Remission after MTX?

[Seuroneg36]

My husband has just been diagnosed with seronegative autoimmune arthritis. His specialist assured him his caught it early and done no actual damage to the joints. He has prescribed him a two year treatment of methotrexate which he has assured him would give him 97% chance of going into full remission. However research on google doesn’t seem to imply this is the case and I wondered if anyone else has been told this or experienced full remission?

[aubreyh]

My wife initially had very little improvement with Methotrexate and was totally exhausted all the time. After 9 month she began to have great improvement and now carries on her lifestyle very close to normal. She has returned to work (took a 6 month limited leave of absence) and is doing very well. I wish you the best of luck.

[Kai--]

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Merely supplemental information, Seuroneg36:

• healthunlocked.com/nras/pos... (scroll down ⬇️ to "➖ Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis")

• healthunlocked.com/nras/pos... (scroll ⬇️ to "Methotrexate”)

• paddisonprogram.com/rheumat... ("Remission" video & text)

• healthunlocked.com/nras/pos... (scroll ⬇️ to "Dr. Pam Popper on How to Become an Informed Patient")

• healthunlocked.com/cure-art... (thoughts for newly diagnosed)

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Gawd bless you 😇 for looking after you’re beloved 💑 & asking questions on his behalf, Seuroneg36. 🙏

(He’s very luck 🍀 to have such a caring wife. 👰🤵)

Kindly take comfort 😌 in knowing there’s abundant realistic hope to improve. ☺️

Be wary of ‘talk’ of ‘remission/ cure’, etc. 🤔

Asking how it’s acheived & for how long it’s anticipated to last . . . — are all reasonable follow-ups. 👍👍

[Because individuals can react so differently to meds & various approaches (over time) , disease progression/ remittance, changing circumstances, etc., the crystal ball 🔮 can get a bit fuzzy (unpredictable) ‘where the rubber 🚘 meets the road’ 🛣 . 😳 😯 🤯 ]

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Keep questioning 🤔, keep researching 🕵️‍♀️ 🔎, keep using your gawd-given common sense 🤓 & well-reasoned logic 🧠 .

Very best wishes to both of you, Seuroneg36. 😌 🙏 🍀 🌺 🌞

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[Seuroneg36]

Thank you all so much great info and all very helpful in helping us navigate this horrid disease

[Kai-- in reply to Seuroneg36]

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Per responses noted ( healthunlocked.com/nras/pos... ), the Dr Arvind Kaul’s (several years old) video ("Medicine for members: Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis" healthunlocked.com/nras/pos... ) may hold additional insights as to physician’s positions/ protocols (treatment, diagnosing, med/ drug prescribing, etc.), med expense/ affordability, etc. — irrespective of type of autoimmune disease diagnosed (even though Dr. AK’s focused mainly on Psoriasis & Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) in that particular presentation). [Inferring the medical system concepts (physician approaches to chronic, lifelong autoimmune disease, drug expense, etc.) are generally relevant/ applicable ‘across the board’ as far as treating/ managing the wide variety of flavours of autoimmune illnesses.] Merely additional/ supplemental insights about how systems/ organisations operate & what patients (& their families) are up against.) 😌 🙏 🍀 🌺 🌞

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