Do TNF Inhibitors stop dammage completly, or only partly.
Would have to say once again depends on the individual but my ra has progressed even on tnf inhibitiors.
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Is your RD planning on starting you on a TNF inhibitor?
If the TNF inhibitors work for an individual I feel that it slows it down. I don't think anything can completely stop RA unless it is a remission. Even then it is sleeping and may come back to rear it's ugly head.
My progression has slowed somewhat and I am happy with that. I still flare and there are still days that are pretty bad. But those aren't as often and as severe as what they were before the TNF inhibitor. I can actually get out of bed during a flare, dress myself (including tieing my shoes), putz around the house doing EASY housework, and take a very quick trip to the store if someone else drives. I still have to take it easy during a flare or I will be in bed (well the couch lol) not being able to do anything. There are times I overdo it and I'm down for the count the next day. TNF inhibitors have worked for me and I will take any amount of slowing this down that I can. I have 1 grandkid already and want to be able to be somewhat active with her and the future ones.