Re: Digest Number 5294...2

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Hi ,

Sorry to get back to you so late but decided to just read the email to catch

up as much as possible don't know that I will completely but here goes.

I guess I misunderstood your previous message. Yeah the only way I know to do

that is add one medication at a time otherwise there is no way of knowing if one

is masking the other. I guess they can measure what they call an RA factor to

see if the number is improving and your sedimentation rate is decreasing. The

prednisone is very good with controlling inflammation and that's it's main job.

I guess it would appear to be masking the RA. Adding a biologic such as Enbrel

or Remicade is an option they work to slow down the progression of RA. Plus

doing the other things I mentioned in my last message to you.

Good luck.

....... What I want to avoid is masking the pain if the Mtx is NOT

> working,

> > as I wean down further off the prednisone. If the Mtx doesn't

> work

> > on its own, I want to know ASAP, so that we can pursue other

> > treatment options, whether it's trying something different, or

> > adding something else. I KNOW that the prednisone is what

really

> > helped me, but I also know I can't stay on that long term.

> >

> >

love and peace,

Ebony

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