Hello everyone,
I'm 41 and was diagnosed in my late 20's with RA. I've been on prednisone and its starting to affect my eyes. The Dr. I was seeing wants me to apply for Enbrel or Humria, but I just couldn't do it they both affect your eyes as well. The good news is I will have insurance again June 1st so I'm going to see a different Dr, I was frustrated with the one I was seeing. My son is 16 and was diagnosed with Crohn's at 13 which is also an auto-immune disease. He is having a really bad flare up right now as well. I think from all the stress the last few weeks of worrying about him has caused mine to flare up. My wrists and fingers are huge with knots on my wrists. I've never had knots and my elbows are huge and my knees hurt so bad I can hardly walk.
I've been on other drugs not just the prednisone, celebrex, methotrexate, but in the past few years just the prednisone, and now they are treating my son with it. I can't wait to see the new dr. to see what suggestions she has for a new med.


Hi, I have R/A dignosed in 1999 I take all the meds that you do plus the Humria shots none of theses meds. effect my eyes although I do not like the story I just read on Humria I 'll print and ask my doc. I've been on prednisone for a very log time but, a very low dose which seems to do quite well. I still have bad flare ups but nothing to what it's like not taking theses meds. I stopped them to see if they really worked and trust me they do if you think you feel bad now try going without them thats pain. The real trick to R/A is a damn good DOCOTOR, and you'll know when you find one they will watch you close and they will do blood work every 3 months and check everything they can check at each return and they are there anytime you call or need them ,That IS YOU MAIN SUCCESS TO R/A.(A DOCTOR WHO CARES).Have your eyes checked every six months and your blood work every 3 months,and if you R/A doc. does not do this for you then find one who knows what they are doing it is very inportant to have this done. Good luck and I wish you and your son the best.
If you don't mind me asking, howlong have you been taking the humria shots? I'm so worried about my son right now, they are doing a colonoscopy on Friday. We wil know then at least whats going on in that area. I'm afraid to say just how long its been that I've had my blood drawn. Its been years but I had no insurance so he just didn't treat me how he should have.I have skipped my prednisone its not good, I agree. Thats why I want off the prednisone.