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posted 10/07/2009, comments (57)
Fired By My Rheumie!
I have been "let go" by my Rheumatologist. This is very new to me. I've never been "fired" by a doctor before! It's also frustrating as all get out! I was diagnosed with RA on 4/24/09. My Rheumie put me on Methotrexate 2.5mg 6 pills per week. I started feeling better. But I still had pain. Rheumie then upped my Methotrexate from 6 pills per... Read more
posted 09/29/2009, comments (4)
stepping outside the box
Ok so my 1 year anniv of my RA dx is coming up on Oct. 8th and I am thinking WOW really a year already?? I mean i am doing waaaay better than I was a year ago. but at the same time I am thinking holy crap I am still hurting and faking that smile in public and I am still waiting for the "this is all a joke, boy was I wrong" shoe to drop. It hasn't,... Read more
posted 09/14/2009, comments (16)
I am getting frustrated!
I was diagnosed with RA a little over 8 years ago. I have been on methotrexate for the entire 8 years and tolerate it well. The Rheumy I started with, tried mixing the methotrexate with many of the other drugs since I remained in pain and my sed rate remained high. For the past five years I have been on varying mgs of prednisone... Read more
posted 09/04/2009, comments (3)
I Finally Got The Point .....My Summer Vacation (Part 2)
Ok ... let me see ... where did I leave off ... Oh yes ... Scared ... with a swollen leg/dog scratch wound seeing my newest doctor .. a wonderful Plastic Surgeon.. who just told me that I would be seeing him for awhile and skin grafts!!! After the doctor numbed the area .. he debried the area of dead skin and redressed my wound... Read more
