Guest guest Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 A short time back, one of the ladies referred to a Rheumy (as we generally abbreviate) as a Rummy. I was going to reply to that, but let it go. However, I think I have a Rummy. I don't know if it's him or her, the nurse. My first dealing with her was when she was subbing for my Rheumy's nurse. I called to refill my BP meds and she said 'sure, no problem'. Then she never ordered them! Now that my original Rheumy has moved on, the only one left is her Rheumy. Last year, she made a big deal out of my having to do my blood tests on Thursday because I take my MTX on Sunday, so she changed schedules to reflect this. Now she has changed her tune, and has me going to the lab every 4 weeks only on Tuesday! That's because they close the lab Thurs & Fri and go to another clinic on the other side of town, and she wouldn't be able to fill meds on time. I called last week to have my MTX refilled, and she unloaded on me for not doing a lab test on the 4 week schedule instead. She never got the MTX ordered but had plenty of time to schedule my labs for the rest of the year! My creatinine level went up because of a different BP med and stabilized at 1.4 instead of the usual 1.2. She and/or the Rheumy made the decision to cut off my anti-inflammatories but did nothing to help me after that. I'm definitely worse off since I started to use this doc. They didn't even raise my Folic acid when he went up on my MTX, and I didn't know about complications until someone on this board mentioned a swelling tongue. I called to find out about it and was told, " oh yeah, that's the reason you should increase the Folic " . It was obviously an afterthought. Information I found on Creatinine said that to really find out if it's a problem with the kidneys, a 24 hour urine test is also required. They haven't done this, and when I asked about it, the answer was a mumble about it doesn't have to be done. I get the idea that I didn't have to get off Clinoril only because of that small increase in Creatinine. Some people have a 'normal' creatinine level of 1.4-1.5 . I wish I could switch to another doc but that's the only one I can afford since the hospital helps me on bills there, and he's the only game in town. Any words of wisdom, please? Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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