Re: Question for you all?

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, Well I am not your sons mom but golly I am proud of him your right he is living life to it's fullest and I say you go man . Wow that makes me feel better about it knowing that it will help the quality of life better . Right now I feel almost dead I don't want to go anywhere cause of the pain I know I will have to endure . Yes your post made me feel alot better and I thank you . Like I told Topper I went from a person who hated taking pills to a person who sits and thinks did I take all my meds this morning. I feel like a human medicine cabinet, but like you said I guess they are necessary to have any quality to your life. Thanks again hugsss and good luck to your son Tina wrote: Hi Tina,My son has Behcets Disease (an autoimmune conditionthat causes ulceration and inflammation in any part ofthe body that has a blood supply). It was diagnosed afew years ago when

severe inflammation of his eyesalmost caused permanent loss of sight. He has anarthritic condition in his back, knee and anklejoints.He has to take immuno-suppresants (cyclosporin & azathiaprin), and steroids (prednisilone) and otherstuff. He has monthly liver and kidney function tests.He is only 26 years old; is a climbing, canoeing andoutdoor pursuits coach and a youth/conservationworker. Last summer he cycled the length of France(ferry from Britain to Northern France then south tothe Pyrenees mountains and on to Portugal). He hasrecently joined a rowing club as well as continuingwith all his other sports. OK so he doesn't want to put these drugs into hisbody, but he also knows that without them he will goblind, become crippled and probably die. The life heis living now has quality; he is in pain but nothinglike the pain he had before.Sometimes these things are a gamble. My heart brokewhen I saw the

plastic bags of drugs he brought backfrom the hospital but I am overjoyed that he is livinglife to the full and having fun as a young man should.I don't know if that helps? I feel sad that anyone hasthis dilemma.--- storm12256 wrote:> Hi > I was just wondering I was talkig to Topper> today and well we > were talking about my back situation I am sure most> of you know I > have severe Arthritis in my lumbar spine and I have> 2 bulging discs > in my cervical spine complicated by stenosis of my> spine which means > the spinal canal is narrowing. Well anyway Topper> and I were > dicussing my choices of medication the gave me and I> have been very > concerned for a couple weeks cause I looked them up> and they are > harsh medication one is Avara and the

other is> Methotrexate I was > wonder what you all think of taking a medication> that will suppress > my imune system and asloalters the way my body uses> the folic acid I > will most likely be prescribed a folic acid vitamin> to put back what > I will lose, I have just been very concernered about> the immune > suppression and what this will mean. One of the side> effects of this > pills is possible loss of hair it is a cancer drug> and is given in > larger doses to cancer patients but I wil still lose> most of my hair > I was told. I will have to buy alot of scarves if I> decide to take > it or hats. These drugs are called DMARDs . They can> be taken in > liquid form or pill form to certain dosages from> there it goes to > injection once a week the pills and liquid are also> once a week.> Also you have to have

your blood monitored very> closely because of > side effects to the liver and kidney it has also> been know to cause > tumors but they say that is rare. So what do you all> think i would > appreciate everyones opinion.> Tina> > > > > __________________________________________________