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When choosing a Doc...

I know is very overwhelming feeling when deciding getting surgery & choosing a doctor. How do you know which doctor to choose?...

Waiting for the meds to kick in...

Hello All, I was diagnosed in Nov 2014 so I am very new to this scene. I started MTX in December and Humira in Feb. I have constant pain and...

Pain scale/percentage scale

My doctor does not use a pain scale. He uses a percentage scale. He says our goal of treatment is to stop the progression of the disease and to feel...

Asthma & infusions/other treatments

Question: I developed adult-onset asthma within the last year. My rheumatologist stopped all treatment except a low does of MTX and prednisone. Why? He told me that he has received...

Never seeming to get anywhere

Hello, I was ms-diagnosed for so many years that when I finally did get the right diagnosis, it was bad. I was told that I have the more aggressive form...

What to do when current treatment isn't working!

I have been recently diagnosed with Seuronegative RA. It was a gradual progression over the past two years and I began having flare ups last August. I had big toe...

Time for a biologic?

I was diagnosed with RA a few months ago and have been on methotrexate since with minimal result. My Dr. has broached the subject of Humira a couple of times...

Differing opinions on RA diagnosis from 2 doctors

I have been seeing a rheumatologist for 3 years, taking Remicade and Methotrexate. Earlier this year the Remicade stopped working. My doctor did labs and for all intents and purposes...

Infusion treatment

I have been on Humira for 3 months now and it doesn't seem to be working. I talked with my doc on my last visit and she suggested switching to...

From methotrexate to arava

My doctor and I finally threw in the towel on methotrexate. I've been on it for 12 weeks and at most it gives me relief for three days out of...

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