Guest guest Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 I have been waiting to see the so called great rheumatologist in the large medical center here. I was thrilled when she walked in the room to find she was female and african american. Maybe a doctor that has a clue what is really going on. She does a complete history goes over meds and past medical records. Then she does through exam. I get dressed and she comes back into the room to tell she thinks I do not have RA at all. She sees no evidence of RA and that my former doc did not either...so what the heck have we been treating with many strong and potentially toxic meds the past few years!!!!!!????? So next she says she will get lots of labs and see what they say. Now I was Dx'd with RA in 2002!! She gives me a script for Lodine XL and tells me to come back in 4 weeks for a visit with the Nurse practioner to have my hips injected for bursitis. She will go over labs then. At the end of the visit I get a letter saying she is retiring...so this long wait was totally for nothing. The doc appeared very competent and thorough but had NO personality. So I really got no farther than I was before I went to this doc. I did ask her about the increase in pain stiffness and swelling pre-menstral. She said maybe. Asked me when my next cycle was and said well lets see how you feel when you come back!!! Now here is the real delimmia. This practice is the ONLY one within 100 miles I can see. There are no other docs that accept my insurance and I have no way to even get to the next large group of docs. So now what do I do? They claim they are hiring a new doc in a few weeks...so maybe after the New year I will get to see this new doc. So much for thinking the doc might understand. Toni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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