Thanks Ides and SnowyLynne. I have Medicaid, so i have to have a refferral always. I will call them and see if they will let me go for a second opinion directly via a Rheumy. I don't think they like...
missie1227, funny thing, I won't move to Fl then! LOL! I'm accually in a little town, Walla Walla, WA. Nowhere to run here, unless you go to Spokane, then! Good docs there, I've heard. Thanks for...
I had (and have) lots of problems with my bones, hips, knees, spine, neck. BUT, I have never had any joint swelling. I was started on Plaquenil, and I kept taking it although I never noticed any...
Oh, the strangest thing happened. I went and found out that I must have done the most embarrassing misunderstanding in the universe. There never was any nodules on the lungs (?). I don't know why I...
Yeah, the nurse called me back, I just started sobbing when she told me my doc. want to put me on better meds right away, like Humira or embrel, whatever the insurance allows. He wanted me to come in...
By the way, how do i get to my profile so I can edit?...
Ah, that stinks, outta pocket for Rheummy. There's one in Spokane that takes "poor" guys like me, it might be worth the trip. Or howabout my doc. consult with the Rheumy about me when the Rheumy gets...
Oh, bless your hearts for the replies! I am in Washington state, Walla Walla. There is one Rheumy that goes to the very Clinic i go to, but he won't accept medical Coupons from the State right now. I...
I got diagnosed with RA in August, but probably had it for years (never went to docs much). At the time I had 278 Ra F, and nodules on the lungs. I can teel I'm bad off, in perticular my cervical...