Guest guest Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Hi everyone! Today I made the long roundtrip of 6.5 hours in the car to see the rheumatologist in the high heat and humidity. My visit wasn't as long or as thorough as most. She checked my knees just from the chair I was sitting in. I've a new problem for over the past week. My elbow is extremely sore with sharp radiating pain, near the bone, if I touch it the bone hurts. She checked my arm all the way down and whenever she asked if it hurt where she touched, it did. She said she could give me a cortisone shot if it prevails or even today could have given me one. She suggested I get a brace for the forearm to take the pressure off of it. She thought this might help. I'm not sure what is wrong as it wasn't explained to me? Take the pressure off of what exactly? Has anyone had any experience with this? She stopped my plaquenil last visit and now said that at the next visit if I am doing ok we will be reducing my Sulfasalazine. I used to take 1500mgs a day, but had a bad flare and was upped to the maximum dose of 3000mgs. Does this sound normal? I'm so frustrated with not ever knowing what is wrong, and all of the labs being ok except for the SED and CRP and WESTEGREN. Today she did a urinalysis although I have no idea why, also ordered my normal CBC with differentials to monitor the sulfasalazine and also did a metabolic panel. Thank you all for any advice! Hope you all are hanging in there:) Gentle Hugs to you all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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