Has anyone's rheumy prescribed physical therapy for them? I saw mine today and he would like me to do physical therapy in a warm pool. His motivation for this was actually that it might increase my appetite and make it easier for me to gain some weight since I'm still struggling with it. He wants to increase my methotrexate and plaquenil (only on 200 mg), but doesn't want to touch them until I can gain some weight back.
I'm actually kind of excited for this because for once, they're not prescribing more pills to shove down my throat! I feel like this could be really good and give me a little bit of exercise without hurting. I was hesitant initially because the last time I did water aerobics, I got a staph infection in my ear that eventually spread and I struggled with it coming back for 18 months straight. He said this was likely a fluke because I went to a senior center and it may not have been clean, but that this facility was a very clean clinic and I should have no worries about it.
Anyway, I just wanted to check if anyone had experiences with this. From the sounds of it, they said I can work with a physical therapist for as many times as necessary and then I can eventually just come in and use the pool whenever I like for a cheap drop-in fee. The only bummer is that it is located downtown, so getting there is a pain in the butt. But if it makes me feel better and gain weight, I'm game!
-kit
I'm actually kind of excited for this because for once, they're not prescribing more pills to shove down my throat! I feel like this could be really good and give me a little bit of exercise without hurting. I was hesitant initially because the last time I did water aerobics, I got a staph infection in my ear that eventually spread and I struggled with it coming back for 18 months straight. He said this was likely a fluke because I went to a senior center and it may not have been clean, but that this facility was a very clean clinic and I should have no worries about it.
Anyway, I just wanted to check if anyone had experiences with this. From the sounds of it, they said I can work with a physical therapist for as many times as necessary and then I can eventually just come in and use the pool whenever I like for a cheap drop-in fee. The only bummer is that it is located downtown, so getting there is a pain in the butt. But if it makes me feel better and gain weight, I'm game!
-kit