Guest guest Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 I just saw my DR yesterday. I have been doing GREAT on minocycline, but I mentioned I had some pain setback , also had caught a bad cold and an outbreak of poison ivy and eczema since the last visit. she explained to me (better) that i have " reactive arthritis " and it reacts to any infection or virus, so If i get a cold or flu, my joints will start to hurt again. my immune system gets going cause of the cold or infection and then inflames the joints again. It took me a month to get rid of the cold. and now my joints feel better too. she said this may be true for all my life now. kinda like my body has learned this behavior, so even if my mycoplasma is under control, any other infection can trigger a flare. Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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