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1980VT

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30+ years with it. Tried steroids first, didn't work. Then


methotrexate, gold shots and then non-steroidal meds the whole time. Near kidney failure because of meds. That was 12 years of jumping from one to another med. Kidneys recovered.
From about 2000-2018 the only thing I took was an occasional Tylenol when pain got too bad. I've been on gabapentin for about 4 years. Doesn't do much for pain that I can tell. For about a year now I've been on Humira. It's helped with the swelling around my joints, but side effects range wildly for different individuals.

Life is fun, take it one day at a time.

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Posted: 09/10/2021 at 5:37PM



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  No surprise there -- N2VT2 09/10/2021 7:29PM
  Sounds like a good study for a Masters thesis.. -- mjfhokie 09/10/2021 4:25PM
  Probably not the vaccine. See a doctor. ** -- DTsBicep 09/10/2021 1:12PM
  Sorry to hear. Godspeed in getting well. ** -- DTsBicep 09/10/2021 4:21PM
  Have you been tested for Lyme disease? ** -- McLovin 09/10/2021 3:52PM
  GP tested for Lyme, plus B12, and thyroid. Nope -- 1980VT 09/10/2021 5:24PM
  Lynchburg ** -- 1980VT 09/10/2021 10:26PM
  There's up to a two week lag. But if you're feeling -- UberHOKIE 09/10/2021 12:58PM
  ..... -- UberHOKIE 09/10/2021 1:37PM
  Only way to know is to see a doctor -- UberHOKIE 09/10/2021 1:21PM
  Been to my GP, Rheumatologist, and Neurologist. -- 1980VT 09/10/2021 3:38PM
  And hate what your going thru -- UberHOKIE 09/10/2021 4:36PM
  Geez man. That's rough and yep -- UberHOKIE 09/10/2021 10:11PM
  Good luck with the treatments -- Flanker 09/11/2021 11:08AM
  I feel for you. -- MP4VT2004 09/10/2021 6:24PM
  Rex Chapmen approves of this message ** -- whatIpostlike 09/10/2021 11:53AM
  I was at the game. So far, so good. ** -- IB4TECH 09/10/2021 11:34AM
  Still have a self-induced hangover spreader... ** -- banishedtothelounge 09/10/2021 11:13AM
  Still too early...you'd have about a 2 week lag -- JoesterVT 09/10/2021 11:03AM
  He's talking about the crowd ** -- JoesterVT 09/10/2021 11:00AM
  Unc dad contracted it under the pile ** -- bigbadbird 09/10/2021 10:44AM

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