A warm hello on a chilly day!

I've been very weary and in a lot of pain. It's also been very busy. We had company stay for the weekend. I enjoy company, yet I tire easily. I have been getting behind on keeping up with posts.

I'll try:

Gus, thanks for the beautiful pictures!

Spondi, welcome back! I hope you find you have a treatable diagnosis. Best wishes with the CBD oil trials. Please keep us posted.

Cake, I hope you are out of the smoke ASAP. Please do stay protected as the lung infiltrates from smoke stay in the lungs for years. (Once did an educational seminar for my community re: outdoor fires, burning yard waste and the lung infiltrates caused by doing so. Very harmful to the lungs on a long-term basis.) Take excellent care!

Jan, Sorry you need biopsies. What a good time to discern if MTX is helpful or not. It's truly important to know. I find MTX very helpful. I am told whether or not a person is helped or harmed (or both helped and harmed) is a very individual matter. I know of many people having used MTX for many years and they are fine. My heart goes out to anyone harmed, of course, and it does happen.
Biologics? These are drugs like Humira, Enbrel, etc. My rheumy tells me the risks are higher with biologics. The biologic(s) available for use depends upon the diagnosis and the studies completed showing biological efficacy for that diagnosis. There isn't a standard biologic to replace MTX per se, it's contingent upon the diagnosis.

Everyone is different. We must allow for those differences.

Child, I hope your healing is going well! You are highly motivated to do a trial transportation run! I hope you get to see your therapist and get to your surgical follow-up. I hope you are more comfortable with each passing day.
Please keep us posted.

~Christina, Thinking of you, offering comforting vibes daily.

I hope I've included everyone. If not, please forgive me.

Much Love to All!

WC