What our long term prognosis? Re: I have to disagree

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My pain level never really goes down, I just get better pain meds once

in a while to better deal with the pain.

I do have a question and this is probably better for to answer.

What is the 'new' prognosis for us long term RA folks. I know it isn't

the same as my mother when she was in the end stage of the disease;

gnarled joints, surgery, fibrosis of her lungs, cushing's from too much

prednisone and a death I do not want to have one like. But that was

over twenty years ago, before even methrotrexate. MTX was approved the

year she died. So has there been any research in what long term RA

looks like with people who have had MTX and or MTX/biologic combo?

I do not have a lot of bone destruction, but major amount of tenonitis,

synovitis, and just in the past few months started getting rheumatoid

nodules on my hands, feet, arms and the back of my neck. That and my

pain level is increasing.

Dennis this was a good thing to bring up. And I don't think you were

rude at all. How's saying one medical profession can be caring and

another not be, be rude?

> Dennis in Eastexas

> " It's not Rocket Surgery " Wrote:

> I've always wondered about the ones that report no pain when dealing

with RA. Of the ones I know personally, all have moderate to severe

pain constantly. So, a question for the group. How many, or better yet,

what percentage of us have no pain, moderate pain, or severe pain? I

would think that those of us with aggressive RA would have more pain

than the others. I know mine brings tears to my eyes.

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