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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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@juj

Good morning. My name is Julie, I am 64 years old and was diagnosed with RA in June 2022. I am a newbie and am still in a learning curve. I find that reading others experiences with RA helps me understand more about this disease. I have been on Methotrexate since July and started infusions of Rituximab. Two in January and will have 2 more in August. We are still trying to find the right regimen for me…hoping it’s sooner than later. I am looking forward to being a part of this group. Thanks for having me.

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Feb 21, 2023

Hi Julie @juj, Welcome to Connect. I don't have RA (yet) but do have arthritis and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) which is currently in remission. Hoping your rheumatologist helps you find the right regimen soon to get some relief from the pain. While we wait for other members to respond with suggestions or information, I thought I would share this site which has a list of all of the treatments used for RA, including Rituximab, from the American College of Rheumatology.

--- Treatments: https://www.rheumatology.org/I-Am-A/Patient-Caregiver/Treatments.

Have the infusions helped some?

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kmacky | @kmacky | Feb 22, 2023

I have RI as well, diagnosed in August 2022, and using methotrexate and prednisone. The RI symptoms are at bay right now, but I stopped the methotrexate at week 22 for 3 weeks because if intense brain fog. All the ache and pain came back into joints, arms, hands after just 2 weeks - so I started back up again. Dont know what my doc will recommend when I see him again.

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