RE: Should I get a new Doctor?

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I am so sorry you are experiencing so much pain! I'm

35 and although I had been showing symptoms for 2

years with joint effusions, having fluids aspirated

off my knees, my doctors did not begin giving me

Plaquenil, then adding Sulfasalazine to that for quite

some time. I feel that any time we do not feel they

are treating us properly its time to find a new doctor

or to seek a second opinion. Good luck

--- hymanshouse <hymanshouse@...> wrote:

> I was diagnosed w/ RA in the summer. They put me on

> Azulfadine for

> the pain and said that I wouldn't need anything else

> until that med

> didn't work anymore. I had to stop taking it because

> of yeast

> infections. So I pushed on my doctor and told her I

> felt like my

> disease was getting worse. I'm 31 and can't open

> jars, cut foods

> with a knife, open doors, and pick up my son.

> Sometimes i can't even

> button my bra. My shoulder is so bad I can't sleep

> on it and I have

> to sneak in my stash of Loratab to deal with the

> pain. I've been on

> Enbrel for 6 weeks and take Arthrotec for pain as

> needed. I have

> gone in several times to get a cortizon shot in my

> shoulder only to

> be told that i need an " overall shot " of steriods. I

> had my last one

> on Nov. 29 and I'm still in soo much pain that I

> have to drink wine

> to make it go away. No, I'm not an alchohlic, but i

> have a glass or

> two everynight to deal with the pain instead of

> medicating.

> anyways, i called today and the nurse from hell,

> said " i just gave

> you a shot a month ago. " i explained to her that I'm

> in a ton of

> pain and she said she'd have to talk to the doctor

> and then call me

> back.

> I feel like i have to beg for someone to listen to

> me and help me

> STOP this disease from spreading and relieve me of

> the pain.

>

> Please ladies.....I need some advice!

>

>

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what is this

joint effusions

Joy

stephanie <stephieann2@...> wrote:

I am so sorry you are experiencing so much pain! I'm

35 and although I had been showing symptoms for 2

years with joint effusions, having fluids aspirated

off my knees, my doctors did not begin giving me

Plaquenil, then adding Sulfasalazine to that for quite

some time. I feel that any time we do not feel they

are treating us properly its time to find a new doctor

or to seek a second opinion. Good luck

--- hymanshouse wrote:

> I was diagnosed w/ RA in the summer. They put me on

> Azulfadine for

> the pain and said that I wouldn't need anything else

> until that med

> didn't work anymore. I had to stop taking it because

> of yeast

> infections. So I pushed on my doctor and told her I

> felt like my

> disease was getting worse. I'm 31 and can't open

> jars, cut foods

> with a knife, open doors, and pick up my son.

> Sometimes i can't even

> button my bra. My shoulder is so bad I can't sleep

> on it and I have

> to sneak in my stash of Loratab to deal with the

> pain. I've been on

> Enbrel for 6 weeks and take Arthrotec for pain as

> needed. I have

> gone in several times to get a cortizon shot in my

> shoulder only to

> be told that i need an " overall shot " of steriods. I

> had my last one

> on Nov. 29 and I'm still in soo much pain that I

> have to drink wine

> to make it go away. No, I'm not an alchohlic, but i

> have a glass or

> two everynight to deal with the pain instead of

> medicating.

> anyways, i called today and the nurse from hell,

> said " i just gave

> you a shot a month ago. " i explained to her that I'm

> in a ton of

> pain and she said she'd have to talk to the doctor

> and then call me

> back.

> I feel like i have to beg for someone to listen to

> me and help me

> STOP this disease from spreading and relieve me of

> the pain.

>

> Please ladies.....I need some advice!

>

>

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Joint effusion is the fluid buildup on joint (usually the knee) that

occurs so frequently RA. So when you have swelling in the joint it's

most likely joint effusion.

>

> > I was diagnosed w/ RA in the summer. They put me on

> > Azulfadine for

> > the pain and said that I wouldn't need anything else

> > until that med

> > didn't work anymore. I had to stop taking it because

> > of yeast

> > infections. So I pushed on my doctor and told her I

> > felt like my

> > disease was getting worse. I'm 31 and can't open

> > jars, cut foods

> > with a knife, open doors, and pick up my son.

> > Sometimes i can't even

> > button my bra. My shoulder is so bad I can't sleep

> > on it and I have

> > to sneak in my stash of Loratab to deal with the

> > pain. I've been on

> > Enbrel for 6 weeks and take Arthrotec for pain as

> > needed. I have

> > gone in several times to get a cortizon shot in my

> > shoulder only to

> > be told that i need an " overall shot " of steriods. I

> > had my last one

> > on Nov. 29 and I'm still in soo much pain that I

> > have to drink wine

> > to make it go away. No, I'm not an alchohlic, but i

> > have a glass or

> > two everynight to deal with the pain instead of

> > medicating.

> > anyways, i called today and the nurse from hell,

> > said " i just gave

> > you a shot a month ago. " i explained to her that I'm

> > in a ton of

> > pain and she said she'd have to talk to the doctor

> > and then call me

> > back.

> > I feel like i have to beg for someone to listen to

> > me and help me

> > STOP this disease from spreading and relieve me of

> > the pain.

> >

> > Please ladies.....I need some advice!

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

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>

>

>

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Yes, please find a new rheumatologist.

Not an MD

> [ ] Should I get a new Doctor?

>

> I was diagnosed w/ RA in the summer. They put me on Azulfadine for

> the pain and said that I wouldn't need anything else until that med

> didn't work anymore. I had to stop taking it because of yeast

> infections. So I pushed on my doctor and told her I felt like my

> disease was getting worse. I'm 31 and can't open jars, cut foods

> with a knife, open doors, and pick up my son. Sometimes i can't even

> button my bra. My shoulder is so bad I can't sleep on it and I have

> to sneak in my stash of Loratab to deal with the pain. I've been on

> Enbrel for 6 weeks and take Arthrotec for pain as needed. I have

> gone in several times to get a cortizon shot in my shoulder only to

> be told that i need an " overall shot " of steriods. I had my last one

> on Nov. 29 and I'm still in soo much pain that I have to drink wine

> to make it go away. No, I'm not an alchohlic, but i have a glass or

> two everynight to deal with the pain instead of medicating.

> anyways, i called today and the nurse from hell, said " i just gave

> you a shot a month ago. " i explained to her that I'm in a ton of

> pain and she said she'd have to talk to the doctor and then call me

> back.

> I feel like i have to beg for someone to listen to me and help me

> STOP this disease from spreading and relieve me of the pain.

>

> Please ladies.....I need some advice!