What did you do??

That's what everyone asks me when they see me limping around. Well, fellow employee I've worked with for over a year, I have arthritis, remember? "Awhh, my grandma has that." *sigh*. What I hear on an hourly basis. Anyhow...it seems with summer my foot pain has only gotten worse, not better. My ankle is swollen all around...my dad is pressuring me into starting Enbrel. I've done tons of research on the matter...it just doesn't sound like something I want. Mainly because the chances of getting lymphoma or other cancers are threefold that of normal people. Yes, I'm aware my chances of getting cancer are already higher due to my inflammatory disease. However, I don't really feel the need to increase that risk. I read a post where someone with RA actually got much better with their arthritis after a year on Enbrel, only to be diagnosed with stage 4 lymphoma just a couple of months later. Sorry, but no. This doesn't mean I'm going to let RA damage my joints and organs...I'm all for other options. There is more than just one option, and I wish that instead of just automatically turning them all down, my dad would see that. Yes, Enbrel may work. But other things work too. And other things won't possibly give me cancer. Anyway...this pain sucks. But I have a beautiful new aquarium to enjoy while I lay crippled in bed=]