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The thing I really hate about rheumatoid pain is the knowledge that damage is being done.  Historically I've always done just fine to muscle through stuff, knowing there was an end point and my body would set itself right.  But since my diagnosis, having joint pain kinda wigs me out.  The more imflammation, the more pain.  Thus more pain over time adds up to more damage.  I'm on celebrex which is a Cox-2 inhibitor, it inhibits the body's imflammatory response.  It was first presented to me as being "for pain", but it does more than that.  You may want to get clarification from the doc as to what drug he/she is suggesting.  It might be something that reduces your pain because it's doing other GOOD things too.