Hi everyone - I am a new member and was diagnosed with RA in Feb 2010. It took from November 2009 to get diagnosed and I'm not having much luck with treatments. I already had OA in both knees (probably through years of riding my motorbike !) but the RA is a totally different experience. It has spread very quickly from knees to hands, wrists, fingers, feet, toes and now both shoulders. I have had steroid injections into the joints which did not help. I was put on methotrexate which inflamed my liver so I had to stop, leflunomide which raised my BP so I had to stop and I have been managing on large dose steroids since May but these have not controlled my pain and stiffness at all. In desperation I saw a private consultant on Sept 18th and I am starting on CIMZIA (anti tnf) injections this week. Has anyone got experience of these injections and what I should expect? At the moment a day of pain relief is all I want but I am very nervous of this new treatment although my RA nurse is very positive about the outcome. Any advice would be welcomed

Sue