Re: Visit with New Rheumie/Questions

[Guest guest]

Lyndi,

Ok I am totally jealous of you....whaaahaa

I am glad that you finally received a good doctor though. we all deserve to

have that kind of a doctor. Just wish there were more like him to go around.

Sounds like a really nice doc at that.

I am on Zanaflex. The only bad thing for me is it knocks my A#$# for a

loop..lemme tell ya..lol It is what they call a " short lived

anti-inflammitory " , but yes it works well. I am not sure when he told you to

take that, but I take mine about 15 min. before I'm ready to go to bed and

that means 15 min. til I'm out cold...lol it only last's about 5 hours. The

only other side effect I have from it is dry mouth. I am thirsty CONSTANTLY,

but that is part of the other medications I am on too, but I have experienced

any bad side effects from the Zanaflex. It helps my crampy legs and twitching

in the night. Heck it makes me say stupid stuff in my sleep and sometimes I

do stupid stuff like sleep walk and stuff like that, but I have always been

like that since I was little...lol my boyfriend is all the time make'n fun of

me because of the stuff I say in the middle of the night. Well I wish you the

best..its about time you get things undercontrol. I am going to steal your

doctor for a week and then..you can have em back when you need him. I will

share...my momma did teach me how to do that )

[Guest guest]

Lyndi,

Ok I am totally jealous of you....whaaahaa

I am glad that you finally received a good doctor though. we all deserve to

have that kind of a doctor. Just wish there were more like him to go around.

Sounds like a really nice doc at that.

I am on Zanaflex. The only bad thing for me is it knocks my A#$# for a

loop..lemme tell ya..lol It is what they call a " short lived

anti-inflammitory " , but yes it works well. I am not sure when he told you to

take that, but I take mine about 15 min. before I'm ready to go to bed and

that means 15 min. til I'm out cold...lol it only last's about 5 hours. The

only other side effect I have from it is dry mouth. I am thirsty CONSTANTLY,

but that is part of the other medications I am on too, but I have experienced

any bad side effects from the Zanaflex. It helps my crampy legs and twitching

in the night. Heck it makes me say stupid stuff in my sleep and sometimes I

do stupid stuff like sleep walk and stuff like that, but I have always been

like that since I was little...lol my boyfriend is all the time make'n fun of

me because of the stuff I say in the middle of the night. Well I wish you the

best..its about time you get things undercontrol. I am going to steal your

doctor for a week and then..you can have em back when you need him. I will

share...my momma did teach me how to do that )

[Guest guest]

Lyndi,

Ok I am totally jealous of you....whaaahaa

I am glad that you finally received a good doctor though. we all deserve to

have that kind of a doctor. Just wish there were more like him to go around.

Sounds like a really nice doc at that.

I am on Zanaflex. The only bad thing for me is it knocks my A#$# for a

loop..lemme tell ya..lol It is what they call a " short lived

anti-inflammitory " , but yes it works well. I am not sure when he told you to

take that, but I take mine about 15 min. before I'm ready to go to bed and

that means 15 min. til I'm out cold...lol it only last's about 5 hours. The

only other side effect I have from it is dry mouth. I am thirsty CONSTANTLY,

but that is part of the other medications I am on too, but I have experienced

any bad side effects from the Zanaflex. It helps my crampy legs and twitching

in the night. Heck it makes me say stupid stuff in my sleep and sometimes I

do stupid stuff like sleep walk and stuff like that, but I have always been

like that since I was little...lol my boyfriend is all the time make'n fun of

me because of the stuff I say in the middle of the night. Well I wish you the

best..its about time you get things undercontrol. I am going to steal your

doctor for a week and then..you can have em back when you need him. I will

share...my momma did teach me how to do that )

[Guest guest]

OMG are you serious? where at ? Please do give me the information *begging*

on knees begging.huggzzz

Allicia

[Guest guest]

OMG are you serious? where at ? Please do give me the information *begging*

on knees begging.huggzzz

Allicia

[Guest guest]

Lyndi,

How long did it take to get in to see him? Does he have a long waiting

list? Thanks a bunches for this info. you don't know how greatful I am that

you found this doctor.

Allicia

[Guest guest]

Lyndi,

How long did it take to get in to see him? Does he have a long waiting

list? Thanks a bunches for this info. you don't know how greatful I am that

you found this doctor.

