Good Morning All - After dealing with RA for 50 of my 56 years, and a recent, nasty, 2 year flare, I have finally achieved a "clinical remission", with an Orencia/Methotrexate combo!!! Minimal pain/swelling, (mostly due to OA at this point), a bit more energy, normal sed rate, etc. Oh, my antique hip replacements get rusty every now and then, but overall, I'm thrilled!! After "failing" with both Humira and Enbrel, Orencia seems to be my lucky charm - of course it may not work forever, but as long as does, I am grateful for every single day. I hope and pray the very same relief for all those who are suffering now...............
Dogmom
Woo-hoo!!!! Fantastic! Amazing! Hooray!! You go girl!!! Thanks for a bright start to my day. I'm so happy for you. I'm sitting here with a big goofy grin on my face, thinking of how happy you must be.
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I had to giggle about this... I imagine your family, 100 years from now, with an antiques cabinet in the dining room. Prominently featured amongst other relics of our time: "antique hips"Dogman,
Dogmom
OMG what an awesome "heirloom" ornament to horrify generations to come!!!
That beats my salt clay, hand crafted toilet seat and cover that my son made when he was 10 years old. Which by the way I still hang on the tree.
Dogmom
[QUOTE=Dogmom]Thanks to everyone for the good wishes!!! I guess this time, patience has paid off for me??! Sharon - I started to notice a bit of improvement after 4 full months of Orencia, so hang in there a bit longer with it?? Let us know how you feel after your next infusion?? And JasmineRain, here's a "true confession" for ya!!: my first total hip replacement came loose after just 6 weeks, and I had to have it redone. Before surgery, I kiddingly asked my doc if I could have the old hip replacement?? (I know - crazy!!) Soooo, I now own this funky looking hunk of titanium, AND, that first Christmas, my kooky husband tied a red ribbon around it, AND HUNG IT ON OUR TREE!!!! He just loved to horrify our guests and have them try to guess what it was!!! (That was almost 25 years ago - it's still on our tree, but WAY in the back!!!) RA does crazy things to us, doesn't it???!!
Dogmom
[/QUOTE] I have been reading forums for quite a while looking for answers to my questions, and finally found hope with reading Dogmom's post, and got so excited I decided to join you guys on this forum. I was diagnosed with ra some three years ago after my mum passed away and because I have had broncheictasis since childhood, my rheumatologist tells me I am complex, after no relief from other drugs, I have just had my 2nd infusion with Orencia and still no relief and was feeling down hearted until I read Dogmom and Sharon's post. Thankyou!!!!Hi Rockin Annie, Keep the hope going. It took me 10 years to reach clinical remission. Start and thread and tell everyone on the forum about yourself. Welcome to the forum. Lindy
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