Hi everyone,
I just got back from my appointment and I am a little annoyed.
The Rheumy doctor told me that all of the blood work she did last month was normal. She did say that clearly I have markers that point to Lupus based on Mays blood work and clinical presentation.
She ask me how I was making out on generic Plaquenil and I told her other then feeling sick to my stomach I am taking it as prescribed. She wrote a new script for Plaquenil instead of the Generic brand Hydro.........whatever and told me it has less side effects.
Then she asked me how I was feeling in general. I told her about wide spread pain and severe fatigue which is the norm for me. I mentioned to her that I am in need of a new script for Percocet and Provigil for pain and fatigue and she told me I would have to get my primary doctor to write those...she doesn't.


I told her that my Neurologist is the one in the past who has written for these meds and I no longer see him because now it is Lupus and not Multiple Sclerosis and now I see you, THE RHEUMATOLOGIST.
Her attitude was sorry, can't help ya and don't write scripts for narcotics or provigil..................STRIKE ONE!!!


Then she told me that she reviewed my nerve conduction studies and other medical reports I photo copied for my file and after looking over them after last month appointment nothing indicates Lupus but more so nerve damage.
So I said, "Well are you sure I have Lupus"? She said NO but take the Plaquenil, come back in 3 months and we will go from there. If you do have Lupus you should notice some difference in 3 months time......and out the door she went.
I can call my primary doctor or previous Neurologist and they would gladly write a script for Provigil and Percocet but am I out of line in thinking that my Rheumatologist should do this for me?
Why should I have to go to 2-3 doctors to get what I need? Makes no sense and I am pretty annoyed right now..............wouldn't you be?
I just got back from my appointment and I am a little annoyed.
The Rheumy doctor told me that all of the blood work she did last month was normal. She did say that clearly I have markers that point to Lupus based on Mays blood work and clinical presentation.
She ask me how I was making out on generic Plaquenil and I told her other then feeling sick to my stomach I am taking it as prescribed. She wrote a new script for Plaquenil instead of the Generic brand Hydro.........whatever and told me it has less side effects.
Then she asked me how I was feeling in general. I told her about wide spread pain and severe fatigue which is the norm for me. I mentioned to her that I am in need of a new script for Percocet and Provigil for pain and fatigue and she told me I would have to get my primary doctor to write those...she doesn't.
I told her that my Neurologist is the one in the past who has written for these meds and I no longer see him because now it is Lupus and not Multiple Sclerosis and now I see you, THE RHEUMATOLOGIST.
Her attitude was sorry, can't help ya and don't write scripts for narcotics or provigil..................STRIKE ONE!!!
Then she told me that she reviewed my nerve conduction studies and other medical reports I photo copied for my file and after looking over them after last month appointment nothing indicates Lupus but more so nerve damage.
So I said, "Well are you sure I have Lupus"? She said NO but take the Plaquenil, come back in 3 months and we will go from there. If you do have Lupus you should notice some difference in 3 months time......and out the door she went.
I can call my primary doctor or previous Neurologist and they would gladly write a script for Provigil and Percocet but am I out of line in thinking that my Rheumatologist should do this for me?
Why should I have to go to 2-3 doctors to get what I need? Makes no sense and I am pretty annoyed right now..............wouldn't you be?