Allicia

[Guest guest]

Lyndi,

How long did it take to get in to see him? Does he have a long waiting

list? Thanks a bunches for this info. you don't know how greatful I am that

you found this doctor.

Allicia

[Guest guest]

Lyndi,

Thanks a million. I didn't know you lived in Indiana as well. I am going

to call my family doctor and see if she can get me in any sooner. But thanks

soo much I will get in touch with you and let you know what I find out.

thanks a bunches.

[Guest guest]

Lyndi,

Thanks a million. I didn't know you lived in Indiana as well. I am going

to call my family doctor and see if she can get me in any sooner. But thanks

soo much I will get in touch with you and let you know what I find out.

thanks a bunches.

[Guest guest]

Oh yeah I remember now..lol

[Guest guest]

Oh yeah I remember now..lol

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the Zanaflex info Allicia. I appreciate it.

As for the doc - you could see him. He's a Hoosier.

Allicia21@... wrote:

> Lyndi,

> Ok I am totally jealous of you....whaaahaa

> I am glad that you finally received a good doctor though. we all deserve to

> have that kind of a doctor. Just wish there were more like him to go around.

> Sounds like a really nice doc at that.

> I am on Zanaflex. The only bad thing for me is it knocks my A#$# for a

> loop..lemme tell ya..lol It is what they call a " short lived

> anti-inflammitory " , but yes it works well. I am not sure when he told you to

> take that, but I take mine about 15 min. before I'm ready to go to bed and

> that means 15 min. til I'm out cold...lol it only last's about 5 hours. The

> only other side effect I have from it is dry mouth. I am thirsty CONSTANTLY,

> but that is part of the other medications I am on too, but I have experienced

> any bad side effects from the Zanaflex. It helps my crampy legs and twitching

> in the night. Heck it makes me say stupid stuff in my sleep and sometimes I

> do stupid stuff like sleep walk and stuff like that, but I have always been

> like that since I was little...lol my boyfriend is all the time make'n fun of

> me because of the stuff I say in the middle of the night. Well I wish you the

> best..its about time you get things undercontrol. I am going to steal your

> doctor for a week and then..you can have em back when you need him. I will

> share...my momma did teach me how to do that )

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the Zanaflex info Allicia. I appreciate it.

As for the doc - you could see him. He's a Hoosier.

Allicia21@... wrote:

> Lyndi,

> Ok I am totally jealous of you....whaaahaa

> I am glad that you finally received a good doctor though. we all deserve to

> have that kind of a doctor. Just wish there were more like him to go around.

> Sounds like a really nice doc at that.

> I am on Zanaflex. The only bad thing for me is it knocks my A#$# for a

> loop..lemme tell ya..lol It is what they call a " short lived

> anti-inflammitory " , but yes it works well. I am not sure when he told you to

> take that, but I take mine about 15 min. before I'm ready to go to bed and

> that means 15 min. til I'm out cold...lol it only last's about 5 hours. The

> only other side effect I have from it is dry mouth. I am thirsty CONSTANTLY,

> but that is part of the other medications I am on too, but I have experienced

> any bad side effects from the Zanaflex. It helps my crampy legs and twitching

> in the night. Heck it makes me say stupid stuff in my sleep and sometimes I

> do stupid stuff like sleep walk and stuff like that, but I have always been

> like that since I was little...lol my boyfriend is all the time make'n fun of

> me because of the stuff I say in the middle of the night. Well I wish you the

> best..its about time you get things undercontrol. I am going to steal your

> doctor for a week and then..you can have em back when you need him. I will

> share...my momma did teach me how to do that )

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the Zanaflex info Allicia. I appreciate it.

As for the doc - you could see him. He's a Hoosier.

Allicia21@... wrote:

> Lyndi,

> Ok I am totally jealous of you....whaaahaa

> I am glad that you finally received a good doctor though. we all deserve to

> have that kind of a doctor. Just wish there were more like him to go around.

> Sounds like a really nice doc at that.

