Hey Annie,

You may remember me as JimInTX. Very good post! I have also been one of the lucky few to have had a drug free remission. It lasted slightly under a year and I was thankful for every day of it. To review: I had a thymectomy with the removal of a thymoma about 11 years ago. Mestinon, imuran and prednisone are my drug cocktail of choice. I’m currently beefing up the imuran in order to decrease the prednisone and all of its side effects. My symptoms are usually bulbar.

Sure, I’d love to have another remission, but I know that it won’t remove the damage already caused by prednisone. My current goal is to get this recent flair-up under control so that I can hit the job market again. I’d be happy with a job, a little imuran, and a beer to wash it all down with.

Jim