"Doc, I have an inflammatory arthritis, Why can't I achieve remission"? A rheumatology 101 Live

[@0nly0NE.]

Wish I had the money to see you, especially as I’m near Denver for a few months. I would love to do direct care for all my healthcare needs. I think that’s the best option for anyone who can afford it. And I would love to create a health plan for my RA with a rheumatologist who believes in treatment plans that are more comprehensive than just prescribing drugs. I am a huge believer in lifestyle changes. Seeing your channel gives me hope that there might be more rheumatologists out there like you.

[@Rheumatology101]

Thank you so much for your kind words! Happy to know this helps!

[@MaryLynnMcLeod]

Truth!!

[@Yarnover_PullThrough]

Please do a video on diffuse connective tissue disease. I was diagnosed with that.

[@Rockdoc2174]

A question for another video, perhaps? My consultant told me yesterday that I have no PR3 in my blood even though I have symptoms of systemic small-vessel vasculitis. I have responded well to Prednisolone and, she says, I’m effectively in remission but she has no indications of progress in my blood. I’m down to 2mg Prednisolone and should finish taking them by the end of August. That will leave me on Mycophenolate which we’ll try to reduce next year. How unusual am I?

[@KidCity1985]

Gut health. You need to treat the cause.