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Aggressive treatment for mild disease?

I know that aggressive treatment is highly recommended for newly diagnosed patients to ward off any permanent damage. However, I was diagnosed with JRA in the 90's, took aggressive treatment...

Covid vaccines

Im UK based and I know things are a little different in the US, but have any of you had spike tests to check the effectiveness of your covid vaccine?...

Numbers OK but Still in Much Pain

I have RA mostly in my hands, wrists, and elbows. I take only Rinvoq 15 mg once a dayfor my RA. But I almost always still have a lot of...

Biologic drugs

Which biologic do you feel is best for RA?...

Frequent cold sores

Don't know if it's just me but since I was diagnosed with RA almost 3 years ago and started on the DMARDs then biologic, seems like every two months, I...

Medication

I've have started on a new medication, Amgevita ( a biologic which I inject), and have experienced total debilitating fatigue for a day or two after taking it. I generally...

Rituxan

Doc is suggesting starting RITUXAN infusions. I will do it, if the insurance company agrees. Kind of sad that non-medical people, at insurance companies, can determine the course of treatment…right...

Starting infusions

My doc wants to start me on infusions, but my bloodwork is almost totally normal. Granted I feel like crap, horrible fatigue and I do have inflammation in hands and...

Pain

hi all I was diagnosed with RA in may science than I'm on methatraxate, humira and Prednisone . Methatraxate didn't help alone thats why they add humira , prednisone it's...

What to do - keep with prednisone or got to Biologics

Hi I have had RA for about 7 years. I am on methotrexate and hydroxychloroquine. I had my worst flare up about 3 months ago and was in so much...

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