for a few diseases. It costs that much because the drug company is keeping lawyers on retainer in case another disastrous side effect turns up. The others are "biologicals," drugs I can't take because I seroconverted to Hep B before there was a vaccine for it. I got the antibodies without getting the disease, but it's still lurking in there somewhere since the virus never goes away.

I failed to tolerate both MTX and Plaquenil, unfortunately, managing 5 years on each before I just couldn't do it any more. I manage on steroids now and I know Thalidomide might be it before much longer.'

Too bad, the biologicals are cheaper.

Me, a year and a half so far. I'm off the steroids, and my body does fine with methotrexate- azathioprine was horrible.

I'm glad that my Dr doesn't even try to push the expensive ones on me.

The longer we live, the fewer things I'm afraid will work.

I had to skip a couple of doses to be able to walk past the Costco food ladies. Trying to eat what I did buy was a real challenge, food was the last thing I wanted.

With MTX, all I had to do was lean over to pick something off the floor and I'd puke. I was considering changing my name to Ralph. Or maybe Buick.