Reply #9: Good grief! [View All]

I was an RN and my husband was a doc and I don't know any of the things you are talking about. Right now I am really taking nothing specific for my RA. I am at the point where I have taken all the drugs available and am now left with Embrel or the other IV med if I need something. I refuse to take them. I was taking Imuran and it held it down pretty well. I had to stop it when I got pneumonia almost 2 years ago and I have stayed off of it since then. So far so good, flare ups are happening but I just get through them. My grandfather, his sister and an aunt on the other side all had this and they were so bad. I am very lucky that mine seems to be not too bad. My grandfather died because of complications from his meds so I am pretty leary of all of that but then you don't need to take cortizone for it like he had to. They were all in wheel chairs by the time they were my age. I am going to bookmark this and read it later when I get home, I have a party to go to. Thanks for the info. I have to admit, Immunology was my worst area but I will plug through it and see what I get from it. Thanks.