Re:Questions from an RA newbie...

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Hi brad,

1. I have been diagnosed with RA for about a year and a half.

2. I was diagnosed by my rhumatologist in may and started remicade in June.

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3. I do not take anything with the Orencia. I switched to Orencia a year ago.

4. I am not sure of my current level. My doctor does discuss it with me when I

ask, but doesn't want to get caught up in numbers over physical progress.

5. I had an elbow ache for 6 months. From my elbow at Christmas to my knee at

spring break. Then every joint was completely swollen including my spine in may.

I hope this helps answer your questions. Also triggers are important to me, I

believe my onset of RA was triggered by stress from being a first year teacher

with parents that were coming off a lawsuit against the district. We are still

not sure if there were any family members that had RA.

Have a great and pain free day!

Larissa

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