Welcome, Hannah!
It's nice to see someone my age with a recent diagnosis on the board--I'm 27 now and was 26 when I was diagnosed in May. I didn't have eye involvement initially, but I do now, so I can relate to the ophthalmologist visits.
In terms of the alternatives to MTX, I'm guessing you mean Rituximab and cyclophosphamide? I don't have any experience with cyclophosphamide, but I had four rituximab infusions in May and they seem to have really helped me. I didn't have any side effects from RTX either, just drowsiness from the benadryl they gave me. If you end up flaring and needing RTX, I hope you don't worry about it too much--I've had many more side effects from MTX and prednisone (especially the prednisone). Congrats on being off the pred & MTX right now!
And happy early birthday! Hope you have a great day on Saturday!
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