Information and opinions on health from annj at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/470756/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/470756/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/470756/index http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/470756/98669/ra Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:56:47 -0500 annj Hello Everyone--I cannot thank all of you enough for encouraging me (esp-Lene-Lisa-John-Beverly--and anyone else i might have forgotten their names)  Long story short-You were all correct--Fear the disease NOT the medication. Now that i am on a 7.5 mg of Metho +Plaquinol+5mh of Pred--I am finally--(almost) pain free. I cannot believe how stubborn I was and walked around for 4 months in excruciating pain and had resigned myself at age 52... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/470756/98669/ra