> I am on Zanaflex. The only bad thing for me is it knocks my A#$# for a

> loop..lemme tell ya..lol It is what they call a " short lived

> anti-inflammitory " , but yes it works well. I am not sure when he told you to

> take that, but I take mine about 15 min. before I'm ready to go to bed and

> that means 15 min. til I'm out cold...lol it only last's about 5 hours. The

> only other side effect I have from it is dry mouth. I am thirsty CONSTANTLY,

> but that is part of the other medications I am on too, but I have experienced

> any bad side effects from the Zanaflex. It helps my crampy legs and twitching

> in the night. Heck it makes me say stupid stuff in my sleep and sometimes I

> do stupid stuff like sleep walk and stuff like that, but I have always been

> like that since I was little...lol my boyfriend is all the time make'n fun of

> me because of the stuff I say in the middle of the night. Well I wish you the

> best..its about time you get things undercontrol. I am going to steal your

> doctor for a week and then..you can have em back when you need him. I will

> share...my momma did teach me how to do that )

[Guest guest]

Allicia21@... wrote:

> OMG are you serious? where at ? Please do give me the information *begging*

> on knees begging.huggzzz

>

> Allicia

Dr. Worcestor (pronounced wooster)

707 W Second Street

Bloomington, IN

Tel:

[Guest guest]

Allicia21@... wrote:

> OMG are you serious? where at ? Please do give me the information *begging*

> on knees begging.huggzzz

>

> Allicia

Dr. Worcestor (pronounced wooster)

707 W Second Street

Bloomington, IN

Tel:

[Guest guest]

Allicia21@... wrote:

> OMG are you serious? where at ? Please do give me the information *begging*

> on knees begging.huggzzz

>

> Allicia

Dr. Worcestor (pronounced wooster)

707 W Second Street

Bloomington, IN

Tel:

[Guest guest]

His waiting list is quite long. But then, the waiting lists for most

specialists in Hoosier Hillybilly Heaving are quite long. The first opening he

had for my follow up appointment was near the end of January.

BTW - He did something else that was quite unusual. When I was leaving, he came

out and said " If you need anything before your next scheduled appointment, just

give me a call. "

I think he's an alien :-)

Allicia21@... wrote:

> Lyndi,

> How long did it take to get in to see him? Does he have a long waiting

> list? Thanks a bunches for this info. you don't know how greatful I am that

> you found this doctor.

>

> Allicia

>

>

[Guest guest]

His waiting list is quite long. But then, the waiting lists for most

specialists in Hoosier Hillybilly Heaving are quite long. The first opening he

had for my follow up appointment was near the end of January.

BTW - He did something else that was quite unusual. When I was leaving, he came

out and said " If you need anything before your next scheduled appointment, just

give me a call. "

I think he's an alien :-)

Allicia21@... wrote:

> Lyndi,

> How long did it take to get in to see him? Does he have a long waiting

> list? Thanks a bunches for this info. you don't know how greatful I am that

> you found this doctor.

>

> Allicia

>

>

[Guest guest]

Allicia21@... wrote:

> Lyndi,

> Thanks a million. I didn't know you lived in Indiana as well. I am going

> to call my family doctor and see if she can get me in any sooner. But thanks

> soo much I will get in touch with you and let you know what I find out.

> thanks a bunch.

You're welcome a bunch.

I've been in Indiana for what seems like forever - even though it's only been a

year and a bit. I'm from the beautiful city of Saskatoon in the Province of

Saskatchewan.

I'm flying home on the 14th of November. Remember? LOL

[Guest guest]

Allicia21@... wrote:

> Lyndi,

> Thanks a million. I didn't know you lived in Indiana as well. I am going

> to call my family doctor and see if she can get me in any sooner. But thanks

> soo much I will get in touch with you and let you know what I find out.

> thanks a bunch.

You're welcome a bunch.

I've been in Indiana for what seems like forever - even though it's only been a

year and a bit. I'm from the beautiful city of Saskatoon in the Province of

Saskatchewan.

I'm flying home on the 14th of November. Remember? LOL

[Guest guest]

Allicia21@... wrote:

> Lyndi,

> Thanks a million. I didn't know you lived in Indiana as well. I am going

> to call my family doctor and see if she can get me in any sooner. But thanks

> soo much I will get in touch with you and let you know what I find out.

> thanks a bunch.

You're welcome a bunch.

I've been in Indiana for what seems like forever - even though it's only been a

year and a bit. I'm from the beautiful city of Saskatoon in the Province of

Saskatchewan.

I'm flying home on the 14th of November. Remember? LOL

[Guest guest]

Lyndi, I have been on Zoloft for years...started out at 25mg up 150mg

and now back down to 50mg. I think it is a great drug...keeps me

sane. I do take it at night about 2 hours before bed as it makes me

sleepy. Whatever you do...don't go cold turkey on it...I think a

couple of weeks on and then stopping will be okay but longer than

that and the withdrawals will kick your butt! Let me know if I can

help you w/ anything else.

