medicated remission??

[Guest guest]

I need to ask what is probably a stupid question but ... here goes. I

was wondering exactly what is a medicated remission? Is it when a

person no longer has pain but still has the disease? Or is it when

someone no longer tests positive or has the ANA marker? Is it ever

possible to get rid of this JRA? The reason I ask is because I feel

particularly frustrated right now by my son's progress. I guess I am

trying to cure what I am beginning to guess cannot be cured. Is there

any way to stop the disease from progressing? Would a drug stronger

than Celebrex (an nsaid) stop the spreading from one joint to

another? My son started with pain in the left ankle. Then his knees

would get sore but not all the time. Now he complains of the joints

in his hands, especially the left. When we mentioned this to the

rheumy, she nodded and looked at his hands (which don't seem

swollen ) but didn't offer any advice. Maybe I didn't push hard

enough. If he doesn't take his meds (he is 13 and we remind him, but

we feel he should be in control of his meds day to day with us

overseeing), his pain comes back to his ankle right away. Since we

are new to this (just diagnosed in Oct.) and I have been on the list

here since then I have been trying to read all the posts but I wonder

if I missed someones discussion of something like this. I would

appreciate any help you can give - this is so frustrating !! Thanks,

Michele T.