My 8 year old son has polyarticular ANA negative arthritis and started on Enbrel one year ago, in addition to methotrexate. He has recently developed uveitis that is proving difficult to control with topical steroids. I understand the enbrel may be causing the uveitis. How likely is this? He has done so well with his joints on Enbrel it would be a shame to discontinue.

My husband has recently been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. He was given the advice by laymen to read the popular book by Dr.Richard J.D’Adamo “Eat Right For Your 4 Type”. What is your opinion on Dr. Adamo’s prescription of eating according to your blood type in order to strengthen the immune system and therefore prevent diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis? Thank you for your response.

I am on NSAID, Methotrexate, Prednisone and Plaquenil for my RA. But lately I have been getting alot of small infections. My big toe, a hangnail on my thumb and ear infection. I have all three right now at the same time. It seems that any little scratch or cut I get it gets infected. Is there any thing that I can do so they will not become infected? I was going to start to use antiseptic soaps instead of just regular soap. I don’t Rknow if that is going to work or not.

I just had my first injection of Enbrel last night. So far there has not been any reactions from the drug. But about two hours after I got itchy in different parts of my body. Put he injection site is not itchy. The itchying is not bad. I don’t have any signs of a rash or hives. Most of the time just movement of my clothes is enough to stop the itching. I don’t have to scratch it. I was wondering if this could be a reaction to the Enbrel or could it all be in my head?

Who is the best M.D. in the USA to see for a consultation on what to do about advancing Rheumatoid Arthritis?

I am 23 and have had ra for 20 years i have the condition called stilis this year i got myo carditos very badly and nearly died i have been on emberel for 2 years about 6 months ago i started getting visual problems halos afterimages and what looked like shooting light spots when i look into the sky or anthing white has anyone else had these problems the condion i have got is called visual snow i think