Some Results..................finally

The middle of Aug I went in for my annual "visit all my drs and get everything taken care of until next year" trip. As I have already posted, things did not go as planned since I went a-fib during my upper scope. Since then, between all my doctors (including the dentist) and procedures, I have had 12 procedures. One of them was in Elko. Fortunately many of the appts were done in the same trips. I am finally starting to get some results.

The a-fib isn't a real problem right now but the cardiologist wants to keep a close eye on it for a while. So every 3 months for at least a year, I will be going back to see him so he can do all his tests on me. I am also on an experimental drug that we will be monitoring. So I'm done with him until Feb.

We (they) have determined that I have myositis. I have a muscle biopsy in Dec to determine the specific form of myositis. I started prednisone today and haven't had any nagging aches since then. That is a nice relief. With time, they expect the muscle weakness to improve. I see the rheumatologist on a seperate trip in Dec. Hey but I only have to go over once in Nov. Maybe I should run up to Twin and get my permanent crown put on.

So 2 dr visits and 2 new drugs. Not bad. The good news is that one is free and the other only cost 5 bucks. And I don't have to eat anything but pills. It's time to upgrade to a bigger pill reminder container.