saw a new doc/update

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Hi all, since my old doc is useless and wouldn't help me with my

knee pain, i saw a different doc who got me in to see the rheumo on

Thursday week, after i told her my knee is killing me and i can

hardly walk any more. I asked to see an orthopaedic surgeon, but the

doc said i have to see the rheumo first for evaluation, and besides

would have to wait months to see any specialist (i don't have private

insurance). I guess the doc thinks oh yeah, she's got RA and that's

the cause of the pain, so won't investigate anything further. I'm

assuming because i get sharp pains in my righ knee only, and i can't

put pressure on it sometimes, there's some sort of injury or damage

that may be either caused by RA or a separate thing like menical tear

(my left knee isn't good either). It seems one has to know all the

right questions and right things to say to a doc. I thought they

went to school for 50 years to learn all this stuff!!?? Well now i'm

headed for the dreaded rheumo who bears a strange resemblance to

Lurch off the Adam's family :/ That's after many years of avoidance

and neglect of my condition as the doc so cearly stated on my

referral. I guess they'll want to shove me on methotrexate. I'll have

to do a bit of ducking and weaving as i want to stay on AP for a few

months before going onto anything stronger. Guess i can get a

prescription but i don't have to take the stuff. I hope my joints

don't detiorate whilst on AP or i'll be crippled. The jury seems to

be out on whether AP in an anti-inflamm or a DMARD. Life is a

lottery.

best,

Leonie