Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Group
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem, autoimmune disorder. It is a disabling and painful condition which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and...
I had a really good week. After an increase in MTX, I had little swelling and no pain. While sitting watching television today, my feet swelled again. Not a lot of pain yet but we don't know how big they are going to get. This is an interesting disease to say the least.
My encouragement is don't give up! Keep on pressing for better meds. Give the increase in dosage of mthx around 6-8 weeks, my rheumatologist said. After that, it may be time to ask for a biologic.
I hope the swelling goes down. And if those joints are flared, don't push through the pain and use them. I did that with my feet, and I got horrible deformities, which haunt me 20 years later.