i need an update, too, nann. i've tried to find out how your trip to
germany went but looking through old posts without luck.

diane

That's pending - as it has been on and off for a year and a half now!
My RD wanted me off Enbrel for the surgical biopsy they were talking
about.  When it turned out the biopsy would be no simple matter, I
suggested we see what happens off enbrel.  At this point, I figure
it's either something that took hold because the enbrel beat down my
immune system or it's my immune system attacking and it just wasn't
even worse because of the enbrel.  Depending on which it is, it should
get either better or worse off enbrel, so we'll see which way it
goes.  I'll get blood drawn towards the end of the month so we can
discuss the results when I go in early August.

I hope late Oct/early Nov.  I need to go ahead and get the referral to
the foot doc so I'll have that in the offing if my other docs don't
decide to do anything to me!  I've been feeling kinda superstitious
(that can't be spelled right!) about scheduling it before working out
the other.  It feels like I'm just asking for trouble!  LOL

I hope so too!  And next year we plan to go on vacation earlier and I
won't ahve a band reunion to conflict with stuff.

Nann