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Hi Everyone,

First, I recently bought a Tempurpedic type mattress topper and it is

wonderful! I have a very firm mattress and have to turn over every

half hour or so-it works great to alleviate soreness at the hips,

knees, ankles and ribs, wherever the bones touch the mattress. It is

inexpensive at Kmart/Wallmart.

Second, I have a question-I have Ankylosing Spondylitis,

Dysautonomia, and just diagnosed with RA and I am on sulfasalazine

but my rhuemy has been pushing Enbrel for about a year. I have so

far refused. He insists that there are no bad side effects, but I

have seen the ads for these drugs and they all warn against

infection, fatal and otherwise and leukemia, etc. I know the chances

are not high, but they are real. I feel like I am the only one who is

not jumping on the band wagon here. I personally know someone who

lost big chunks of her leg and was hospitalized for 7 weeks due to a

near fatal staph infection after starting Remicade. Isn't anyone

else concerned? Sometimes my rheumy almost acts like I don't want to

get better or something, like I am being absolutely ridiculous. (He

is with Worker's Comp) Please give me some advice.

Thanks.

Ann