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Susan Minto - 23 Apr 2006 09:35 GMT

Hi all I have been posting to this group for a while, I have RA my mum has
RA and my dad has Felty's Syndrome.
Was just wondering if anyone has this syndrome and what are you taking as my
dads RD took him of the mtx and has him just on an anti inflammatory, any
advice would be appreciated.
Susan

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RoseB - 23 Apr 2006 19:32 GMT

>Hi all I have been posting to this group for a while, I have RA my mum has
>RA and my dad has Felty's Syndrome.
>Was just wondering if anyone has this syndrome and what are you taking as my
>dads RD took him of the mtx and has him just on an anti inflammatory, any
>advice would be appreciated.
>Susan

Do you know why he was taken off the mtx? Were there liver
complications?
I did not know what Felty's syndrome was, so did some research and
found that it is a complication of RA that manifests itself by an
enlarged spleen and a low wbc count. Because it may have no obvious
symptoms, it may often be missed. Treatment is for the RA, not
specifically for the Felty's.

Your poor family, with both parents and you having RA. Thankfully
there are much better medications available now.

I found that very good information was available here:

http://www.arthritis.ca/types%20of%20arthritis/feltys/default.asp?s=1

Thanks for posting, Susan. Your post is actually a "heads up" for
those of us now past 50 that have had longterm RA.

Rose @}>->--
Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB

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Susan Minto - 26 Apr 2006 02:15 GMT

Thanks Rose

Yes they thought dad had cancer before the Felty's with diagnosed, Thanks
for the web site will check it out.
And dad was taken off the mtx as the RD thought it was not working.
Susan

>>Hi all I have been posting to this group for a while, I have RA my mum has
>>RA and my dad has Felty's Syndrome.
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