Guest guest Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 ---hi heidi looking forward to sharing for a limited time phill In , " heidicase1976 " <heidicase1976@...> wrote: > > Hi > My name is Heidi and I was just DX with sero-negitive RA, which was > only a formality for my insurance co. My rheumatoligist told me that > it could go away, or turn into full blown RA. > > Im 29 years old and have watched my mom go through all the pains of > RA,since she has had it my entire life. I knew what to watch for and > was able to get into the same rheumatoligist that my mom sees. > > I am now taking hydroxychloroquine (AKA plaquinel) and predinisone, > 10MG/day. The predisone will be taken away in a couple of months, > which is good because Ive turned very irritable because of it. > > Im not a stranger to the medical field, my almost 3 YO son had a > stroke prior to birth, so for the past couple of years Ive had to > deal with several DRs, so Im glad that I have that experience under > my belt. Ive learned to stand up for what I think is right, not just > go with whatever the Drs tell me to do. > > Im on a few different groups dealing with my son, so I may not get to > this one everyday, but Im glad to have found a support group. I hope > to get to know you and learn from you, and maybe even be able to > offer support and ideas for some of you as well. > > Take care > Heidi > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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