Thanks for the welcome

August 27, 2005

Just wanted to say thank you for the welcome to the group and for the

advice. I will see a rheumatologist soon, will see what happens this

week with the immunology blood work. I believe what I learn here in

this group will help me to get doctors to take me more seriously. I

am changing my primary care physician no matter what - I get

occassional excruciating, debilitating headaches and have mentioned

that the muscle relaxants and naprosyn the doctors tell me to take do

not work. I can't believe that they have never had me try anything

else. It is inhumane ot allow someone to feel such pain, either from

the headaches or the other episodes I've had, unless there is a

medical reason they can't take stronger pain meds. I also told one of

the doctors at this clinic that my allergy medication, Allegra, wasn't

working so well and Zirtec used to work better for me. He refused to

give me a script for Zirtec and gave no reason. I was confused and

dumbfounded and didn't ask him why he was reacting as he was.

Bottom line is, I need to be a lot more aggressive about my healthcare

than I have been. I liked seeing this group of doctors because they

are osteopaths and they can do adjustments on my neck and back as

well, but forget it - I can just see a chiropractor for the same

treatments.

Thanks again! Look forward to learning more as I lurk a bit here,

will post questions as I have them. I think God led me here as an

answer to my prayers where I asked Him, " now what? Where do I get

information based on human experience (vs. a medical journal)?

Elmblad

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