Well I made it through the wedding with all smiles. Leading up to it was oh so eventful, but I wont bore you with that. What I will bore you with, is what I find so many on here saying, and that is a Rheumy with no heart! Come on now, why are these guys even in business. I went for my check up with my Rheumy, i have a horrible rash, i asked him about it and he said are you taking pain pills, i said yes, he said that is what it is from. Come on , really now, all that with out even looking at it, I am in the WRONG field that is for sure!!! Then I asked about my test results. He got smart, and said, you dont have this you dont have that, i said listen, this is the first time, i have seen you since the tests were done, i would like the results, better yet, i would like a copy of them. Needless to say I wont be going back to him. But when i looked at my test results, i saw that my tsh for my thyroid is barely registering, it is suppose to be atleast .45 and i was at .01. NOW that is not normal, and he said all tests were normal. I will be following up with my regular dr to manage me until i can find a GOOD rheumy. Questions I have though are, does methotrexate effect the thyroid? If you already have a thyroid problem etc? That is all that i am on right now besides the pain pills and folic acid. I do take thyroid replacement as I had radioactive treatment when i was a child. anywho, wondering how all this plays with each other.
Thanks
Laurie
Laurie, You poor thing! I hate to hear about doctors like that. I recently went to one who said to give up all pain meds and tough it out. I think I would rather be dead than have to live with this much pain. I hope to see a good Rheumy soon myself but have been waiting almost 2 months to hear when I can.
I have low thyroid and was on Methotrexate for 3 years. I didn't notice any difference in the thyroid but developed daily migraines and still have them even tho I have been off the Methotrexate for years. A wonderful doctor who specialized in thyroid disorders told me to not take synthetic thyroid but to take Armour Natural Thyroid. I was taking Armour until a doctor changed me to Synthyroid but it was like taking no thyroid. I was so tired and listless. I went back to the Armour and after a couple weeks felt so much better.
A rash can be dangerous I was told by my first Rheumy years ago. He said if a rash is severe enough it can be as bad as a 3rd degree burn. This was because of a reaction I had to gold shots at the time, but I am assuming any severe rash could be dangerous.
Hang in there and I pray you will get a decent caring doctor soon. Some doctors should be forced to go to charm school or school on manners. lol Bon
Bon,
Thanks for the insight on the thyroid, i am very concerned about the low TSH and this rash. The last time I had rash it wasnt this bad and my regular doctor freaked. I am sure he will freak this time as well. I just have to wait a week before I can get it to see him. Seems everything is serious when you have RA and your immune system is off kilter. I wish everyone else knew that as well. Your words are encouraging,
thank you!
Hi there Laurie,
I'm glad you made it through the wedding, I'm sure that is a huge relief! Your rheumy sounds awful. Yeesch! If your regular MD "freaked" at your previous rash and it wasn't as bad as this one, I would call his office back and tell that to the scheduling clerk, and tell her you need to be seen sooner than in one week. Usually doc's have emergency slots, or you could be seen by another doc or NP within the practice. If you don't have any luck with that, ask if they have a cancellation list. If not, just keep calling back to check for cancellations. I'll bet they'll have at least one if not more between now and next week. Good luck!
Josephine