Guest guest Posted December 28, 2001 Report Share Posted December 28, 2001 --- pigger547 wrote: Good luck at your first rheumy appt! Hope you have a great one. Welcome aboard and glad you found this group. I've only been diagnosed for about 7 months, but know I have had RP for at least two years. Please let us all know what you find out. Take care, Sharon > Hi to all > I am new to the group, just going to my first > " rheumy " appt tomorrow. > This is a very scary thing to go through and I am so > happy to have > found . > Anyone wanting to talk is so welcome to email > me...Larri@... > I really haven't figured this computer stuff out > well yet but I am > trying. > I am 54 and a nurse if you can believe that ( Since > I have never > heard of RP before, but neither have any of the > other nurses or > facility doctors I work with either )I work in a > nursing home doing > orientations, CPR intstrutor and alot of gloomy > paperwork. > I went to the ENT doctor because my primary doctor > thought she saw a > growth inside my r ear.While I was in the ENT's > office my r ear got > really red and he asked if that happened often and I > said, " oh, not > to worry that has been going on for a couple years, > everyone says > that is how they can tell my blood pressure is up or > I am mad " The Dr > said, " oh I don't think so " do you have blah blah > blah symptoms and > of course I did.Joint pain, dizziness, double > vision, cough, red > around my throat,off balance,well you know. > Then tender hearted as Drs can be he wrote on his > business card, " > relapsing polychondritis " and said we will look into > this after you > take your first course of pred. ( Oh joy )well it > has been 2 months > and they just got me my first appt with the rheumy > for tomorrow. > sorry to take up all the space but I can be quite a > talker, lol > write anytime and I will check back often > Thanks to for getting me started here > > > ===== __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2002 Report Share Posted January 1, 2002 > joyeux noel et bienvenue à vous > (merry christmas and welcome) > Marie pia Thank you Marie pia for the kind words, at least we are all in this together and I don't feel as lonely Larri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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