I recently had eye surgery to take off a nodule which had formed in my left eye,  The opthathamologist attributed it to my RA, which I have had for many years.  I have been on Remicade for several years along with Methotrexate, Celebrex, DHEA, Evoxac, Restasis, vit. D (50,000 units once/week).   I also do water exercise classes for an hour four days a week, take Qigong classes twice a week and practice a few hours each week.  A massage from a Master each week for an hour and a half and sometimes 2 hours helps with pain control.  I do take AdPropo-N/Ap 100-650 at bedtime and ocassionally one during the day.  All in all I am doing very well, but am wondering if the nodule in my eye means the RA is slowly progressing (I had had a nodule in the same eye several years ago, but it was also surgically removed?  Are there any treatments which may do more to stop the progression of the disease?  I have seen some Embrel ads which say they can stop the RA, but am leary of such claims.  Age 77.   I have total knee replacements on both legs and had a total shoulder replacement in Februay of this year.  All surgeries very successfull and rehabilitation was also very successful.  Thank you, Debby Doran