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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 141733" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>From our experience with another autoimmune disease, if they can put you on an immunomodulator that does the right job of supressing the inflammatory process that causes your particular disease (whatever that may be), you'll have a much better chance of getting off the prednisone. We went through that with difficult child 1 with his Crohn's diagnosis. </p><p> </p><p>The trick, though, is finding the right medication that you can tolerate and that addresses the disease appropriately. difficult child 1 started on one drug, and although he was able to taper off the pred after a few months, that first drug ended up not being the right choice for him because his liver enzymes started to creep up and he had some breakthrough symptoms. The drug he takes now has been very effective at keeping him in remission for the past 16 months (knock on wood) and he's tolerating it well without any of the potential downsides (liver toxicity).</p><p> </p><p>I like your plan for May <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> It's solid. It's do-able. You go girl!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 141733, member: 3444"] From our experience with another autoimmune disease, if they can put you on an immunomodulator that does the right job of supressing the inflammatory process that causes your particular disease (whatever that may be), you'll have a much better chance of getting off the prednisone. We went through that with difficult child 1 with his Crohn's diagnosis. The trick, though, is finding the right medication that you can tolerate and that addresses the disease appropriately. difficult child 1 started on one drug, and although he was able to taper off the pred after a few months, that first drug ended up not being the right choice for him because his liver enzymes started to creep up and he had some breakthrough symptoms. The drug he takes now has been very effective at keeping him in remission for the past 16 months (knock on wood) and he's tolerating it well without any of the potential downsides (liver toxicity). I like your plan for May :) It's solid. It's do-able. You go girl! [/QUOTE]
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