Re: enbrel, humira or remicaide- dr visit Dreamer

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Hi Dreamer:

Wow! I certainly hope his incompetent staff were

given a dressing down by that doctor - how awful for

you to have made that long drive, been early, and

still had to go through that bad treatment. At least

your doctor did call you, and offered you medication.

I have been on Enbrel for the past six months, and

have had good results with it. I also take Mtx which

was just increased to 12.5 because I have been having

more RA pain. But, even though my RA is giving me

problems, it has been better with the Enbrel. I give

myself two shots a week - no big deal with that, and I

can feel when it is time for my shot by how my joints

are doing lol. Hope you were not too stressed out by

the doctor appointment thing - hope your daughter has

a happy birthday!

Kathe in CA

--- dreamer_plus <

Kathe

" To ride a horse is to borrow freedom. "

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I have to admit, I think my docs personality goes well with mine. I like to

banter and he seems to be able to banter right back. I warned him first visit

when he wanted me to start prednisone I am bipolar and was nervous to do

prednisone....he teased me and said you do not act bipolar, I said well, right

this second I am " fine " but put me on prednisone and it will change. So, he put

me on prednisone AND demanded I quit smoking, which I did NOT want to do.

Yes, the prednisone instantly made me manic.....so I couldn't sleep- and yeesh,

now I was trying to stop smoking while all wild and up all nite. He had me call

him to " check in " and I called him names. I was pretty mad at him, in

withdrawl, physically miserable due to extreme nicotine withdrawl PLUS the RA

symptoms were not easing up.

He accepted my calling him names, bantered and chatted with me, kept a sense of

humor, negotiated and compromised with me....

it might all work out. and it will be due to his personality if his personality

stays this way. He does seem to remember and keep in mind people are all human.

That is a big plus in my book.

I left his office pretending to be all so brave and whatever,like it was not

hard at all to find a new rheumy (UG!, it sure was HARD) but got toparking lot

and was gonna cry.but decided I was too tired to bother, LOL. When he called I

gave him some attitude and cold shoulder....he accepted it- and humored me out

of it. I guess he passed my test. I did not realize till tonite when he called

it all depended on how he handled things- he handled them good. I am gonna hang

in here.

- In , Kathe Sabetzadeh <lv2ryd@...> wrote:

>

> Hi Dreamer:

>

> Wow! I certainly hope his incompetent staff were

> given a dressing down by that doctor - how awful for

> you to have made that long drive, been early, and

> still had to go through that bad treatment. At least

> your doctor did call you, and offered you medication.

> I have been on Enbrel for the past six months, and

> have had good results with it. I also take Mtx which

> was just increased to 12.5 because I have been having

> more RA pain. But, even though my RA is giving me

> problems, it has been better with the Enbrel. I give

> myself two shots a week - no big deal with that, and I

> can feel when it is time for my shot by how my joints

> are doing lol. Hope you were not too stressed out by

> the doctor appointment thing - hope your daughter has

> a happy birthday!

>

> Kathe in CA

> --- dreamer_plus <

>

> Kathe

>

> " To ride a horse is to borrow freedom. "

>

>

>

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