I want to thank everyone who has been praying about whether I should switch medications for my Rheumatoid Disease.
I was praying this evening, and I realized that I need to move forward. My hands have gotten so bad in the last couple of months that I have many new deformities. The pain at night is so bad, I wake up crying and have to take pain killers. Today I could not hold my flute to play, and the right little finger pain is so bad, I can't type for more than a minute or two. I can't write, hold a glass, or use a fork well. Not only that, but I have had basically no relief after the last two shots, which means the current med is failing rapidly.
While God may not have spoken to me in a booming voice, he has made it abundantly clear that this med is not working, and I need to stand up to my rheumatologist and make him fight for me to go back on the old med. I feel much more at peace, and while the change may not be perfect, staying on the med I am on is doing more harm than good!
Thanks again for praying and I will keep you informed as to my progress.