ChiKat

I had a fabulous appointment with my rheumatologist yesterday in which he REFUSED to acknowledge that my diet changes had anything to do with my pain-free days. I've been off Enbrel since February when I started trying to get pregnancy. A few months before that, I went sugar-free. This is the conversation I had with my doctor:

"I really think this diet has been great for me, because I'm been pain-free for months now."
"It certainly looks like you are in remission. That is great news."
"I'm really pleased. Of course, when I stop following the diet, the pain comes back."
"Well, diet and exercise do play a role, but that's probably coincidence."
"Really? Because I have flare every time I make a poor diet decision."
"You're probably in remission with occasional flares that happen to coincide with times when you think you have eaten poorly."

It's a pretty darn amazing coincidence that EVERY TIME I indulge, I get an RA flare.

I'm amazed at how the medical community is completely frightened of diet changes rather than long-term medication.

On the super-incredible-bright side of things, if I continue to have this low level of pain, I won't have to go back on Enbrel once I actually (ever?) have a baby. I can take Prednisone once in awhile for the pain, but otherwise I will be medication free.

Not having to self-administer painful injections on a weekly basis is all the motivation I need to stay away from chocolate.