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Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) - Introduce yourself and meet others

Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Sep 24 3:33pm | Replies (878)
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@colleenyoung

Hi ldingwall88, like you fellow member @dinym was originally diagnosed with PMR, but later discovered she has rheumatoid arthritis and tapered off prednisone.

Here's a helpful place to start for more information:
- Everything You Want to Know About Rheumatoid Arthritis https://www.healthline.com/health/rheumatoid-arthritis

@ldingwall88, are you currently tapering off prednisone?

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ldingwall88 | @ldingwall88 | Dec 16, 2022

Hi @colleenyoung,
Yes, I've just started the prednisone taper. The unfortunate part is that my previous doctor had me at 40mg/day, so it's going to be a long process--not to mention the severity of the side effects I've experienced! I'm thrilled to be able to get off it. They're going to start me on methotrexate once my labs have come back--and probably Fosamax too. I'm also going to have a bone density test next month. Thank you for the message and link. I'll go check it out now.

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