Re: Chicago - Rheumy's??

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brian <smitty4psu@...> wrote: Hello all,

I hope this post finds everyone doing well. I am going to be moving

from Cincinnati to Chicago. As such, I was wondering if anyone could

recommend a GOOD rheumy in Chicago. I love my Rheumy in Cincinnati,

as my psoriatic arthritis is finally under control.

Any thoughts would greatly be appreciated.

Thanks,

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Hi ,

Welcome to the Windy City!

I have had personal experience with three doctors. Dr Liang,

head of the rheumatology department at Northwestern Memorial was the

rheumatologist who initially diagnosed me with " psoriatic

spondyloarthritis " , and he did start me on Methotrexate right away,

which was awesome. However, he didn't really push other things such as

the omega fish oils and physical therapy, wasn't very big on steroid or

nerve block injections, and did not even consider the biologics for

me....thus my hip continued to get worse and worse. It was Dr Carey

Dachman in Schaumburg (about 21 miles out of Chicago in the northwest

suburbs) who started me on all that in addition to the Methotrexate,

and I think it's thanks to him that I managed to put off the hip

replacement as long as I did. Also, Dr Dachman is very up on checking

the immune panels every so often (which is how I ended up being

diagnosed with Sjogrens syndrome as well) including the C-reactive

protein, as well as the every 6 weeks CBC's and chemistries to check

liver and kidney function due to the meds. He encourages Dexa scans and

for people to follow up with their primary caregivers for the

appropriate cardiac/gyne/respiratory etc issues. However due to

insurance issues I had to change to the rheumatologist I am currently

seeing now, Dr Moran in Morton Grove with Illinois Bone And Joint

Institute Morton Grove is just across the line from the North Side of

Chicago; if you go down Waukegan Road, it turns into Caldwell and then

into , both of which are on Chicago's Northwest Side. I've only

seen her twice so far, but she did start me on the Humira since the

Enbrel seemed to have stopped working well for me, ran all the

appropriate labs, is encouraging me to continue aquatherapy (they have

an awesome pool there:) ) and seems very competent and knowledgeable

re: PA.

My own personal opinion is that I like Northwestern best of all the

hospitals in Chicago. My allergist and internist and my dh's

neurologist are still there; we drive 30 miles in from the suburbs to

see them because they are so excellent we don't want to change. But

that's only my subjective opinion. Certainly check the PA list of docs

and speak with some yourself before you decide.

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much for your post, as it is extremely helpful. I am

glad to hear you are happy with your doctors. I wish you well.

- In , " dreimutter1957 "

<dreimutter1957@...> wrote:

>

>

> Hi ,

>

> Welcome to the Windy City!

>

> I have had personal experience with three doctors. Dr

Liang,

> head of the rheumatology department at Northwestern Memorial was

the

> rheumatologist who initially diagnosed me with " psoriatic

> spondyloarthritis " , and he did start me on Methotrexate right

away,

> which was awesome. However, he didn't really push other things

such as

> the omega fish oils and physical therapy, wasn't very big on

steroid or

> nerve block injections, and did not even consider the biologics

for

> me....thus my hip continued to get worse and worse. It was Dr

Carey

> Dachman in Schaumburg (about 21 miles out of Chicago in the

northwest

> suburbs) who started me on all that in addition to the

Methotrexate,

> and I think it's thanks to him that I managed to put off the hip

> replacement as long as I did. Also, Dr Dachman is very up on

checking

> the immune panels every so often (which is how I ended up being

> diagnosed with Sjogrens syndrome as well) including the C-reactive

> protein, as well as the every 6 weeks CBC's and chemistries to

check

> liver and kidney function due to the meds. He encourages Dexa

scans and

> for people to follow up with their primary caregivers for the

> appropriate cardiac/gyne/respiratory etc issues. However due to

> insurance issues I had to change to the rheumatologist I am

currently

> seeing now, Dr Moran in Morton Grove with Illinois Bone And

Joint

> Institute Morton Grove is just across the line from the North Side

of

> Chicago; if you go down Waukegan Road, it turns into Caldwell and

then

> into , both of which are on Chicago's Northwest Side. I've

only

> seen her twice so far, but she did start me on the Humira since

the

> Enbrel seemed to have stopped working well for me, ran all the

> appropriate labs, is encouraging me to continue aquatherapy (they

have

> an awesome pool there:) ) and seems very competent and

knowledgeable

> re: PA.

>

> My own personal opinion is that I like Northwestern best of all

the

> hospitals in Chicago. My allergist and internist and my dh's

> neurologist are still there; we drive 30 miles in from the suburbs

to

> see them because they are so excellent we don't want to change.

But

> that's only my subjective opinion. Certainly check the PA list of

docs

> and speak with some yourself before you decide.

> >

>