does anyone out there have or had experience with rheumatoid/ juvenile rheumatoid arthritis? i need advice?
i just need some people with experience. i need to make some decisions on medications etc. some of my questions are: waht medicines have worked for you? has anyone used humera or a similar injection medicine? things like that. right now i have currenty decided to stop all meds and indure the pain, but idk if that was a smart thing to do,. so yea. thanks
I’m not an expert on rheumatoid arthritis so I can’t give you much information there, but make sure that you also get screened for celiac disease. It’s not uncommon among people with rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases. It’s very common among the general population (about 1 in 133 people have it) and the number is higher than that among people with another autoimmune disease. The symptoms can overlap (you can have aches and pains, swelling, and fatigue with celiac disease too), so diagnosis can be hard. Make sure your doctor looks into it as well.
http://www.celiac.com/articles/1156/1/Studies-Show-High-Instance-of-Rheumatoid-Arthritis-and-Osteoporosis-in-Patients-with-Celiac-Disease/Page1.html
http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/lofiversion/index.php/t57290.html