Hi Bleen,
I did the NSD for one month with dairy and I did not feel any benifit from it other than feeling healthier. I too wish that I was one of the lucky ones who got the miricle cure from the diet. Mabey I would be if I stayted on it longer, however, I chose to give it up. Pain has caused me to go for the strong drugs. I feel as though at the moment this is my best choice. It is hard not to feel like a quiter for giving up, but go easy on yourself. I have spoken to several people with Rhematoid Arthritis who have been able to get relief from restricting foods from the nightshade family. They say that if they eat any of that stuff they can feel a change within a day. This helped me to justify to myself stopping the diet after a month of experimentation. Perhaps for now getting the pain under control with drugs is a good option for you too and then when you are feeling better and you reduce the meds you can try the diet again. I am sorry that you are in pain. It truly sucks, I hope that you get some relief soon. I made the Enbrel leap two days ago, if you would like I will keep intouch and let you know if it is helping or not. I agree with what you are saying about if you are going to take a med you may as well take the one that is going to get the job done the best. We have a saying here in Montana that goes, "If you are going to be a bear be a Grizzly!" I feel that it applies well here. All the best.
Howard
