Guest guest Posted August 22, 2001 Report Share Posted August 22, 2001 I posted this on the about.com arthritis forum and PatB suggested I post it here too. I just joined this group last week. I too have PA. My aunt had the same thing and she always called it " Galloping Arthritis " because of the way it moved around. Mine seems to linger in one or more extremities for about a year and a half and then move on. Thank goodness the worst part has left my wrists and now is worse in the middle fingers of both hands and left ankle. I have involvement in feet, toes, knees and one hip also. I have been on Remicade for nine months now. At first I saw great relief but each treatment seems to give less and less relief. I will start getting it every six weeks now instead of every eight weeks. My rheumy suggested every four weeks but I am afraid of those super infections and want to see if the six week interval works. I am also taking 20 mg. methotrexate a week and 200 mg celebrex twice a day. My psoriasis is completely in remission as long as I take the mtx. I too have the HLA b27 gene. I am not exactly sure what that means but the doctors were impressed. Darlene in California Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2001 Report Share Posted August 27, 2001 Darlene, How do you find out if you have this particular gene, that you mentioned in your Galloping Arthritis mail.... Thank you, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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