Re: Saying goodbye to drugs??? Thanks to all who posted

October 4, 2003

Thanks to everyone who posted. It's not that I don't believe in drugs

or that the drugs didn't help me, it's just right now I think I need

to clean them out of my system and try a new doctor. I am hoping to

find a new job soon and be able to get a new RA doctor.

I didn't get the biopsy because of the nature of the bumps. I did

question nodules. The RA doctor was emphatic that they were not

nodules. These bumps were text book Eurthym Nodosums and went away

after the sulfa drug was cut down.

I can't even go back to my old doctor, he doesn't want me there. He

was so angry that I didn't take his advice. He called me at home. I

first I thought he was concerned but I think he was panicking because

I was seeking someone else's advice.

I had a situation with him the summer before. I got sick, it felt

like flu but worse. I passed out getting my hair cut!I kept feeling

like I was losing bloodpressure, violent dirarhea (I know I spelled

that wrong,lol) I was scared. It went on for days and it wasn't an RA

flare up. I finally went to see him and he said, " oh, just the flu. "

and nothing more.

It took me over a week to feel well enough to go back to work and I

didn't feel myself for weeks. When I went to see him at my usual

check up he said, " oh, yunno, I probably should have had you checked

for West Nile...I think that might have been what was wrong. "

Wow, that was scary. That was also when I started doubting him. He

had told me to always come to him when I was sick yet I don't think

he was qualifed to diagnois everything and he certainly doesn't look

past the obvious.

I am not simply writing off doctors or meds. Just all temporarily. I

am going to get copies of all my test and look over some things I

have never looked at.

I will keep you all posted and I appreciate all of you who posted.

Thank you

diane/MI

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