Guest guest Posted January 11, 2001 Report Share Posted January 11, 2001 Hello all.... I will strive to be brief. I am a 36 year old female living in Cleveland, OH, diagnosed 4 1/2 yrs ago with RA after the birth of my first child (c-section). Some of the test results....My ANA was positive and the ANA Titer was 1:320 (this means nothing to me). My Rh factor was 94. My doctor wanted to put me on methotrexate but I was not ready to take such a toxic drug " for the rest of my life " . After a lot of experimentation with " natural remedies " , I started antibiotic therapy 15 months ago and I am one of those immediate miracles on the minocycline (100mg 2x/day). While my doctor at the Cleveland Clinic continues to prescribe it she remains skeptical to say the least. She says it is apparent my swelling has decreased but I now have some erosions showing on my feet and damage is continuing. I tell her....I went from not being able to pick-up my children, pull a weed, walk upright for the first hour of a day to now just having memories (nightmares) of that. I have zero pain. Now my questions....I don't know where to go from here. So 1) Does anyone out there know of a doctor near Cleveland who is an advocate of this therapy (and thus knowledgeable on treatment protocal)? 2) I have an appt. with my doctor on the 24th of this month....what tests should I ask to be taken in addition to x-rays? And 3) just to complicate things, we are thinking about having a 3rd child but I am concerned about the minocycline losing it's effectiveness once I return (if I need to return) to it after having the baby and nursing the baby. Thanks in advance and I would really appreciate any/all input. Molly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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