Thanks so much, Annie, for posting this topic and for the links. Thanks to everyone for all your thoughts. I want to learn as much as I can about this disease and everything surrounding it so I can make education decisions about my care. This forum has helped educate me more than anything else I've found since I was diagnosed in 2006.

I don't know why, but remission seems to be outside my realm of possibilities in my mind. My dream would be able to walk through the mall or the grocery store like a normal person. That seems like such a long time ago. Oh, and to be able to go through one entire day feeling pretty good and able to breathe all day.