Re: Confused and disappointed - Remission

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How is determined if you're in " remission " ?

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> > Toni - I am soooo sorry that this has happened to you,

> > after waiting and hoping that somebody could help you,

> > the doctor tells you you don't have RA!, and she is

> > retiring so you will never see her again. Humph.

> > Seems that they should have let you know of that

> > before this appointment, so you would not have had all

> > of your hopes raised on this one doctor.

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> > So, you are not diagnosed with RA any longer? My

> > initial doctor told me that it was not necessary to

> > test for RA again after your first RA test comes back

> > positive, and your complaints and symptoms match RA.

> > I have never been tested again in all of my 7 years.

> > I would be pretty upset if I was suddenly told that I

> > did not have RA, and yet for all these years have

> > taken toxic medications to treat a disease I did not

> > have!! Maybe you are in a remission phase?

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> > So she gave you pain meds, but nothing else? Are you

> > being treated still with your RA meds, or are you

> > supposed to quit them cold turkey? This is quite a

> > dilemma for you, and frustrating, and unbelieveable

> > that the doctors sine 2002 have been wrong? I tend to

> > believe that you have RA, but for some reason she

> > feels you do not. I hope your lab work shows her to

> > be wrong - not that I want you to have RA - but I

> > certainly would not want you to have taken these meds

> > for nothing! Not to mention what it does to your

> > personal life - what do you tell your family? Oops,

> > guess the docs were off?

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> > I would say wait until the labs come in and then go

> > from there - hopefully they will get a new rheumy and

> > quick, and you can get back to them to see about this

> > strange turn of events. I will keep you in my prayers

> > that find an answer soon. Take care -

> >

> > Kathe in CA

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[Guest guest]

Well, I had lapband weight loss surgery and for nine months I had basically

NO symptoms. It was soo nice. The doc really had nothing to say...I seem to

be the idiot doc attractor.

Toni

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Re:%20Confused%20and%20disappointed%20-%20Remission) _eandsspivey _

(eandsspivey)

Thu Dec 7, 2006 3:47 pm (PST)

How is determined if you're in " remission " ?