[SPAM] Re: Been Awhile...Morning Stiffness

[Guest guest]

, all of the biologics are proteins

and sometimes the body identifies a protein as a foreign substance to be

destroyed.  I don’t know what the body uses to identify “friend or

foe” but we all know that our bodies have misidentified our joints as “foes”. 

Apparently in some people a combination of RA medications will encourage the

body to identify the biologic as a “friend” and there is less

likelihood of the biologic losing effectiveness.  I’m not medically

trained but this is how I understand things after reading about RA for some six

years.  God bless.

Harold

From: Rheumatoid Arthritis [mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis ] On Behalf Of monkeysand2dogs

Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007

6:12 PM

Rheumatoid Arthritis

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[sPAM] Re: Been Awhile...Morning Stiffness

Hi !

I'm so sorry you are having these troubles! I have 2 kids, a 4 yr

old and a 2 yr old! Humira, for the past year has been a blessing

for me!

Wow Harold, I never knew you could get resistant to it!

I found out the hard way, I was allergic to Sulfazine. So, that is

out in my future.

I hope things settle down and you can continue with your meds. Have

you called your rheumy?

good luck and Happy Thanksgiving!

>

> Hi All,

>

> Some of you may remember me....I had to drop out of here regularly

just being

> too busy being a new mom...well, now Dylan is 14 months old and is

just a joy

> to us!

>

> Anyway, I am on Humira for my RA but of late, like, the past 2 or 3

weeks I

> have noticed increasing morning stiffness in my hands, feet, and in

some

> other joints. It does get better as the day progresses but I find

it impossible to

> sleep for a whole night as it is somewhat painful as well. I get

up in the

> morning and my fingers look like sausages but then they become

normal.

>

> I went back to work in May and was blessed to be able to work from

home

> until mid-October, but now I am back in an office so there is less

time to do

> things.

>

> I wonder if I should do something about this stiffness, like take

another med

> with it, or be happy with where I am and just live with it?

>

> Your thougths, please!

>

> Hope you are all as well as possible!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you Harold for the info!

I hope Humira stays a friend for me!