Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment

I was told i had RA. They told my mom some numbers or something, like the normal number is 20 or lower, and i was at 23, meaning i had RA, what these numbers stand for, i don’t know. The doctor also said that with severe cases the number climbs to about 300-400. I don’t ever want it to get that bad. How can i keep RA under control? Or at least what can i do to help prevent it from getting worse? Something? I don’t want it to stop me from being able to do things eventually.

I’ve had RA since birth, Its been affecting my eyes lately (Uveitis) as of now its under control but I’m on methotrexate, celebrex, humira. We really want to start a family…but when I tried to get off my meds I got a flare up in my eye…does anyone have any alterior suggestions on how to keep RA under control?

I know a medicare advantage plan requires me to pay a 20% co-pay for drugs covered under part b medicines. But I understand that if I have basic medicare along with a medigap policy (either plan f or J), it will take care of all the part b meds. Do you know if i will need to pay a co-pay? I asked the medical billing department at me doctor’s office but she was really hesitant to tell me. Oh, in case it matters: it is Orencia — infusions for rheumatoid arthritis — my doctor’s office does the infusions out of his office so that it does fall under part b drugs.