Hi everyone hope you are all well enough to enjoy the lovely weather u are having at the minute
Had my 2nd rheumy video consult earlie, rheumy say we,re going in right direction & increasing mtx by 5mg & folic 6 dys per week. Bloods all good, ra gone right down. I told him about nodules he says they are osteo arthritis didnt want to look. Showed me xray of right hand, thumb & couple fingers bone on bone, I didnt know what I was looking at to be honest so just said I expected oa I,m nearly 70 it just means double pain then, he gave a laugh. See you again in 6mths & I was out the door. Didnt even mention steroids??? I,m reducing 5mg down to 2.5mg just 6 wks agoQuite bewildered really. Ok so what about my left hand which he didnt show me xrays of (where the old & new nodules are) & I didnt think to ask till I was outside. Werr have I got ra then? Didnt look at my hands or anywhere else for that matter. He wanted to know how I was tolerating mtx, I told him very nauseous & tired & about flare I had couple of wks ago he just said how long did it last for, 4 dys I said.
Going to get 2nd opinion when I get back over there. got a few things to still to sort out then uk here I come