Continued. Somewhere along the line I got a flare from my RA and are having a hard time controlling. I am taking tumeric/curcumin and a super joint complex, but not finding relief. My last infusion of actemra was in May, I am due for another apt, but I dont want to go that route. Can anone offer advice as to what helped with their flares?

I'm not sure what NDT is- ??

If your FT3 and FT4 levels are still low, that alone can cause bad joint pain, as you may know.

With the RA, can you tell us why you don't want to have another Actemra infusion? What other treatments are you using to subdue your RA?

NDT is Natural Dessicated Hormone for my Thyroid. I been taking them for 12 weeks now. Yes I am aware that low t3 and t4 cause pain, been there too many times. I am currently waiting for new results. I was thinking maybe that these levels may be causing the pain and not the RA. If it is my thyroid causing the pain, then maybe I dont need the infusion. Im not taking anything else for my RA
These are my tests for RA, I dont know how to read them, is there a chart that I can be directed to?
ESR, automated 0-31 mm/hr 14
CRP

Looks like you got cut off. This site sees less-than greater-than signs as a threat to humanity- post again, if you wish, without using those.

So you're on Armour or an equivalent? Especially if you have Hashimoto's, rather than having had a thyroidectomy, getting stabilized can be a moving target.

As far as the RA goes, if your doctor has prescribed Actemra and your insurance is willing to fork over the $$, there must not be much doubt about your having moderate to severe inflammatory arthritis. Does Actemra seem to help? The goal, of course, is to slow down joint damage, and the biologics are the best bet for that, by a long shot.

There are some online sites that help you understand lab values and what they mean. Just google "high CRP" or whatever. Plenty of people here are far more familiar with them than they wish they were, too., if you do want to try posting them again.