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buckybadger

posted 08/22/2008, comments (2)

What is the difference between Enbrel, Humira and Remicade?

I went and seen my Rheumatologist yesterday and he is thinking of switching me to Humira or Remicade. The swelling and inflammation throughout my body has went down significantly since I started the Enbrel but my elbows are still inflamed, painful and swollen. My Rheumatologist completed an ultrasound of my elbows and showed me... Read more Chevron

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Bambi

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posted 07/26/2008, comments (0)

Side Effects of Drugs

Hello, I am grasping at straws here but am wondering if anyone has experienced granulomas in the lungs from taking Enbrel & or Humira? My doctors have been trying to figure out for the last 2 years what is inside my lungs so far no luck, after 3 brocospy's and now they want to do an open lung biopsy, nothing has grown, they thought maybe... Read more Chevron

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Mark Borigini, M.D.

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posted 07/16/2008, comments (0)

Orthopedic Surgery: The Forgotten Specialty In Rheumatoid Arthritis

With all the advances and forthcoming advances in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis which have been landing at the feet of patients and rheumatologists over the past decade, we tend to forget that joint destruction still occurs despite the use of these expensive biologic agents. And so, the biopharmaceutical firms continue to pour billions of... Read more Chevron

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Christine Miller

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posted 07/05/2008, comments (0)

New Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Guidelines

The American College of Rheumatology recently issued new guidelines for rheumatologists to use in their patient treatment decisions about the use on non-biologic and biologic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs). The recommendations and guidelines were published in the June issue of the journal, Arthritis Care &... Read more Chevron

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ScrapHappy

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posted 06/27/2008, comments (11)

Medication levels - seems a little crazy!

Since being diagnosed with RA about 4 weeks ago I'm now on MTX (3 doses so far, latest was 17.5 mg and headed to 25 mg), 1 mg folic acid daily, (2) Aleve 2x per day daily, 5 mg prednisone daily and an injection of corticosteroid in each wrist. My rheumatologist gave me a pamphlet on Humira at my last appointment and I believe he will be putting me... Read more Chevron

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