Re: An adult's take on these arthritis drugs and their potential side effects...

May 18, 2006

Thanks for the post. I know at first I was leery until I realized what

happens if you don't treat. My grandpa had jra from early youth. There were no

reliable treatments then and the effects were horrible. Now that my daughter is

older she is in agreement that she may not know what will happen later due to

the meds but she knows what will happen without and chooses to take them. My 9

year old has neurological issues and the info on his drugs is horrible but him

without is not an option. We could handle his beating us up, destroying the

house etc but when he turned on himself we knew we needed to follow the neuros

recs. Now if you tried to remove them we all (he included ) would fight to keep

them. I think it all comes to acceptance for us. We now know this disease is

here to stay but we also know how to control it (at least as much as possible)

and seeing her walking and occasionally playing her beloved instrument or being

able to attend part of a dance class once in

awhile is not something we would forsake on the chance of side effects. And we

pray daily for a cure!

e, mom to joe 19 poly +

snooksmama@... wrote:

This is from a rheumatoid arthritis list I am on. Thought you might like

to read what a woman thought about the drugs...

" My RA came on fast and hard, though there were some simmering

symptoms for several months before that, if I'd known what was going

on. I don't have any RA induced joint changes at this point, I want to

do everything I can to keep it that way.

Every time I get nervous about all the possible side effects of the

various drugs I'm on, I go back and read about all the things that

can happen if RA goes untreated. At that point, it's a no-brainer

which is the greater risk, even if it weren't for the debilitating

level of pain, stiffness and fatigue without the drugs. "

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and Rob 17 Spondy

" Have no fear for what tomorrow may bring. The same loving God who cares

for you today will take care of you tomorrow and every day. God will

either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear

it. Be at peace, then, and put aside all anxious thoughts and

imaginations. "

-St Francis DeSales

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