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| Thu, 01-12-2006 - 11:15pm |
Hi Ladies!
I saw my rheumie today and was not happy with what he had to say. I have not been able to discuss my appt with anyone because dh is on a business trip, and I am not ready to talk to my family about it. So I came here for support and advice from my cyber friends. First of all I got a call on monday saying that the doctor needed to see me. I told them I already had an appointment on thursday. Then they said that the doc wanted me to start a new med. I said I was not interested in adding more meds and especially since I did not know what the med was for. So today he tells me that my esr was elevated for the second time and that my crp was elevated. He said that the crp elevation puts me at high risk for heart disease. I am 47!!!!!!!! to dang young for heart disease. He said that the mtx and another med I take is suppose to decrease your risk for heart disease but its not doing its job. Then he mentioned that ra can attack the heart. Ughhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!! So I agreed to go on the new med (can't remember name). He also said to lose weight and exercise. He also wants me to get a cervical collar to wear at night. We also discussed changing from enbrel to humira. I have about 2 and a half mos. of enbrel so when I go back in two months we will make a decision on the enbrel. we discussed so much I cant even remember everything. This is all scarey to me. Why are these meds not working for me??????????? Doc said we will keep making med changes till we get it right. I am sooooooooo frustrated. Thanks for listening to me. I needed to get this off my chest.
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Claudia

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