XPost / Original November 4, 2008
I had one more shot at the RA drug study. The re-screening was scheduled for November 6. My plan of attack was to go off my anti-inflammatory for a week, and throw my sensitivity diet out the window. When they called last Monday and said the company was suddenly closing enrollment as of Halloween, I nearly panicked. I immediately put my plan into play. I hobbled around all last week and went in Friday for the labwork. This morning, the research coordinator called me with the results ... CRP was 1.29 (and everything else was good, too)! I go in this Thursday morning to finish up the paperwork and get a calendar of appointments for the next year. I anticipate beginning new medication before Thanksgiving.
Now, if the election results go my way today, we'll have even more reason to party tonight!
"Some times the lines get hard to see, and there's days the haze takes over me. But in the end, you gotta grit your teeth and keep movin'." - John Fullbright: Movin'
Rheumatoid Arthritis - (roo'mÉ™-toid')
–noun- Pathology. a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of the joints, frequently accompanied by marked deformities, and ordinarily associated with manifestations of a general, or systemic, affliction.
-noun- A chronic disease marked by stiffness and inflammation of the joints, weakness, loss of mobility, and deformity.
-noun- A chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint
–noun- Pathology. a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of the joints, frequently accompanied by marked deformities, and ordinarily associated with manifestations of a general, or systemic, affliction.
-noun- A chronic disease marked by stiffness and inflammation of the joints, weakness, loss of mobility, and deformity.
-noun- A chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint
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