Re: RESEARCH - Effect of discontinuing TNF-alpha antagonist therapy

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hi sue

my friend had to go off enbrel for surgery and realized afterwards she

only needed 25 mg a week to keep it under control.

monique

t might work, Sue. Why not discuss it with your rheumatologist?

Not an MD

On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 9:21 PM, marysue <marysue@...

<mailto:marysue%40triad.rr.com>> wrote:

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> I have been thinking that if I have to start paying $100 for a 30-day

> supply of Enbrel, which would begin on July 1, that I would try to

> space my injections farther apart. Of course, if the pain and

> inflammation returned, I would resume the twice-weekly injections.

>

> When I've had to postpone an injection because of an infection, my RA

> has behaved itself, so this might work.

>

> Sue