reply to Chris Adlard

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Thanks for welcoming me to the group. I was taking Doxycycline 100 mg. B.I.D.

But I did not take

it for very long. About the time I got going on it, over a month. I was

referred to a rheumatologist and

she said not to stay on it, but get on other medications.... I am a little

concerned about being on

predisone even for this long of a time because of possible side effects: blood

pressure heightening,

cataracts, and etc. But it is just about all I have right now. I go back to the

doctor in a couple of weeks.

She will probably not be happy that I have decided against the Plaguenil. I

belive it is an anti-malaria

drug. Wow, I wonder what that does. Probably it is just another suppressing of

the immune system. That really doesn't make sense in some ways, does it! I

should try Doxycycline once again. I need

to go back to the orthopedic physician who recommended it. I have had

hygegen?spelling injecting

into the knees for osteoarthritis, great. Good results; need to be repeating

once every six or 9 mts.

My finger joint (left index finger is the one with rheumatoid complications.

And the other hand has some

discomfort in the thumb area. But generally the predisone has helped with

morning stiffness and

mobility, even at 10 mg a day. Thanks for your input concerning candida

albecans, something to

look into the info about. Sorry I seem to be wordy! When I had RA factor blood

work I was just

over the borderline toward RA.. Does the degree that you have RA have anything

to do with the

blood work reading....is borderline you have it, but a little, or high reading,

have it terribly worse??just

asking, may be an ignorant questions, but.... thanks for reading this

everyone..Martha

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