I have RA for 10 yrs and have just been diagnosed with having seropositive RA what is this and what does it mean.
How will my rheumatoid arthritis affect my pregnancy?
When me and my husband want to start our family, how will my rheumatoid arthritis affect my pregnancies would you recommend to adopt or would it be ok to try and have them ourselves?
what role does milk play with gout? Can more milk reduce attacks of gout?
In a recent study of dietary habits and gout in 47,000 health professionals showed that persons eating at least one serving of dairy products daily had less gout. Why, is not known?
Any recomendations between Enbrel and Humira in regards to weight?
I have been taking Enbrel for several years (50mg every week) but recently has stopped being effective to address my psoriatic arthritis. My doctor recommended increasing the dose to 100mg a week or switching to Humira. He believes that my overweight condition is not allowing the Enbrel to be successful. Any recomendations between Enbrel and Humira?
TREATMENT OF PATIENT WITH GOAUT AND HYPERTENSIVE EMERGENCY
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Symptoms vs. joint damage
I am 42 yrs old and I woke up one morning 2 years ago and could not bend my fingers and my ankles, it only lasted a few minutes and never longer but also developed pericarditis..there is debate among my doctors whether or not I have sero-negative RA. I have been treated with Methotrexate and Humira (1 yr), but the symptoms always came back (only in fingers though) and then they would increase my methotrexate again and I’d be fine only to have symptoms in hands come back. I went off Metho due to side effects and then during an illness stopped the Humira… I have not taken any medicine for 9 weeks and feel the same as when I was on all the meds and no worse…My doctor wants me back on Humira but I feel that if I my symptoms are no worse off the drugs than on and my sed rate is staying between 17 to 21 and 2 years later still no antibodies or RF that I maybe be able to stay off medicine and not experiance joint damage? Do severity of symptoms correlate with disease activity (specifically joint damage)? meaning less symptoms less damage and visa versa.