Almost official, and some questions

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Well, Dr. Jerk has gone from " you may have rheumatoid arthritis "

to " you probably have rheumatoid arthritis, but this isn't a normal

presentation " . I guess that's progress from two months ago when he

swore up and down I just needed more sleep .

In any case, the x-rays show calcification in at least one foot,

possibly both. It also didn't indicate WHERE it was located, so I

don't know if these are bone growths or arterial calcification or...???

I did not see the x-rays, and neither did the doctor. Seems like the

radiology department is a little lax at this office. Has anyone else

had any experience with this? I'm not finding much on the internet

about calcification in the foot as it relates to RA. It would explain

some of the persistent swelling around my ankle joints and the top of

my right foot even while on prednisone, though.

I'm back on prednisone for the next six weeks. I'm also starting

hydroxychlor. I'm wondering if anyone else has had success with this

medication, and how long before you saw a change? I'm also wondering

why he prescribed this and not something specifically for RA? This

guy isn't much for explaining anything, and doesn't really want to

hear answers to his questions, either. I may be rheumy shopping in

the near future, but I want to see what my bloodwork says in a couple

of months, so I'll stick with him until then, anyway. I don't want to

have it processed by another lab, since they may have different ways

of processing some of the tests, and I wouldn't get an accurate result.

Thanks,