Hi! I started feeling pain in my feet mainly awhile back when I moved back to IL from MS and didn't really do a lot about it. When it got to the point of being unbearable and had moved to my hands, shoulder, etc. I went to a general dr. (in 2006). She referred me right away to a rheum dr. He started me on Plaquenil, which I had no luck with, and Prednisone which I loved for pain but didn't love for the extra pounds it added. He then had me try Methotrexate which did not agree with me at all. By this time, I realized that I needed someone who I could talk to and ask questions about this new monster that was affecting my living! I changed docs and my new RA doc is better, but a change may be coming again in the future as she has scaled down her hours and I can't miss school (I am a teacher) to make her daytime hours once every 6 mos. Anyway, she has me on Humira once every 2 weeks. This has been working well so far for the past 2 years. I also had my joints x-rayed in the beginning and there was no damage thus far. I feel blessed to have found this site and to have such a supportive group to come to when no one else is around that understands.