Hi Wendy, That was for four years. It hasn't helped as much lately. One thing I had to get used to at first was that it didn't do anything for damage already done. Or pain caused by something else, for instance nerve pain. Or bad discs. It did miracles for my uveitis though, which is a good plus. It was something I really looked forward to, because I always got a boost afterwards. Lately the boost didn't last as long.
One thing that it has done for me emotionally is to let me see other people that have some of the same problems I do. There weren't very many with AS - most had RA. But the pain is the same and the copings are pretty much the same. It was a good support, which I will miss if I go to injections. Of course, whichever is the best for me physically I think is the best to go with, but that support was one aspect of the treatment I hadn't figured on when I started it.
That's too bad about your family's allergies. We have some allergies in mine also. It 's a big decision to make to go on a biologic, and probably everyone is nervous at first. Then I got used to it and the good boost, but now......it may be time to move on to something else. Of course, there's no guarantee that it will be good for me or that I won't have a reaction to it also.
Are you thinking of going on a biologic?
Wanda
