Thanks for the reply re Arava Kathe in CA

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Hi Kathe,

Sorry it took me so long to thank you for your time and advice. Have had a

couple of rough days. You made some really good points and reinforced my

feeling that my body really doesn't like Arava. I've decided not to go back

on it and wait to talk to my rheumy in July about other options. I worry a

lot about the side effects on my liver. I think the RA is causing enough

damage to my whole body without adding unnecessary risks. Sometimes I don't

know what's worse...the disease or the cure but I must add that MTX has made

a huge difference in the quality of my life.

Thanks for giving me permission to whine. I try not to because I know how

boring it gets to here people complain about their aches and pains

constantly. Most times I do pretty well but sometimes it gets to be a bit

much. This week is a bear with cataract surgery Wed., follow up visit

Thursday and a trip to the hospital for an epidural pain injection Friday.

I swear if it weren't for RA (and the drug side effects) I'd have no social

life at all ;-).

Anyway, thanks again . Hope to post more often and get to know everyone

better. This is such a great group. Have a good night.

in NC