Welcome Chris,

I was diagnosed in 2005 and went for a nine-month period drug-free. I've learned in the 7 years since I was diagnosed that taking a little medication each day/week keeps me more normal now than being medication-free did. I'm still always asking my doctor if it's time to take me off and try it again. The last time I did that it ended with me in the ER coughing up blood so he feels a little prednisone and small dose of Methotrexate is keeping everything at bay. it's just amazing to me how fast our bodies can flare. I hope to read soon that you have achieved your goal. No two diseases act the same way. I love the positive outlook.

Shannon