Today I had my follow up appointment with my rheumatologist. I received some good the lupus and sjogrens tests came back negative so the original diagnosis of RA, raynaud's, carpal and tarsal tunnel started the same. She explained to me what they look for during the physical exam for RA. She said there needs to be two joints that are swollen through out your body. I have five in just one of my hands that's not counting the swollen joints in my other hand, feet, etc.
Since we've been having some crazy weather the last three weeks have been rough on me so I wasn't able to tell if the Plaquenil was working. She informed me that it made it difficult for her to know if she needed to switch meds so she wants me on it for a few more months to see if it's going to do the job. She also gave me a kenalog injection to help bring down the swelling and to help with the pain. She also is having me see my eye doctor to make sure the Plaquenil is not damaging my retinas. Over all I feel pretty good about how the appointment went. It was a huge relief to find out that those tests came back negative I won't lie I was worried about them. Well I'm off to bed...Good night!
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