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Doc has me on Prednisone/Sulfasalazine which is great to relieve the pain but in order to slow/stop the progression of the RA in being told I have to go on a biologic. They sound super scary with a long huge list of scary "possible" side effects!! How do you decide which to go on? Is one better than the other? Does one have less side effects than the other? Looks like she's going to suggest either Humira or Enbrel
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Members shared mixed approaches to deciding between Humira and Enbrel, with many emphasizing that no single biologic is universally better... Read more
@A myRAteam Member, here u go:
SUPER ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PAIN REDUCTION SMOOTHIE
- 1 cup organic cherries
- ½ cup strawberries
- 1 or 2 ripe bananas
- Pinch of nutmeg
- ½ tsp. turmeric powder
- 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 1 tbsp. pre-soaked chia seeds or flaxseed OR 1 tablespoon of SuperFood SuperBoost Whole Food Formula (from Amazon)
- 1 cup young coconut water or 1cup of soy milk (I put a cup of chocolate soy milk)
- 1 cup greens of your choice (I put 1 cup of spinach, 1 cup of cucumber & 1 stalk of celery)
Blend til smooth and you have an amazing anti inflammatory smoothie!!
I didn't have cherries but it still worked. And I bought the SuperBoost mix from Amazon instead of the chia/flax seeds
@A myRAteam Member changing your diet can be easy if you do it a little at a time. Since this us life long, if it takes you a couple of years of trial and error, then so be it. I would suggest that you get on Pinterest and check out the plethora of recipes that are geared towards us that taste great. As for the foods you ready can't live without, who says you can't have them? Just moderate those a little. Remember the key is little adjustments.
Oh yea and pineapple or papaya (not canned) are good to add as well. They help with inflammation. Note: if you add the chocolate soy milk like I did the smoothie will look like swamp water HAHA! but it tastes good and makes you feel even better! =)
Pamelae Google the drug company and see if they can help you with the costs. Sometimes companies will help out with costs even if they do not have a formal program. they would prefer to get something from you and insurance as opposed to nothing because you cannot afford to purchase the drug. Some rheumatologists have information about these programs. Mine did not ---I just got lucky and found it on my own. good luck to you.
I took Enbrel for several years which worked great. I then was diagnosed with a tumor in my pancreas which was pre-cancerous. I had major surgery where 1/2 my pancreas, my spleen and gallbladder were removed. Nonetheless, I was sufficiently freaked out by the Enbrel and I refused to treat for almost 6 years. I went gluten free and while it helped, it did not control my joint damage. I lost almost 50 pounds, which helped as well. However, I've had to start treating again and am starting with injectable methotrexate. Because I'm immunocompromised (RA and without a spleen), I'm trying to control the joint damage with the most efficient and least damaging of the options out there. My rheumatologist advised if I can't get the joint damage under control, she would recommend Orencia as it works different that the other biologics and is less risky to me. Hope this helps!
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