diagnosed with ra xmas 06, steadily getting worse,tried humira-noluck, currently on remicade, my third dose tomorrow. i work heavy construction,married to a very good woman, 3 kiddos-11-13-15. i am barely hangin at work, worried about what to do. flare ups about every week,night sweats,pain in joints seems to jump from one spot to another, mostly knees and wrists.when i have these flare ups--waypainful!! i will take 40 mg prednisone---not authorized by my doc, at least not in this dosage, yet relief to me in a time of crazy pain-if i don't take the 40 mg prednisone i'm ussually bedridden in the morning,and in the words of my 11 yearold daughter--daddy, how are you going to build a bridge if you can"t walk? she asked me this while i was getting ready for work. new here and i needed to rant. thanx mike
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