I saw my GP the other day about my continued pain and stiffness with ra. He noted that the best way to control pain was to control the ra. I told him my liver didn't like most the DMARDs I tried and that the only meds I could tolerate was Enbril and Celebrex. He noted that if the Enbrel wasn't stopping the ra, that I should stop that too!
I know that painkillers are just short-term answers to the pain assoicated with ra. The only thing I don't understand is how to "control" the ra.
That's certainly a good question. If you can't take the majoirty of the DMARDS what can you do?
I agree with your doctor....control the RA and you'll go along way toward controling the pain; BUT in a situation like yours what can be done?
So frustrating!!
Isnt that the Million Dollar question?