A Young Wife’s Tale

Check out the videos I did for Health Central on psoriasis. This on is about Psoriasis in the Workplace and this one is about Personal Struggles while Living with Psoriasis. David is still doing well. I see my urologist again on Monday for my interstitial cystitis. We’re busy preparing for the move back to Texas! [...]

As I wrote in my previous post, I have been diagnosed with Interstitial Cystitis. The urologist prescribed two different medications for me to try. One was Sanctura, and after less than a week of taking it, I know it isn’t right for me. The urologist mentioned it could cause some digestive problems, and sure enough [...]

I recently wrote about having chronic urinary tract infection here. After lots of testing, the urologist ruled out everything else and diagnosed me with interstitial cystitis. I had several urinary tract infections in 2010 which were confirmed by LabCorp. Now I still feel like I have a UTI, but I don’t. I have interstitial cystitis.

Yesterday, I blogged about David’s appointment with his new rheumatologist. As the nurse was asking David what medications he was taking, David mentioned that he has been taking less than one pain pill a week. I knew he was taking less, but I didn’t realize how much less. The only other medication he’s been taking is Humira.

Since December, David has been off of most of his medication. He has been in better moods, he has only flared when he’s done too much, and even then, they were mild flares.

Throughout his appointment, David talked. He answered ninety percent of the questions asked. At past appointments, I’ve done at least fifty percent of the talking. He volunteered information he thought the doctor might like to know. It was pretty amazing

This rheumatologist did not talk over him. She asked many questions regarding David’s psoriasis, which was nice, since most rheumatologists focus on the arthritis part of psoriatic arthritis, especially since David never complains about his psoriasis. She listened to our answers and repeated back to us what she was hearing. At one point, during family medical history, she asked us to clarify if a relative had irritable or inflammatory bowel syndrome. She didn’t freak out the way other rheumatologists have when he mentioned having taken medications such as Wellbutrin and Celexa.

Towards the end of the appointment, she told David she wants him to get back to exercising. She emphasized that David do an exercise he enjoys. If you enjoy your exercise routine, you’re much more likely to stick with it. She seemed full of common sense.