I know i've been mia around here and I
apologize. I've been feeling kind of
pissed off at the whole process lately --
especially the three month wait to see the
rheumy... Sooooooo
the long-awaited appointment was yesterday
afternoon. This was a new rheumy for me
-- a woman -- and I liked her! She did
a thorough history, examined all of my
joints and skin rashes, ordered a slew of
bloodwork (esr, c-reactive protein,
complement panel, etc.) and a unrinalysis
and scheduled a follow-up for december
23rd. I know it means more waiting, but
at least I feel as if I was heard and as
if i'm being taken seriously.
She was leaning heavily toward the lupus
diagnosis, but wants to see what the
inflammatory markers look like. I
already have the pos ana (which she didn't
even retest -- she said three positive
readings over the course of two years were
sufficient), the pos lupus anticoagulant
and some positive phospholipids -- now she
wants to confirm with the sed rate and
other antibody tests.
She prescribed celebrex for my joint pain
and told me that the level of pain and
decreased range of motion is not typical
for someone my age and needs to be taken
seriously.
That's about it from me for the moment.
I hope everyone had a decent thanksgiving
and hope that flares stay away for the
remainder of the holiday season!!!
Cheers,
lauren
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AlisBaby
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 19 Location: Virginia
Realization Posted: 12-04-04 11:51am
I just realized in looking back over the
tests done two years ago, that no sed rate
was done, nor were crp or the complement
panel. What was that rheumy thinking?
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