Izunia, I completely understand how you feel about this. We all think long and hard before taking the biologic route because of the potential side and adverse effects. Here's the thing, try to look at it from the point of view of 'real world' stats, instead of from the scary percentages or potentials. Many of the more horrid side effects of these meds happen infrequently, much more infrequently than the patient info would imply. Listen to your body and how it is responding (whether positive or negative). That is your main key, because what happens to one patient on biologics will not, necessarily, happen to others.
The way I see it, my quality of life is so much greater on a biologic than off that, for me, it's worth the risk. In the almost six years that I've been on biologics, I've had three chest infections, and one cut on my toe that got infected. Those can be avoided easily, by washing your hands with hot water and soap (or using Purell type products), and never touching your ears, eyes, nose or mouth without washing first. If you cut yourself, wash it immediately with hot soap and water. I also use tea tree oil and I keep an antibiotic cream on hold at my pharmacist in case I need it.
The rest of it is dependent on your physiology, as I see it. So, as I said, for me, if it comes down to quality v. quantity, quality will win every time. I can live my life more fully on biologics than without them. That's all I need to know.
I hope that helps somehow.
Hugs,
