Time for Meds

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Well after waiting and procrastinating for almost 8 months I finally

went back to my Rheumy today. He was not pleased that I waited this

long as there has been significant range of motion loss in the last

18 mths. He was very straight with what I was up against which I

appreciate. What he did tell me that I didn't know is that PA & P

are seperate from each other. You do not have to have one with the

other. The are associated because the same auto-immune disease is

doing the attacking of the skin/soft tissue and the joints.

What he also told me was that I was risking major damage and a

crippling disability if I continued this way without meds and follow

ups. I told him that is why I was there. It was time and I was

ready. His first suggestion was prednisone (sp). Upon filling him

in on the other things I now have, IBS, hernia, a cataract, reflux,

he decided that was not an option. So we did the blood work today

to clear me for Methotrexate. He also gave me Mobic for pain and

Elavil for sleeping at night as he says I have fibromyalgia as well.

I am trying to be a realistic about all of this, not easy. But I

plan on learning to ski this winter with my 10 year old son. He has

spastic diplagia (CP) and if he can do it so can I. I can promise

one thing, I am not going down without a fight. I have been having

a pity party for a little too long now and it's time to put on my

big girl pants and get to work.

Sounds good today.....but that's all we have. One day at a time