Up the Down Staircase

I celebrated an anniversary in November 2018. A minor one for most people but for me it was a big deal. That was the sixth anniversary of using my current biologic medication. Seven years ago things were a mess.

How did I come to be on my current biologic for RA?

In 2012 I was writing my dissertation and closing in on approval. I had started the dissertation while recovering from hip replacement in January 2012 and that summer I pressed hard to completion. In October of that year, I had an unusual reaction to the RA medication I was using, and that reaction caused my doctor (and I) to withdraw future use of TNF inhibitors. That meant I had to change my biologic medication.

 

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Up the down staircase