Sulfasalazine

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I have been diagnosed with AS for many years and went through all of the NSAIDs

quite some time ago.

I have been on mostly pain meds for several years.

I am not with a rheumy at this point, but due to recent problems as well as my

most positive response to a cortisone burst, I have asked the doc to try

sulfasalazine. I am hoping and praying it is the right thing to do. I don't have

time for setbacks right now due to continuing family responsibilites--as

in'there isn't anyone else who can do these things honestly'. If it wasn't for

me mother would be in the street or living at the mercy of the gov't. I have had

a REAL problem keeping ppls hands out of the cookie jar so to speak.

So with all of that reasoning, I really would like to know the pros and cons of

the stuff. I know that plaquenil and methotrexate are also used in treating AS

but when I was in the doc's office last Friday, sulfasalazine just popped out of

my mouth during our discussion.

I'd like to know how many ppl it helped, and how many it didn't do anything for

and the complications etc. Whatever anyone would like to tell me about their

experience with the stuff. Please feel free to email me at my email or online

cause I am going to be looking really close.

I also wonder if those who have tried the treatment have had to do labs once a

week? If so and you were traveling, how did you get that worked out? I cannot go

from GA to MI each week of course and I am hoping that the nurse in the doc's

office wasn't correct in what she said today. He told me last week that labs

would need to be done once a month.

So what I am thinking is that if I were to try say, Plaquenil, would I need

fewer labs done till I get through this 'trial by estate?'

Thank you for all who choose to respond and also to those who choose to pray...

GA

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