Anne

> I just came from my first visit with the rheumatoglogist my new

family

> doctor recommended. The rheumie was handsome and young (by my

standards

> :-) He was also very kind and considerate and did not treat me

like an

> idiot or a drug seeker or any other of those nasty things that I

have come

> to associate with many physicians who think fibro patients are

whackos.

>

> When he started the physical exam, the first words out of his mouth

were

> " Good Lord, I don't have to touch your muscles. I can see the

knots from

> here! " Of course, he did lots of poking and prodding, but he did

it as

> gently as he could. He talked about deep tissue massage with some

new

> method. He said the physio therapy people use some sort of metal

gizmo

> and that it would cause me a lot of pain before it did any good. I

was

> much relieved when he said that would be further down the road. (if

at

> all)

>

> He actually put his stethoscope on my neck and got me to move my

head

> around. He said the noises I was hearing were far from normal and

promptly

> scheduled an MRI. He gave me a month's supply of Zoloft samples to

try to

> see if it helps me sleep better. He told me not to fill the

prescription

> until I tried the stuff for three weeks. He also said if I start

gaining

> weight while taking it, to give him a call and see about switching

to

> something else or dropping the idea all together. I would

appreciate it

> if any of you would be willing to share your experiences with taking

> Zoloft.

>

> He gave me some samples and a script for Zanaflex too. He said it

might

> just help stop the muscle spasms. Have any of you tried it? If

so, does

> it help? Are the side effects as bad as the product monolith says

they

> might be?

>

> The real kicker of the visit was that he asked if I had enough pain

meds

> to see me through to my next visit with him - or - would I like some

> different pain meds? I damned near fell off the chair.

>

> All in all, it was a good experience.

>

> I am not looking forward to seeing the bill or with fighting with my

> insurance company over the cost of the MRI, but I guess I'll cross

those

> bridges when I get to them.

>

> Lyndi

[Guest guest]

Lyndi, I have been on Zoloft for years...started out at 25mg up 150mg

and now back down to 50mg. I think it is a great drug...keeps me

sane. I do take it at night about 2 hours before bed as it makes me

sleepy. Whatever you do...don't go cold turkey on it...I think a

couple of weeks on and then stopping will be okay but longer than

that and the withdrawals will kick your butt! Let me know if I can

help you w/ anything else.

Anne

> I just came from my first visit with the rheumatoglogist my new

family

> doctor recommended. The rheumie was handsome and young (by my

standards

> :-) He was also very kind and considerate and did not treat me

like an

> idiot or a drug seeker or any other of those nasty things that I

have come

> to associate with many physicians who think fibro patients are

whackos.

>

> When he started the physical exam, the first words out of his mouth

were

> " Good Lord, I don't have to touch your muscles. I can see the

knots from

> here! " Of course, he did lots of poking and prodding, but he did

it as

> gently as he could. He talked about deep tissue massage with some

new

> method. He said the physio therapy people use some sort of metal

gizmo

> and that it would cause me a lot of pain before it did any good. I

was

> much relieved when he said that would be further down the road. (if

at

> all)

>

> He actually put his stethoscope on my neck and got me to move my

head

> around. He said the noises I was hearing were far from normal and

promptly

> scheduled an MRI. He gave me a month's supply of Zoloft samples to

try to

> see if it helps me sleep better. He told me not to fill the

prescription

> until I tried the stuff for three weeks. He also said if I start

gaining

> weight while taking it, to give him a call and see about switching

to

> something else or dropping the idea all together. I would

appreciate it

> if any of you would be willing to share your experiences with taking

> Zoloft.

>

> He gave me some samples and a script for Zanaflex too. He said it

might

> just help stop the muscle spasms. Have any of you tried it? If

so, does

> it help? Are the side effects as bad as the product monolith says

they

> might be?

>

> The real kicker of the visit was that he asked if I had enough pain

meds

> to see me through to my next visit with him - or - would I like some

> different pain meds? I damned near fell off the chair.

>

> All in all, it was a good experience.

>

> I am not looking forward to seeing the bill or with fighting with my

> insurance company over the cost of the MRI, but I guess I'll cross

those

> bridges when I get to them.

>

> Lyndi