Re: hi :-) saw rheumy today

[Guest guest]

He sounds like a very caring rheumatologist

--- In , " dreamer_plus " <dreamer_plus@w...>

wrote:

> I had my normal rheumy visit today. He upped my mtx from 15 to 20,

even tho I was not verbally complaining. He did not like my lymph

nodes swelling and my fingers and toes, how they looked. I told him,

oh I missed some doses- he said still it should not be quite this

bad........and my labs were not pleasant...well my liver is fine. :-)

> He asked if I was having stress, he asked about my vacation, I told

him about my best friend with melanoma and my godfather - pancreatic

cancer- and my husband, the VA is once again going back and forth

about whether they do bypass first or fuse his spine first or skip it

all cuz of his cancers---- and had my oldest childs IEP meeting at

school (lasted 5 huours)

> He was like YIKES_ no wonder you are worse we HAVE to do something

about stress here.

> Yeah.

> I did ask him a few questions about Prosorba column , not for me,

but just out of curiosity, and about biologicals... (I guess I was

really just looking for a conversation) He actually pulled a chair

up, his face lit up and he complimented me on my questions and

knowledge! Well, I told him it was from YOU GUYS here. :-)

[Guest guest]

He sounds like a very caring rheumatologist

> I had my normal rheumy visit today. He upped my mtx from 15 to 20,

even tho I was not verbally complaining. He did not like my lymph

nodes swelling and my fingers and toes, how they looked. I told him,

oh I missed some doses- he said still it should not be quite this

bad........and my labs were not pleasant...well my liver is fine. :-)

> He asked if I was having stress, he asked about my vacation, I told

him about my best friend with melanoma and my godfather - pancreatic

cancer- and my husband, the VA is once again going back and forth

about whether they do bypass first or fuse his spine first or skip it

all cuz of his cancers---- and had my oldest childs IEP meeting at

school (lasted 5 huours)

> He was like YIKES_ no wonder you are worse we HAVE to do something

about stress here.

> Yeah.

> I did ask him a few questions about Prosorba column , not for me,

but just out of curiosity, and about biologicals... (I guess I was

really just looking for a conversation) He actually pulled a chair

up, his face lit up and he complimented me on my questions and

knowledge! Well, I told him it was from YOU GUYS here. :-)