Guest guest Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 Bob, The reason why the disease flares at times and why it goes into remission at times is the ultimate quandary of auto-immune and rheumatic diseases. They really don't know. I think if they could figure that out, then they would know how to cure it. I'm glad your flareup is better right now. Good luck getting on Enbrel or Remicade or Humira. I hope you are able to do that. As someone else pointed out, they are supposed to test you for tuberculosis before starting Enbrel, because if you have asymptomatic latent tuberculosis it can convert it to active disease. God Bless, Janet in San Francisco ReA since 1973; diagnosed 1997; HLA-B27+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 One initiator of a flare is stress. Stress caused a flare for me to last about a year. I'm still working on feeling better - heat and exercise including stretches, new medications, and PT is next. Here's hoping - Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 Bob. HI! Welcome welcome. My sister has AS and Reiter's and she told me about this list. I hate the wax and waning too. That coupled with being bipolar keeps me on my toes all the time. I can't depend on EVER feeling a certain way. I just try to plan things and if I'm not feel totally awful I do them. I'd prefer to do them when I feel really good but I don't always have that option. Today though I had an appt at the dr but I am too tired to do it so ---not going. I think I'm getting the flu my husband had.. bleh. At any rate, I'm so glad you joined us Bob and that you feel comfortable just jumping right in with your thoughts and needs. Liz ~~~~~~ " Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, and to be needed. " **Storm on** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EMAIL: juliette@... **ICQ 49746198** MSN-LizKP1952@... PERSONAL HOMEPAGE PAGE http://members.tripod.com/~LizK ADDult ADD GROUP PAGE: http://members.tripod.com/~LizK/addult.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 Thanks to all of you that respond to my questions and thoughts. This group is really a special group of people that really is all about giving very helpful information. This is very important to many needy people. Thanks I am from Cajun country and we are in the Mardi Gras spirit at this time. Many parades and many King cake parties. Also this is the time that crawfish becomes plentiful and in season. Yum!! Best Regards to all of you Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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