Re: Re: New Dr

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mine was a nuclear medicine. i was injected and left the hospital for about 3

hours. i went back for the whole body scan. i could feel the medicine work

it's way through my body. it was warm and i felt it going over each tooth.

being strapped down for the x-rays was worse for me than the injection. kathy

in il

[Guest guest]

Hi Al,

Thanks for writing. It is nice to know that you did

not have any bad side effects. I read that one of the

side effects is weight loss; that wouldn't be a bad

thing! It is a shame that you have to spend so long

on a medication waiting to see if it works and then

start over if it doesn't.

When I told the doc that previous rheumy just

prescribed ultram and an anti-inflamatory, he just

shook his head.

Do you know what this contrast is that they use in the

bone scan. I have had several reactions to the red

dye so hopefully, it isn't that.

Al, I have been thinking of your problem and you

having to see the cardio doc; there are several people

in my family that have breathing problems due to

conjestive heart disease. I certainly hope that this

is not the case for you.

Thank you so very much. You also are in my thoughts

and prayers. Iris

--- kb9vrq <kb9vrq@...> wrote:

> Hi Iris,

>

> That's really interesting that the doctor doesn't

> think you were

> diagnosed correctly and that your FM is secondary. I

> have had bone

> scans and hopefully it will provide some answers.

>

> I took Azulfidine when I was first diagnosed with

> RA. I had no real

> adverse side effects, just mild stomach pains from

> time-to-time, but

> the drug wasn't effective and my rheumy took me off

> it. It does take

> a while to take affect though, ususally 6-12 weeks.

> Plus, it can turn

> your urine orange. It also rarely affects the liver

> which is nice.

>

> Best of luck to you. Know you're in my thoughts and

> prayers.

>

> Al in IL

>

>

>

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