Biologic commercials ARE real

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I would just like to add a different viewpoint to this thread -- the people in

the biologic commercials are real. I have a really good friend with RA who is in

the TV and print ads for Rituxan. I am working with Centocor to appear in ads

for Remicade, which I have been on for 9.5 of the 10 years that I have had RA.

       I know that the commercials are hard to see when you have tried all of

the meds and nothing has worked. When one of those Tylenol Arthritis commercials

comes on TV, my husband yells " You have fake arthritis! " (even though I have

tried to explain that OA is real). One of the reasons I have worked with

Centocor is to let people, especially newly dx'd patients, know that the

biologics are available and work best if taken early. I found out about the

biologics from the Arthritis Today magazine, not from my rheumy.

Take care,

Steph in Charlottesville, Virginia

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people with arthritis!    " Never underestimate the power of a small,

dedicated group of people to change the world -- indeed, it's the only thing

that ever has. " (Margaret Mead) AmeriCorps Alums -- Still Getting Things Done