me for speaking up during my infusion. and drinking lots of water. I am hoping for better results soon. My biggest concern is disability. I am single no kids and live with my 70+ yr old parents. This month I got diagnosed with a level 2 melanoma. Cancer doesn't scare me because there are treatments that work for cancer. It's the RA disability that scares me most!
Took Orencia, did not work. Took Remicade at increasing doses, did wonders for my joints and energy, but wiped out my immunity. I got septicemia after 9mos on max dose. Hospialized for 8 days. 5 months later, hospitalized again for infection, 6 days. Have been off Remicade almost a year, still susceptible to infections. I have been on one antibotic or another since last year. Biologics work well but are not without serious side effects. Now off treatment until "infections clear up". In October will be 1 year. Wonder about the dcsion to go max dose.
Oh Lord, I'm SO confused about which way to go with my RA treatment. Maybe even more so now after reading the adverse reactions some of you folks have encountered. I've taken the oral DMARDs, Plaquenil, Sulfasalazine, Methotrexate and all have made me sick AND didn't help with my joint stiffness and pain. Against my Rheumatologist's recommendation, I decided to go off all the RA meds about a year ago. Tried different natural type approaches and, as you can imagine, am getting worse. I still believe I am mildly afflicted as compared to others. It's my nature to power through discomforts and continue on. As of my Rheum appt yesterday, I did agree to give Remicade a try. I was assured that if I have no change for the better after my third visit we would explore other options. Frankly, I'm scared…REALLY scared. I'm having a hard time trying to wrap my head around taking such potentially harmful drugs when I'm not totally dysfunctional or bedridden. I'm a young, active, 60 yr old, by the way, and have been dealing with an unnamed autoimmune disorder for over 20 years. They pinned it down to sero-negative RA 3 years ago. I'm grateful to have found this blog and to read others experiences.
Pauline – you are right to be concerned and confused. The facts are that rheumatologistsbare are in the business of treating RA. My rheumatologist sends me to my general practitioner for practically everything except RA. If a drug treats the RA and symptoms are subsided, the medication is deemed a success. Side effects are barely considered when treatment is suggested. Patients have to be very aware of their bodies and be vigilant in watching for signs of side effects. Good luck.
Thank you Yvonne! I'm sorry for what you're dealing with and hope you have better reaction to Xeljanz if you decide to to that route. I've seen it advertised on tv and thought about asking my Rheumy about it. I feel like I can deal with my day to day aches/pains now, but, what's so scary to me is ALL my physicians encourage me to be treated for PREVENTATIVE reasons and not just pain management. I know no one has a crystal ball but, it's hard to agree to take toxic drugs and deal with their potential side effects for something that MAY happen to me in the future. There's just no easy answer for any of us, is there? Thank goodness there's a network of support here.
I was on ACtemra for six months over the summer of 2013, and achieved a near-remission..until I reacted to it. We did try it again for five months (my whole first semester of grad school… that was hard), but I got worse and worse. I start Rituxan this Thursday, and I'm really nervous. I have asthma and Vocal Cord Dysfunction, and we had to run the Actemra at half-speed to prevent a reaction, even with premeds. My rheumatologist and Internist both have described Rituxan as a "silver bullet" before saying "but you're a difficult case". Talk about mixed messages! I'm really glad to know about the throat-tickle reaction with Rituxan, as that has happened to me with several other RA medications.
This is all probably pretty rant-y, but I'm really nervous about starting Rituxan. I'm really grateful for this site, and the support here!
Had flushed face and chest 24 hrs. after first injection of Actemra can this reaction stop after continued treatments? Not doing IV just weekly shots. Anyone?
I just started Humira and I was wondering if it's a normal reaction to have sharp joint pain. It seems like the swelling in my hands have gone down, but just was wondering how long it takes for positive results. Any information would be appreciated! Thanks!
I had sharp joint pain on one bio. Forget which one , but it went away. I thought it was my joints "getting the medicine" lol.
For anyone wondering about Xljanz I took it and loved it, but stopped working after 6 months.
This is a very helpful website. I was on Remicade for several years and only stopped because my RA cleared up. No problem with the infusions. My RA is back and I just started with Orencia. A few hours after the first infusion, a sore throat which progressed to a really bad head cold which is still going on a week later. I never get colds so have to believe it's from Orencia.


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