Re: frustrated went to the doctor.....

[Guest guest]

Amber did he order an anti-CCP? you may want to have that added

before you have the bood drawn.

-- In , " amber michelle " <ambermich@...>

wrote:

>

> i went yesterday to the doctors, an internal medicine doc. I

wanted

> to address my problem " possible RA " and get establish with a

doctor,

> i have not had a doctor of my own since i was a child. The doctor

and

> NP was wonderful, i was there for 2 hours with them talking to me,

> taking my history, etc. They seem honestly concerned about my

> symptoms but as he said, that is not his field so he referred me

to a

> rheum doctor. He also gave me a follow up appt to see what the

rheum

> doc says and to see what else needs to be done, if it is not rheum

> related, he can send me to a neurologist, ortho, etc....i was very

> happy with his agressive, lets get this fixed attitude.

>

> he orderd labs, some are just well check labs but this is what he

> ordered: CBC, CMP, Lipid panel, TSH, Free T4, ANA, RA, hsCRP, WSR,

> CKMB, 25 hyrdoxy vit D......

>

> do they sound like the standard starting labs?? he also is sending

> the labs to the rheum doc so she will not have to do her own, or

at

> least have something in hand when she sees me. (waiting for

business

> hours right now to make the appt). I am glad i found someone how

at

> least listens.... wish me a quick visit with the rheum, i know

many

> are booked way in advanced i cannot imagine waiting too long with

the

> way i feel.

>

> amber

>

[Guest guest]

hi amber, yes some of the labs i recognized but some i dont, to be honest with

you.. GOOD LUCK on the rheummy visit!!! let me know o.k. your chatting buddie.

god bless,melyndagamez 4/3/08 11:07a.m.central time

[ ] frustrated went to the doctor.....

i went yesterday to the doctors, an internal medicine doc. I wanted

to address my problem " possible RA " and get establish with a doctor,

i have not had a doctor of my own since i was a child. The doctor and

NP was wonderful, i was there for 2 hours with them talking to me,

taking my history, etc. They seem honestly concerned about my

symptoms but as he said, that is not his field so he referred me to a

rheum doctor. He also gave me a follow up appt to see what the rheum

doc says and to see what else needs to be done, if it is not rheum

related, he can send me to a neurologist, ortho, etc....i was very

happy with his agressive, lets get this fixed attitude.

he orderd labs, some are just well check labs but this is what he

ordered: CBC, CMP, Lipid panel, TSH, Free T4, ANA, RA, hsCRP, WSR,

CKMB, 25 hyrdoxy vit D......

do they sound like the standard starting labs?? he also is sending

the labs to the rheum doc so she will not have to do her own, or at

least have something in hand when she sees me. (waiting for business

hours right now to make the appt). I am glad i found someone how at

least listens.... wish me a quick visit with the rheum, i know many

are booked way in advanced i cannot imagine waiting too long with the

way i feel.

amber

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[Guest guest]

no janti ccp just what was on that list, he is a reg doc, I go to see the

rheum doc on the 11th !!!! so maybe she will do more test.

amber

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[Guest guest]

I go to the rheum doc on the 11th !! pray it works out great, I hear she is

wonderful from the other docs.

amber

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