Your Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) questions. Expert answers.Your Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) questions. Expert answers.

When may I go back on Enbrel after a lung infection?
10/05/2010 - 12:52

If I am on antibiotics for 10 days and feel better after 5 days, may I go back on Enbrel?

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I have RA, I have had both my knees replaced, why do they still give me problems?
09/26/2010 - 14:11
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Is voltaren safe for the heart?
09/22/2010 - 12:25

I read somewhere recently, that Voltaren is as hard as Vioxx
on heart disease? I've been on the 2nd highest dose for 10 yrs.
This worries me, as both my parents had congestive heart failure.

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Am thinking of beginning Rituxan; can you give me information on this drug?
09/21/2010 - 15:20

Am presently on Humira and have been for about a year. The Humira was increased from bi-weekly to weekly in the beginning of April. 40 mg/0.8ML (Inject)
Have also been injecting Methotrexate 1X/wk.

Pain has lessened but is not in remission. Am also on Prednisone 5mg and have been for about 4 yrs.

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Is prednisone dangerous for bone loss?
09/19/2010 - 15:57

I was diagnosed in 1974 with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
Prednisone helps me get through days easier, but am worried
about the risk of bone loss using that drug.

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My mom has multiple conditions: arthritis, psoriasis, and pulmonary fibrosis are they related?
09/14/2010 - 12:57

My mom also has spinal stenosis related to the arthritis. She gets epidurals and the doc there told her she has DJD, not RA. My grandmother had arthritis, but my niece has RA. What is the likelihood that my mom's conditions are all related? How do we know if she has psoriatic arthritis?

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Why do I have such severe pain in my upper arms between my shoulders and my elbows?
09/04/2010 - 09:16

About 1 1/2 years ago I was diagnosed with R.A..

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I was given a diagnosis of RA and Lupus. I feel I do not have lupus, no clinical signs. Can a doctor go on blood tests only?
08/19/2010 - 09:13

I take part in the data base research study.

I was given a diagnosis of RA and Lupus and have been treated with plaquenil for many years. I feel I do not have lupus, no clinical signs. Can a doctor go on blood tests only?

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I am 22 yrs old and was just diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis.
06/11/2010 - 11:01

It only affects my knees and primarily just my right knee. I started having problems with knee pain when I was 13. At 14 I dislocated my right patella. Dr's were unable to reduce my patella, so I ended up in emergency surgery to put it back in place. Before this I had general pain in both knees.

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What pills can you take, other than tylenol, when you have an ulcer and have arthritis?
06/01/2010 - 10:40

I have an ulcer and I also have a bad case of arthritis. I am taking tylenol for the pain, but these pills don't stop anything, is there any other pain pills I can take?

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