Nervous about beginning Kineret

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Hi everybody,

I'm relatively new to this list, just subscribed a little over a

month ago. Although I was symptomatic in the mid-to-late eighties, I was

not diagnosed with RA until 1997! I had to keep hounding the doctors to

repeat the rheumatoid factor test. Within one month it suddenly jumped

from normal to 147. Since at the time I was trying to conceive, neither

the doctor nor I thought that anything more kick-ass than acetaminophen

and prednisone was appropriate. I have since had a baby girl, eight months

ago, and she is beautiful. I've been breastfeeding so even now I'm

reluctant to take anything, but the disease isn't giving me much of a

choice; it is progressing, so I am not functioning well. Since I want to

have another child, and Methotrexate is contraindicated for 3-6 months

prior to trying to conceive, I've decided to take Kineret, which the

doctor has prescribed. My significant other just picked it up from the

pharmacy and brought it to me. I've read the package insert and even

spoken to people at the pharmaceutical company about it. But I'm still

anxious about it because of the increased risk of infection. Is anybody

else on this list taking Kineret?? Please write back to me.

Thank you.

Araminta

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