VIKKI

[Guest guest]

Thanks Vikki

Re: Loss of a friend

> , I am so sorry for the loss of your friend.....but your friend was a

> walking time bomb...that could have died with or without the surgery.Some

> people don't realize the complications of any surgery are there...it is so

> sad...but that is the reason Dr.R is so strick about the manuel and us

> knowing all the complications that can happen.I choose his procedure

because

> the laproscopic procedure is less painful so you don't require as much

pain

> meds....so if you hurt...it is not covered up by pain meds and HE will

know

> there is something WRONG right away and therefore we have a BETTER chance

of

> recovery if something goes wrong.For example,if you are not taking

anything

> for pain and have sudden pain(such as from a leak) they know to take you

back

> to the operating room sooner than with the open surgeries,because they

have

> to have pain meds around the clock because of their open incision,but

those

> same pain meds hide the problems until sometimes it is too late to save

their

> lives.

> ,I Have been a nurse for 22 years ...and it is so sad that people

> die...but your friend tried to help himself with this surgery and I will

be

> praying for you and your friends family.Warmly,VIKKI-RN-NC/SC.MGB

> 06/07/2002.209/140.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Doesn't feel like a weight has been lifted off your shoulders when

you get an actual diagnosis?!?! When he told me what he believed to

be going on, I felt so much better, psychologically. Funny you

should mention about weaning yourself off the prednisone. He told

me that he would rather have me taking narcotics all the time

instead of the steroids!! I really hope he works out for you. I

have been going to him for about a 1 1/2 years and have come to

trust his judgement. I love that he allows me to be involved in the

process, he allows me to make decisions. I respect him more for

that, and I'm glad he respects me enough to allow it.

My Sjogren's has been very active lately. The cold dry weather

doesn't help any!! I must have done something to my back. I

started having pain last friday and then the left side of my torso

feels numb. Still like that, too. I am gonna ask one of our pain

doc's tomorrow what he thinks it could be. Thanks for asking!!

Surprisingly, the RA hasn't been to awfully bad lately,knock on

wood, but the FM hasn't been to happy.

Hope things work out for you, Vikki. He really is a great guy. He

was actually referred to me by a friend of mine. Her mom has osteo

arthritis and has been going to him for years and years. She has

done well with him, so I figured I didn't have anything to lose by

going to him. The first rheumy I was going to wan't doing anything

for me, literally!! He was appalled by her treatment. Good luck at

your next appointment!! Keep me up to date!!...Marina

--- In , " Vikki Wingfield " <VWAvon@c...>

wrote:

> I really like Dr. S. He seems very thorough (sp?) and didn't give

me grief when I told him I was weaning myself off the prednisone.

My last dr. asked me " why would you want to do that? " Duh!!!

>

> He confirmed what I've known for a couple of years - I have

fibromyalgia in addition to the RA and Sjogren's. He wants to find

out how much of my pain is due to RA and how much is due to FM, so

we don't overtreat one and undertreat the other. Makes SO much

sense to me! I'm just glad I'm moving forward in my treatment,

instead of standing still like my former doc.

>

> I see him again next week. At that time he will have the results

of my MRI and bloodwork, and will probably have received my records

from my former doc. I'm anxious to hear what he has to say. I'll

let you know how it turns out.

>

> BTW, how are you doing?

>

> Vikki

>