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[quote=Anonymous]Do it!!! Many autoimmune disorders cause permanent damage if not medicated. I started on methotrexate and prednisone for RA, started seeing a big difference in a month but didn't get to 100 percent better. My rheumatologist convinced me to try Simponi, a anti-TNF biologic. I'm taking that and methotrexate but not prednisone (long term side effects are bad) I've been in remission for about 4 years and have been able to get back to running and I've been able to work up to doing pull ups. The key was to start medication before the damage was irreversible. The cancer risk scared me, but I read studies and it is a pretty small increase from everyone's baseline risk of cancer and far preferable to not being able to play with my kid because my hands hurt and worried I'll eventually be unable to work. [/quote]
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