Re: Clora commenting on Bobs visit with rheumy

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Bob and group;

Sorry Bob... I know you sure didnt want to hear that but glad do get

it out of the way.... Yes you spelled fibromyalgia right...

THats the second time I head that a rheumy is waiting to work on

another condition till they get the RA under control... My rheumy

said she would work on my osteo when she got my RA under control.. So

there must be a method to their madness haaaaaaaaaa....

As always its good to read your post Bod... Your paragraphs make your

post so much easier to read thanks... I am just realizing there are

a lot of conditions common with RA and has the same symptons as RA..

RA is bad enough,,, it has to mimic and copy other diseases,,, darn

it..

I am taking Lyrcia for fibro... I remember when they didnt have a

med to controll fibro... I started Lyrcia right after the FDA

approved it for fibro.. I was amazed how it helped the fibro... Of

course after taking lyrcia my body pain showe where the RA was

hurting ... It sorta of defined what each pain was from...

My fibro stopped hurting before the RA pain... THat is really really

weird.. Each medication shows where the pain for what part of the

body is caused from that disease... Does that make sence... I was

shocked that my knees and sholders hurt badly from bursitis... cause

after I got the steroid enjections in my shoulders and hips they guit

hurting... weird uh..

You also will be amazed of when a pain stops from a certain med only

to leave other pains from other diseases... Oh a lot of people can

not take Lyrcia.. If you have eye problems you may not be able to

take it... Also I heard another med is approved for Fibro... I can't

take MXT I am allergic to it...

I also don't have fear of injections.. I do fear oxygen counts.. for

good reason.. My artery is deeper than most peoples and passing a

nerve,,, causeing it to be agony for me to get an oxygen count unless

its from a doctor....

Bob I was only going to send a line or two about what your rheumy

said about holding off working on the fibro till getting the RA under

control... and I end up making a long post... I just went over your

paragraph and decided to comment on just about every thing you talked

about... I am just reading post right now,,, cause when I finish

reading I will start on posting the red flags I put on post from

yesterday... haaaaaaaa I don't think makes any sence omg...

gentle hugs

Clora

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> Had my appointment with the Rheumy this afternoon. Things went

pretty

> much as I had expected except with one more little twist thrown in

to

> the mix. After checking me out and listening to the latest update

> since it was a month since seeing her, she said that I'm one of the

> blessed ones that in addition to having RA, also has Fibromyalgia!

> Didn't see that coming. Wham! Not even sure I know how to spell it.

>

> She said that if it wasn't for the positive blood results for RA and

> the clinical symptoms of RA, she would have looked for Fibro earlier

> but since RA was positive, it wasn't until now that she did the

> pressure point test thingy and along with other things I'm telling

her

> she is certain I have both. She says it's pretty common to have

both.

> No hurry though to deal with the Fibro though until we get the RA

> under control.

>

> She did up my dosage of Methotrexate and we are going directly to

the

> self injectable needle route. I had to show her in the office I

could

> give myself the shot which went OK. I was blessed to have no fear of

> needles so it was just figuring out where to do it. Going with

> syringes versus the epi-pen. I understand from what I've read here

and

> elsewhere that it stings less since you can regulate the flow as

> you're injecting.

>

> As for the depression, she felt pretty certain the Pred. was

screwing

> around with my Thyroid hormone levels and my hypothyroidism. She

> ordered a blood test and said before we go the anti-depressant route

> which we may have to do also for the Fibro she wanted to make sure

my

> thyroid medication didn't need adjustment. That blood test won't be

> for another 2-3 weeks so until then I may just need to keep a stiff

> upper lip.

>

> Also changed me over from Lunesta to Ambien CR to see if that helped

> better with the insomnia.

> I am exhausted but glad the visit is over. I am fortunate that I

have

> a good Rheumy she's proven to me so far that it's OK to put my faith

> in her. She really seems to know her stuff and seems to have my best

> interest in mind so what more can I ask?

> Over all, quite a day.

> Thanks all again to all of you for your support. It is very much

> appreciated.

> Bob

>