Re: Re: hello i'm new here

[Guest guest]

I am only taking Enbrel and prednisone right now any input or advice would be

helpful thank you LINDA

I was told by my rhumy that one becomes ammune to the drugs that sometimes put

us in remission... I started out with creams, that didn't work after a while,

and I stopped for years trying to get more help... Then I really had a flare and

my body and joints, bones hurt so bad I was forced to check into it... Little

knowing that I was having PA attacks too... I take a number of them now,

Sulfasalazine, Methotrexate, and Humira... But that could change at any time

with my body... So, I think its just the way things go for psoriasis... Until

they find a cure, which probably wont be in my life time, we have to do what we

can do...

Love and Peace Always

Shaun and Barb

[Guest guest]

Thank you Janice for that concise and understandable response to my question. 

I

really do appreciate it.

in East TX

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That's ok .  I am sorry  you have had such a bad time. I am probably

somewhere behind you in stage 2.  My pain issues have changed.  I think I was

dealing more with fibro pain, but now my hands and feet are much more involved

and my knees. Thanks for your help.

in East Texas

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.. . .. My rhuematologist is the one who said stage 2. He said that basically it

means moderate bordering on severe.

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so, i never heard the stages of arthritis. my dr. just says mine is

severe. would that be stage three ?? and then , the terminal......

does that mean you would die from it ???

got me a little worried about this.... i guess there's really no need

to worry tho, dr. said i would get worse with mine, with my age and

all. (69)

i just never heard it broke down into stages, but it seems right,

everything else is.....

Betty

On 3/28/11, <n.rogers21@...> wrote:

> That's ok .  I am sorry  you have had such a bad time. I am probably

> somewhere behind you in stage 2.  My pain issues have changed.  I think I

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> dealing more with fibro pain, but now my hands and feet are much more

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> and my knees. Thanks for your help.

> in East Texas

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> . . .. My rhuematologist is the one who said stage 2. He said that basically

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[Guest guest]

Hi, Betty.

In this case, when progression is described as " terminal, " it means

" end stage " (as opposed to " early " ).

Not an MD

On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 10:41 AM, bettygates tds.net <bettygates@...> wrote:

> so, i never heard the stages of arthritis. my dr. just says mine is

> severe. would that be stage three ??  and then , the terminal......

> does that mean you would die from it ???

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> got me a little worried about this....  i guess there's really no need

> to worry tho,  dr. said i would get worse with mine, with my age and

> all. (69)

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> i just never heard it broke down into stages, but it seems right,

> everything else is.....

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> Betty

[Guest guest]

Hi, BJ.

I was commenting specifically on the American College of Rheumatology

Classification Criteria for Determining the Progression of RA which I

posted here:

/message/140095

Betty had a question about Stage IV being described as " terminal progression. "

The criteria I was referring to describe progression, not remission.

Not an MD

On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 12:14 PM, BjP <bjpontalion@...> wrote:

> I am not a doc either, just a suffering lady. I had heard the stages are based

on the likelhood of remission. I am stage 3, or likely to never go in to

remission. My doc said that if he can get a patient in to remission within 2

years it is likely it will be well controlled for a significant period of time.

I have had a full flare situation for 3 years and only this year is it becoming

bearable. It is nowhere near remission but it is becoming manageable. Hopefully

it will get even better. Or maybe I am getting used to the pain.

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> Also I have heard that the stages are also based on actual joint damage, maybe

it is a combination of the lack of remission and joint damage. I have had

minimal damage thus far, thanks to medications, and yet I am still a 3.

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> Maybe it is arbitrary based on the doctor.

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> BJ

[Guest guest]

I'm taking terminal progression to mean that there's not much more that it

can do to my joints, not that I am near death. lol

Annette

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Rheumatoid.Arthritis.Support@...> wrote:

> Hi, BJ.

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> I was commenting specifically on the American College of Rheumatology

> Classification Criteria for Determining the Progression of RA which I

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> Betty had a question about Stage IV being described as " terminal

> progression. "

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