falling off the band wagon

Day 4 of sulfa....I thought I was going into clinical remission....I felt so great! Now, I have stiffness and swelling. I have been down this road before, thinking I am going into remission only to know a few days later it was a fleeting and cruel joke. I am trying to stay positive but I don't know what to do. I want to get better, and I feel like I take 1 step forward and 2 steps back. I know that I can only expect positive results after 1-3 months, but I really felt great, even to a point of pre-diagnosis. I guess I have to keep hope and put my faith in the meds and that this step back is part of the process. That I am not going to wake up one day and be healed, even though that has happened this week! The uncertainty is the hardest part, and I don't think people understand what this feels like. Not unless you go through this process yourself.