Re: thank you/my appointment

[Guest guest]

I'm so happy for you! My life changed so much when I got a good doctor - I

hope yours does too.

That is so awesome.

Is he cute ?

Angie

thank you/my appointment

> Dear Friends,

>

> I am so sorry that I made you wait about my doctors appointment, but I was

so sick yesterday. I started with my duragesic (spelling?) patch 24 hours

before that for pain, and had some sort of bad reaction.......I started out

with the worse migraine of my life and couldn't stop " throwing up " ....it

affected my vision and hearing and I was in another world, by the time I got

to my doctors appointment I was way out there. To make a long story short,

he gave me a shot and some meds and by 3:00 AM this morning, I finally

started to come out of it. It was the strangest thing and very, very

painful.

> Anyway, my appointment couldn't of been better!!!! I went in, with a

list, explained my feelings and that I was there to develop a doctor/patient

relationship with him, that he didn't have to be my best friend, I wasn't

there for stock quotes....etc., but I was there to have him understand what

I was going through, understand it and just be my doctor. I started to

cry.............I DIDN'T WANT TO DO THIS......told myself that I wouldn't,

hated to, but I did cry.....well.....did he get very caring.........and told

me that he believed my pain and knows how frustrated that I am and he is

here to help me, I am not to walk out of his office, but I am to return to

him always and he will be there for me. He was absolutely wonderful and we

really talked about Stills and he explained that he really is very " up " on

this disease and knows how to help, but is not so anxious to try several

drugs and wants me to bear with him and trust him. He also said that I have

Firbromylagia too and this is why my pain is so bad. So I am starting

Planquil in two weeks. I am trying an anti-depressant/sleep aid for the

pain at night first and he wants to make sure that I have no side effects

from this, and then I will start the Planquil.......he doesn't want me on

the patch anymore either. I am starting amitriptyline tonight, 25mg and

continuing with my 400mg of celebrex and 40mg of pred right now. I was very

surprised by him yesterday and he took my hand, and said, " I do understand

what you are going through, help me to help you and what can I do for you to

make you feel better " ........we talked about being depressed and I explained

that I really am not, but I definitely get depressed when I cannot work and

it is highly important for me to work. He said that he can see that I am

the typical " a type " , but I am still in a state of " denial " with this

disease and until then, I will continue to make myself sicker if I don't

slow down and accept this and learn to change my habits. He really

understood about being the hyper/crazy person I am, understands how

important it is for me to hold together my family and being the single

parent. He also told me to cry, don't hold it back and that I definitely

have the right to cry, and kept asking me why I would hold back my feelings?

We talked and talked, and I found him to be very warm and compassionate.

Thank you EVERYONE HERE who wrote to me and gave me some wonderful advice on

how to handle this situation. I really don't know what I would of done

without all of you. During my visit yesterday, I couldn't help think about

some of you and I kept in my mind what you all told me and the love and

support that you gave me before this very important appointment. At times,

I can give up very easy and might have, if it wasn't for several of you

here. I now feel like I have a great Rheumy FINALLY...........YEAH, YEAH,

YEAH............I have waited so long........I need to celebrate with all of

you. I know that I may repeat myself at times, but I feel the need to.

This GROUP IS TOO IMPORTANT......THANK YOU for just being there for me. I

could of made a good situation go bad if it wasn't for you. I love you all.

> Love, Sue #2

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[Guest guest]

Hey Angie...my doctor's a hottie

It's good and it's bad...my husband is always teasing me! My doctor makes

house calls too...at least for me...big grin. No nothing funny going on...

Love,

Kim

Re: thank you/my appointment

I'm so happy for you! My life changed so much when I got a good doctor - I

hope yours does too.

That is so awesome.

Is he cute ?

Angie

thank you/my appointment

> Dear Friends,

>

> I am so sorry that I made you wait about my doctors appointment, but I was

so sick yesterday. I started with my duragesic (spelling?) patch 24 hours

before that for pain, and had some sort of bad reaction.......I started out

with the worse migraine of my life and couldn't stop " throwing up " ....it

affected my vision and hearing and I was in another world, by the time I got

to my doctors appointment I was way out there. To make a long story short,

he gave me a shot and some meds and by 3:00 AM this morning, I finally

started to come out of it. It was the strangest thing and very, very

painful.

> Anyway, my appointment couldn't of been better!!!! I went in, with a

list, explained my feelings and that I was there to develop a doctor/patient

relationship with him, that he didn't have to be my best friend, I wasn't

there for stock quotes....etc., but I was there to have him understand what

I was going through, understand it and just be my doctor. I started to

cry.............I DIDN'T WANT TO DO THIS......told myself that I wouldn't,

hated to, but I did cry.....well.....did he get very caring.........and told

me that he believed my pain and knows how frustrated that I am and he is

here to help me, I am not to walk out of his office, but I am to return to

him always and he will be there for me. He was absolutely wonderful and we

really talked about Stills and he explained that he really is very " up " on

this disease and knows how to help, but is not so anxious to try several

drugs and wants me to bear with him and trust him. He also said that I have

Firbromylagia too and this is why my pain is so bad. So I am starting

Planquil in two weeks. I am trying an anti-depressant/sleep aid for the

pain at night first and he wants to make sure that I have no side effects

from this, and then I will start the Planquil.......he doesn't want me on

the patch anymore either. I am starting amitriptyline tonight, 25mg and

continuing with my 400mg of celebrex and 40mg of pred right now. I was very

surprised by him yesterday and he took my hand, and said, " I do understand

what you are going through, help me to help you and what can I do for you to

make you feel better " ........we talked about being depressed and I explained

that I really am not, but I definitely get depressed when I cannot work and

it is highly important for me to work. He said that he can see that I am

the typical " a type " , but I am still in a state of " denial " with this

disease and until then, I will continue to make myself sicker if I don't

slow down and accept this and learn to change my habits. He really

understood about being the hyper/crazy person I am, understands how

important it is for me to hold together my family and being the single

parent. He also told me to cry, don't hold it back and that I definitely

have the right to cry, and kept asking me why I would hold back my feelings?

We talked and talked, and I found him to be very warm and compassionate.

Thank you EVERYONE HERE who wrote to me and gave me some wonderful advice on

how to handle this situation. I really don't know what I would of done

without all of you. During my visit yesterday, I couldn't help think about

some of you and I kept in my mind what you all told me and the love and

support that you gave me before this very important appointment. At times,

I can give up very easy and might have, if it wasn't for several of you

here. I now feel like I have a great Rheumy FINALLY...........YEAH, YEAH,

YEAH............I have waited so long........I need to celebrate with all of

you. I know that I may repeat myself at times, but I feel the need to.

This GROUP IS TOO IMPORTANT......THANK YOU for just being there for me. I

could of made a good situation go bad if it wasn't for you. I love you all.

> Love, Sue #2

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