Count me among those that are sick and tired of being sick and tired. Is it a sleep study you are having on December 6th, Teri? I absolutely hated having the glue in my hair from that. I had to go twice. The second time, I discovered on my own that working a good amount of conditioner into your hair while it's still dry, waiting awhile and then shampooing makes the removal quite a bit easier. It's a shame they are sending you to yet another doctor. To me, it's just another way of doctors earning more money and driving up insurance costs more. I was actually pleasantly surprised when my internal medicine doctor said he would do my routine annual gyne checkup, because most will not. Like you, I thought part of a rheumatologist's job was to treat the pain that came with the arthritis, fibro, etc. It makes me think of the one time I was seeing a rheumatologist. I had swelling at one of my trigger points, and she believed I had a cyst that needed removed...and referred me to a dermatology practice. Her SISTER was on the staff there. After telling me there was something like a 5 month waiting list, I tried another doctor. He told me there was absolutely nothing wrong, that if anything was there the antibiotics had taken care of it, and it was not a dermatology problem in the first place! I trusted him completely, as I had gotten a lot of good word of mouth about him. I feel the rheumatologist was just trying to drum up business for her sister, which obviously didn't need it if it took 5 months to see her. Then again, this is the same doctor that stopped in mid exam and asked me if I was really sick and in pain!! That's because I was cracking jokes while she did the exam. If I hadn't, the pain would've had me hysterical to the point I would've disturbed and upset other patients. Thank God I have a doctor now that accepts that and realizes it's my coping device. In fact, he welcomes it! Betta |
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