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New Here....Just Diagnosed
| Thu, 07-07-2005 - 11:14am |
Hey everyone,
My name is Bethie. I live in the Boston, MA area with my DH and three wonderful feline children. I was diagnosed less than a month ago, after finally admitting to myself that I needed to see a doctor about the pain and stiffness that had been plaguing me.
I really like the rheumatologist that I have found. She is very nice and seems very knowledgable. She has put me on 10mg of prednisone every day, but has already given my


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Lell,
Thanks for posting. I appreciate all advice and support.
I have been put on MTX for now and will see where it goes. I would also like to treat it aggressively, since it seems not be so bad as of yet.
Hope to talk to you soon.
Holly,
Thanks for the welcome. RA has already taught me so much, mostly about what I can't do right now. Hopefully, the right cocktail comes along quickly.
Hope to talk with you soon.
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Donna,
Thanks for the welcome and support. Good to see a friendly face here. Sorry to hear about the hands though.
I am not thrilled with being on the prednisone, but was told it was short term. I believe that my doctor is going to start stepping me down in August. I look forward to it.
Hope you have a great week!
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Hi Beth - The Pred is used to get the RA under control then it's tapered off which is what
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