Re: My latest appt.

[Guest guest]

,

Anyone who knows anything about R.A. (in the med

field or otherwise) knows that you never need a

justification for seeing a doc. And as for your

symptoms and success with the drugs, every case of

R.A. is different. My doctor assured me of this

because I was baffeled at my lack of success for a

while too. Good luck with this new doc. Finding a

second opinion saved my life (or atleast the quality

of it.) You should feel proud of yourself for being

aggressive and pro-active about your health!

--- MrsCoylie <dkcoylie@...> wrote:

>

> I had a rhuemy appt. on Tuesday. The bloodwork came

> back perfect again.

> I've had a very bad three weeks and told her all

> that was going on. My

> last appt. she said I was still having flares

> because I was not taking

> the medicine properly. This time she said it doesn't

> make sense that the

> Plaquenil, Methetrexate, Declofenac, & Prednesone

> aren't working, and it

> works for her other patients. She asked me if I

> thought I was getting

> any benefit from the meds. I said I've been on them

> in varying amounts

> for 2 years and just know I'm in quite a lot of

> pain. So, she stopped

> the Methetrexate and Plaquenil. Tomorrow I see a

> different

> Rhuematologist for a second opinion. It would be so

> much easier if this

> showed up on the blood tests. I know that sounds

> crazy, but without

> those tests, I feel I have to justify seeing the

> doctor. I've been so

> bad in my fingers, toes, elbows, knees, and hips, I

> don't think I'll be

> able to live in my home in a few years. It is on a

> rock with stairs

> inside and out. But, there is no redness and little

> swelling.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

As you probably know, you can have RA without abnormal

bloodwork, I've had it both ways. But I did read those with RA

with normal bloodwork may not suffer permanent joint damage,

so I hope that can be some comfort to you.

>

>

> I had a rhuemy appt. on Tuesday. The bloodwork came back

perfect again.

> I've had a very bad three weeks and told her all that was going

on. My

> last appt. she said I was still having flares because I was not

taking

> the medicine properly. This time she said it doesn't make

sense that the

> Plaquenil, Methetrexate, Declofenac, & Prednesone aren't

working, and it

> works for her other patients. She asked me if I thought I was

getting

> any benefit from the meds. I said I've been on them in varying

amounts

> for 2 years and just know I'm in quite a lot of pain. So, she

stopped

> the Methetrexate and Plaquenil. Tomorrow I see a different

> Rhuematologist for a second opinion. It would be so much

easier if this

> showed up on the blood tests. I know that sounds crazy, but

without

> those tests, I feel I have to justify seeing the doctor. I've been

so

> bad in my fingers, toes, elbows, knees, and hips, I don't think

I'll be

> able to live in my home in a few years. It is on a rock with stairs

> inside and out. But, there is no redness and little swelling.

>

>

>