RA remission, question.
Hi everyone. Back in 2020 in October I started to have elbow pain. Then the next few days, more joints started to hurt, the knee, the other elbow, than it got worse and worse and then it started to include my fingers. I went to the doctor, like twice I think because the pain so bad, especially in the morning, I couldn't move. I felt mummified, it was a 10/10 pain. I got referred to a hospital for checkups and within a month I was on immunosuppressive medication. A few months later, the condition stopped causing issues. I don't know the exact time line anymore but after approximately 6 months since the first symptoms started, the pain completely gone and the doctors were, alright, let's try to phase it out then. Which we did. Pain never returned. It's been 5 years now. So I'm curious, since RA doesn't have a cure? Am I in remission and is it possible it could all come back? Like, I've always been asking myself that, the doctors gave me no definitive answers since I'm free of symptoms that's all that matters I guess but I'm just curious, if maybe I'm without medication and in remission because I got extremely fast treatment compared to many others it seems. Like I've read stories of people taking months to get diagnosed and treated properly with immunosuppressive medication. Anyway, thanks!