Yet Another Question From Me...

[Guest guest]

First I will say thank you, again, to all of you who have so quickly

answered my questions when I post them to this group. You are very

caring, thoughtful people and taking the time to help everyone here

is so appreciated.

My son, Dylan (age 8), went for his rheumy appt. last week and is

now taking Celebrex twice a day to hopefully help the inflamation in

his left ankle and right middle finger. We are hoping it works! So

far, no side effects, which is really a good thing since he is also

taking Nexium and Zantac for acid reflux and esophagitis.

My next question...have any of you ever tried alternative

treatments? I have several friends suggesting that we see

herbalists, homeopathic 'doctors', things like that. I am not at

all against alternative treatments and we do use some natural

remedies around our home for various things. However, I am not at

all educated on whether this approach would work for an autoimmune

disease such as pauci-auticular JRA. Have any of you taken this

route, and if so, has it helped?

Thank you,

Carolyn Goedike