Rheumatoid Arthritis - All SharePosts Relating To "Enbrel"

Crazycat

posted 12/20/2008, comment (1)

Apprehensive yet hopeful!

Have you ever been scared of something yet kind of looking forward to it at the same time? This is exactly how I feel at the moment. I have Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus and Fibromyalgia and was diagnosed almost 20 years ago. I have been through a whole list of treatments trying to find one that works for me. The... Read more Chevron

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Mark Borigini, M.D.

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posted 12/17/2008, comments (3)

For Now, Rheumatoid Arthritis Means Taking Medication For the Rest Of Your Life

The question invariably asked by every rheumatoid arthritis patient: Do I have to take these medications for the rest of my life? I do not know the answer to this question for any individual patient. But I do know that the answer, in general, is usually, yes. Yes, because there is no cure for rheumatoid arthritis. Yes, because... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/01/2008, comment (1)

Bride invents an exercise game to get in shape for her wedding and it now helps manage her RA

I'd like to share a story about my daughter, Vicki, and how a game she invented to get in shape for her wedding is now managing her RA. Vicki's story - In 1998, Vicki Sorensen, invented a fitness game to motivate her fiancé and herself - both wannabe exercisers - to exercise at least 3 days a week for the 8 weeks... Read more Chevron

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Valerie

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posted 10/28/2008, comment (1)

Pain a day at a time...

Hello! I am new to this site and let me tell you what a relief it is to talk with others feeling the same pains that I am. I was diagnosed about 7 years ago through knee surgery. I had major swelling in my left knee and horrible pain (I couldn't even get off of the floor without help); my doctors didn't know what was wrong, so the... Read more Chevron

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bucky badger

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posted 10/21/2008, comments (8)

My last few months....

It has been a few months since I wrote a share post so I thought I would write some of my trials and tribulations since my last post. First my rheumatologist thought of switching me from Enbrel to Humaria since my inflammation never went away on the Enbrel and some of my joints are still swollen and painful. I will use the Humaria pen... Read more Chevron

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