Guest guest Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Hey Barbara! Well - thanks- my RA is really under control so I can at least get back to my daily gym visits! I still have a small handful of other issues but I'm dealing with them as best as I can. My voice/throat is probably 85% back. This horrid humidity appears to be keeping it from getting to 100% but I have no control over the weather!!!!! We've been dealing with 105-110 heat index & I'm tired of it all as I'm sure everyone else is! I never thought I'd say - " I'll be glad when winter comes! " fortunately for us here, winters are pretty mild! Have you heard from Tawny? Hugs back to you sweetie!!! Sent from my iPhone On Aug 3, 2010, at 7:02 PM, Barbara Creedon <bcreedon@...> wrote: Hi . I am so happy you are doing so well. It's so good to read when someone here is in a remission. Gives the rest of our group some hope. How is your throat and voice doing? I hope that is all behind you now. You certainly had a hard time with it all. Are you baking in S.C.? I am baking here...todays heat index was 105....yikes.....thank goodness for A.C, Nice to see you posting and feeling so good. Hugs, Barbara > > Hi, > > I have a question about remissions. How does one know if he is in remission if takes meds continuously? Do you have to try and stop taking meds and see if you get aches and pains? I tried this, and it took about 2 months to get back to the state I'd been in before I started taking meds. I asked my rheumatologist if there was any chance that it would go into remission and he said " it is in remission as long as you are taking the drugs - when you stop taking them, you are no longer in remission. " So I'm back on. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Hi again .  It is just so wonderful that you are enjoying your remission and better health. I am happy also that your voice is doing so much better after the long haul with it. Yes, our remission is a wonderful thing, and I so would love everyone here to be in one.  Yes, the heat is brutal here too, but better weather is ahead in a few months, if we don't melt to death!!!!  So happy to talking with you LIsa. I have missed you!!!  Hugs and love,  Barbara > > Hi, > > I have a question about remissions. How does one know if he is in remission if takes meds continuously? Do you have to try and stop taking meds and see if you get aches and pains? I tried this, and it took about 2 months to get back to the state I'd been in before I started taking meds. I asked my rheumatologist if there was any chance that it would go into remission and he said " it is in remission as long as you are taking the drugs - when you stop taking them, you are no longer in remission. " So I'm back on. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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