Hi guys,
This is the reason I am going to see a new rheumy, closer to home who has a good reputation and was organised by my boss - a radiologist who called her on my behalf and got me an apt 4th December while everyone else has to wait until march 2014!!! I consider myself extremely lucky to work in the system!!..
I saw my usual rheumy at 2:30 today and was walking out and paid for my visit by 2:39… I spent all of 5 mins talking to her (if that) and she never touched me or asked if I needed to ask her any questions - no time for small talk in and out…
She increased my sulfasalazine from 2 per day to 4 per day, 1000mg to 2000mg… Still on 7.5mg Mtx and folic acid daily except Mtx day. After one week I increase to 5 sulfasalazine daily, and then 6 the following week. If still no improvement she is going to switch me to Mtx injections as the tablets give me nausea, that way I can increase the dose…
Why didn’t she offer me the injections earlier when I was spewing my guts up?? Instead of just taking me off it cold turkey with no offer of an alternative. I told her I’m going to a new rheumatologist and asked for copies of all my tests and her records to take to my new rheumy. She asked who I was going to see and she said she is lovely and a fantastic doctor! My rheumy and I just don’t click and I feel like she doesn’t like me - I wonder what I said to make her dislike me… Anyway, it’s time to move on…