Lauren,
Wow....lots to think about! I'm glad to hear of your progress!! I am confused about our disease! I am under the assumption that Birdshot never is totally in remission, that you always have it, and like all autoimmune diseases, it will be "quiet" for months to years, then you can have a "flareup". I have had this disease for 8 years now, and have successfully treated it with Prednisone when I had flareups (80 mg foe 2 weeks, then 60 mg, 40mg, then 20 for a month, then 10 then done!) This has worked well for years, but last year I had a long flareup, so I went on Cellcept and stayed on Prednisone. I really didn't notice a huge difference, except I felt very unhealthy, and I became even more swollen. I just stopped the Cellcept on my own, but stayed on the 10 mg. of Prednisone as I am adding the herbal supplements and vitamins. The main one that helps with the small capillaries of the retina is Bilberry. I take 6000 mg 3x/ day with meals.I really feel this is helping! Also vitamin A and, Ginko and lots of antioxidents. I know I should of stayed on Cellcept, but I felt my body was saying NO to it and the side effects for me where not healthy at all!