Finally a diagnosis? Crossing fingers...

[Guest guest]

I went to UCLA today and saw a rheumatologist who I guess is

supposed to be one of the best. Anyone hear of Dr. Wallace?

ANYWAYS....I was there less than an hour...he took a brief history,

checked all my lab work, a short exam, and he is nearly 100% sure I

have sjogrens/lupus overlap. Or was it crossover. Shoot...my brain

has been fried since we went to the LA county fair on Saturday (I

don't do well in the sun ). In any case, he is sure that my

central nervous system is currently " under attack " , as he put it,

and I am now on 100mg of prednisone a day. Seems like a

lot...anyone else on that dosage? I will be put on an infusion of

other meds (wish I could remember which ones...not mxt...one starts

with a C?) if the labs come back positive. Please everyone keep

fingers, toes, eyes, ribs, or whatever you can (even chopsticks)

that they do. I don't want to start from the beginning again. And,

the sooner I get a dx, the sooner I can start treatment and wean off

the evil " P " .

Hopefully I can now get this under some kind of control, and not

only start driving again, but go back to work. And, maybe most

important...I can enjoy my daughter for the first time since she was

born. I can't wait...