RE: Dr. will not give current treatment for RA

June 3, 2008

Those are very good questions that you pose. Has he never prescribed

any DMARD's, such as Plaquenil or methotrexate? I'm sure that will

post some articles relevant to his situation. Why don't you go with him

to his next appointment and see what the doctor has to say. Maybe it's

time for a new doctor. He may be stuck in the Dark Ages, as my former

ophthalmologist was and whom I've ditched.

Sue

On Tuesday, June 3, 2008, at 08:48 PM, J. Poljanski wrote:

> My son's father (age 61) has had RA for at least 15 years.... his

> hands and feet are showing signs of deformity, and at times, he is in

> a lot of pain.... His rheumatologist has prescribed prednisone which

> he takes only maybe once a month.... He also prescribed > Arthrotec.....

>

> Do they still prescribe Arthrotec as a form of treatment for RA? Why

> would a rheumy not prescribe some of the newer types of

> DMARD's/Biologics???? I would like to give him some strong

> information to take to his rheumy because I think I have convinced him

> that he should be receiving treatment for his RA.....

June 5, 2008

Jody,

I'd say it's time he found a new rheumatologist.

Not an MD

> > From: jpoljanski@...> Date: Tue, 3

Jun 2008 20:48:44 -0400> Subject: [ ] Dr. will not give current

treatment for RA> > My son's father (age 61) has had RA for at least 15

years.... his hands and feet are showing signs of deformity, and at times, he is

in a lot of pain.... His rheumatologist has prescribed prednisone which he takes

only maybe once a month.... He also prescribed Arthrotec.....> > Do they still

prescribe Arthrotec as a form of treatment for RA? Why would a rheumy not

prescribe some of the newer types of DMARD's/Biologics???? I would like to give

him some strong information to take to his rheumy because I think I have

convinced him that he should be receiving treatment for his RA.....> > The

Arthrotec causes him GI problems..... > > Jody

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