saw rhem. Dr. for the first time

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Hi , Yesterday I finally got to see a rhem.Arth. dr. for the first

time. I was so nervous, I know from reading the posts here, that a

rhem dr. can make or break you, so to speak.

I can't decide if I got a good one or not yet. He definitely listens

to me, and lets me ask questions. But he does not always finish his

sentences. Like he said, 75% of his patients have psoriasis or a

family history of it.He quickly moved on to something else and it

was not til later, after I left his office that I wondered what

patients did he mean. RA patients, FMS, Lupus or what type of

patients.

He said I have osteoarthritis, but said the chronic swelling in my

ankle and feet indicate something else. He did some blood work , ask

about dry eyes , mentioned sjogren's syndrome.(I thought I had that

last year.)

He gave me a prescription for Plaquenil ( Hydroxychloroquine)

I looked it up when I came home and it sounds like it may have alot

of side effects. Its for inflammation ,pain relief. sjogren's and

Malaria. He said it was to help my celebrex work better.

Can anyone give me some feedback or personal experience about this

drug?

Thanks, Rose in Pa.