Re: Hugs For Kirk

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Please do both myself and yourself and every other sufferer out there a

huge favor and FIGHT THESE BASTARDS TOOTH AND NAIL each and every time you

can. There is no reason a good person should have to deal with this. I

can't imagine what it must be like to not even be able to find a Dr that

will treat you like a human.....that is harsh.

I also am allergic to NSAIDs thanks to the idiot RD I had when I first

got sick. He had me taking 800 mg Motrin 4- -6 times per day for over 4

months. I used to take nothing but Advil for your normal aches and

pains..including headaches but no longer can as my stomach goes ballistic

thanks to it being " fried " by an incompetent idiot.

One thing I do before I see any new Dr is print out a descriptive

history with prior Dr's, current Dr's, surgeries, hospitalizations etc....

That has really seemed to help me out a lot and each one that has taken me

on has been very impressed with this each and every time I do it. I only

had one Dr who turned me down after reading my paper as he didn't feel that

he could help me...but he did recommend another Dr who I currently do see.

Best of luck...never surrender!!!! Kirk

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> I am so sorry for you, but I wanted to let you know that it's not just you

> that gets the " drug seeker " treatment from the medical community.

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> I have had to move around the country, and have given up on seeing

> physicians for just that reason. I am currently in remission, but I'm

> supposed to go every year so they can monitor the joint deterioration and

> such. But when I introduce myself and my history, including an allergy to

> NSAIDs, their eyes literally narrow and the communication shuts down.

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> And I'm not even there looking for drugs! I'm there just for a routine

> annual visit - no prescriptions required. I can't imagine how it's going

> to go when I start to flare again. (Because I always flare again...sigh.)

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> Well, thanks to your post, I actually can, I guess.

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