After 30 years of revolving door experiences with Rheumatologists, never having met Dr. Right Guy, I'm thinking, wouldn't it be a good idea to have facilitated support groups for us? We can actually get listened to by those who share our affliction, maybe work out some strategies for each of our lives, and come out feeling less depressed and isolated.
Sure everyone in the group couldn't be there every time - flare ups and disabilities being what they are - but it sure seems like a good idea to me. Anybody reading this who has experience with such a group can post a reply here. We'd each have to take up the gauntlet in our own areas but could encourage each other along the way on the internet.
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Thanks for this article. Very good point about how important that the patient trust her rheumatologist. Because that is my problem lately.
I've been seriously thinking about switching rheumatologist. I also wrote an article about my experience with my rheumatologists. It is as if your article answered mine:
http://likeliliesofthefield.blogspot.com/2008/05/good-rheumatologist-hunting.html