Happy Belated Mother's Day

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To all the wonderful Mom’s on this list: Happy Belated Mother’s Day!

So many of you are just incredible in spite of incredible physical

obstacles. I hope everyone had a special day.

Love,

Carol

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Hi all...and Happy Belated Mother's Day to all the mom's.

....

I hope you all had a fantastic day!!!!!!

Thanks to all for the warm, kind congrats messages on my upcoming

TWIN GRANDBABIES.......

Thanks to all who thought I was the new mom.....I had a good

laugh!!!! At 47 just having completed menopause, I found this

extremely funny......

a: I hope you have as good a laugh as I had......

Tess:Hugs dear friend...and thanks...and I hope you are feeling

better dear friend...and you are in my thoughts daily...

: Thank you and of course you were right on, and I found it

extremely funny....

Tawny...No need to apologize, and thanks...

To all that gave advise, thank you and I will start buying diapers,

NOW.....lol

On to other more important topics...

Toni:I will keep you in prayer, and wish you good luck with your

surgery...

Althea: I read your post about Dr. Codding with great

interest...when I first got sick I saw Dr. Inman before her husband

was sent to Dallas, when she left Dr. Codding recieved all her

patients. I was quite happy with Dr. Inman but never felt that way

with Dr. Codding. Dr. Inman wrote in my records scleroderma was a

big possibility in her opinion, Dr. Codding chose to ignore that

avenue and wrote that she felt it was a collegen vascular disease,

and in her opinion there was no treatment that she felt would be

adequate and that she would be willing to see me , but that she felt

there was no treatment options available. I always got the feeling

she was in a huge hurry and not really interested in anything I had

to say. I would get so upset because I would drive an hour to see

her and she ..if it was a good day would spend 10 minutes with

me.....anyways my PCP felt she was a waste of his and my time and

intervened. He took it on himself to find me someone he felt would

get to the bottom of things, and I was sent to Dr. Carson. I know

quite a few of the folks in OK are seeing Dr. C ...I am sure they

would give you input. In my humble opinion he is one of the best

docs I have seen. I have never seen any of his PA's , but I have

heard that they are really good also. I hope you find a rheumy

closer to you, as I know how hard it is to travel so far to see a

good doc. Unfortunalty the are not alot of rheumy's anywhere, and in

Oklahoma even fewer than elsewhere. I would like to say if they try

to send you to Dr. Schitz in OKC he is one of the worst docs I have

ever had the misfortune to see. Anyways this is getting long, but I

don't think you are alone in how you feel about Dr. Codding's office

just being worried about their co-pay and more concerned about the

money than the patient......

Hoping you all had a great day yesterday..........Kathi in OK

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> Althea: I read your post about Dr. Codding with great

> interest...when I first got sick I saw Dr. Inman before her

husband

> was sent to Dallas, when she left Dr. Codding recieved all her

> patients. I was quite happy with Dr. Inman but never felt that way

> with Dr. Codding. Dr. Inman wrote in my records scleroderma was a

> big possibility in her opinion, Dr. Codding chose to ignore that

> avenue and wrote that she felt it was a collegen vascular disease,

> and in her opinion there was no treatment that she felt would be

> adequate and that she would be willing to see me , but that she

felt

> there was no treatment options available. I always got the feeling

> she was in a huge hurry and not really interested in anything I

had

> to say. I would get so upset because I would drive an hour to see

> her and she ..if it was a good day would spend 10 minutes with

> me.....anyways my PCP felt she was a waste of his and my time and

> intervened. He took it on himself to find me someone he felt would

> get to the bottom of things, and I was sent to Dr. Carson. I know

> quite a few of the folks in OK are seeing Dr. C ...I am sure they

> would give you input. In my humble opinion he is one of the best

> docs I have seen. I have never seen any of his PA's , but I have

> heard that they are really good also. I hope you find a rheumy

> closer to you, as I know how hard it is to travel so far to see a

> good doc. Unfortunalty the are not alot of rheumy's anywhere, and

in

> Oklahoma even fewer than elsewhere. I would like to say if they

try

> to send you to Dr. Schitz in OKC he is one of the worst docs I

have

> ever had the misfortune to see. Anyways this is getting long, but

I

> don't think you are alone in how you feel about Dr. Codding's

office

> just being worried about their co-pay and more concerned about the

> money than the patient......

>

> Hoping you all had a great day yesterday..........Kathi in OK

Kathi - I thought she was great when I first saw her. She spent 3 -

4 hours with me during that first appointment...after that I am

lucky to see her for 5 minutes. I am asking her a question and she

is backing out the door... sometimes she has sat down though but

nothing has really changed - she gives me a shot of cortizone to get

me through the bad day and says I'll send in the nurse and she'll

give you your prescriptions and lab slip...

At first someone used to explain my labs to me - now they are real

basic and they just tell me no problems - I have seen notes on my

labs over the past 2 years though that have said contact patient but

no one ever has...

I am glad that the base is willing to look for a new RA for me but I

don't know how long that will take. I have asked for one before and

nothing has happened - (last year when I had the problems with Dr C)

(she doesn't like anyone questioning why you are on the meds you are

on)...

I will be glad though that it is in writing and that someday maybe

someone will do something about it - the Doc I saw today seemed to

care so maybe something will be done - she knew I was upset...I

don't normally get emotional at appointments but today I was as

close to tears that one can come to without crying...

Thank you for the list of Docs though - maybe I will call a few and

see if they take Tricare.

God bless,

Althea

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Yes Kathi, I got a kick out of it LOL!

a