Enbrel and sedimentation rate

 

Question  Hi, I\'m 43 yrs old, diagnosed with RA 5 yrs ago, was doing great on just Enbrel & MTX, but for 5 months been having a lot of pain in my left foot (all over) and my right ankle, also some swelling on my knuckles. My Dr. put me on Humira for 1 month, nothing changed. He put me back on Enbrel, but it\'s like injecting water, it does nothing. He told me that it\'s all stress related, that until I control my stress the pains won\'t go away. I differ from this, I think the Enbrel just stopped working, also my Sed rate is at 75. I\'m planning on going to another dr. to get a second opinion, i know stress is bad for RA but I don\'t think it\'s the cause of my great pain. Please advise. Thanks.
 
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HI Rose,

I agree with you !!  If your sed rate is 75, that definitely suggests that your RA is not responding to the Enbrel.

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