I buckled down and told him everything I was feeling about my sx's. I told him last time I really downplayed the pain I was in and he said he thought I did that. I had come back to his office after my apt and asked for another MRI on my knee so that made him wonder if I was in more pain then I led on in the office.
I told him how my hands hurt and every part of my body seemed to be in pain. I also told him that I feel like I was hit by a truck every morning I wake up. He left his office and came back and said after looking over my lab work (positive RH factor) he thought I might be having RA starting to evolve. He put me on prednisone 40 mg for 3 days and said if I respond well then he will look into methotrexate, embrel, etc. If I don't respond well to it then he will see if maybe it's tendonitis or something like that and go that route with medicine.
I have to say today I woke up and feel like I am in a new body! Last night before I went to bed I was still in pain but not as bad as Monday. This morning I had practically zero pain. I am so excited! I really hope he can find something similar to prednisone.
Anyone have any suggestions about something similar to prednisone?
Thanks for listening!
Lauren