Post by sarabear on Jan 20, 2010 19:36:47 GMT -5
My elbows and joints are STILL swollen and painful despite massive anti-inflammatories. Took Cate to the dr today and made an appt for myself for the joint pain and swelling. Cate weighs 21 lbs and is 28 inches long. Pretty good for her. She is in the 48th percentile for weight. ;D She says she is doing great and to keep her cardiology appt on the 2nd.
As far as me, she is referring me to a rheumatologist. She seems to think that there is an autoimmune issue going on. Possibly brought on by pregnancy (not so much of a stretch seeing I have endometriosis and have had pe, both autoimmune issues). She said that the inflammation that is going on is way too much for a virus or anything like that. We both wondered if my IUD perforation (mine happened when it was expelled because it was confirmed placed 3 times) was rejected because of an immune issue. For now, anti-inflammatories and prednisone. I am supposed to call and let her know if the prednisone helps (I hate prednisone, it makes me feel like what someone would feel like on speed). If the prednisone helps, she said that's another clue this is an autoimmune issue. She said when I see the rheumatologist, that they have and will be running way more extensive tests to find out what the heck is going on.
Oh and my poor baby girl got stuck twice for the lead blood tests. We agreed she had been through enough and will try again at her 15 month appt. She got two shots today. She'll go back at 15 months for more shots and another try at the blood test. I was exhausted holding her and it made my elbows and arms swell even more.
The best part of the day was coming home and there was a $3k check in the mail. When I settled my lawsuit for my car accident back in 2008, I put money aside in a trust. Apparently, the insurance company paid all of the drs.
As far as me, she is referring me to a rheumatologist. She seems to think that there is an autoimmune issue going on. Possibly brought on by pregnancy (not so much of a stretch seeing I have endometriosis and have had pe, both autoimmune issues). She said that the inflammation that is going on is way too much for a virus or anything like that. We both wondered if my IUD perforation (mine happened when it was expelled because it was confirmed placed 3 times) was rejected because of an immune issue. For now, anti-inflammatories and prednisone. I am supposed to call and let her know if the prednisone helps (I hate prednisone, it makes me feel like what someone would feel like on speed). If the prednisone helps, she said that's another clue this is an autoimmune issue. She said when I see the rheumatologist, that they have and will be running way more extensive tests to find out what the heck is going on.
Oh and my poor baby girl got stuck twice for the lead blood tests. We agreed she had been through enough and will try again at her 15 month appt. She got two shots today. She'll go back at 15 months for more shots and another try at the blood test. I was exhausted holding her and it made my elbows and arms swell even more.
The best part of the day was coming home and there was a $3k check in the mail. When I settled my lawsuit for my car accident back in 2008, I put money aside in a trust. Apparently, the insurance company paid all of the drs.