A Young Wife’s Tale

We’re big fans of Dr. Fan, David’s new rheumatologist. He and his staff are wonderful! We get in and out in 45 minutes instead of four hours at the old rheumatologist’s office.

Today David saw Dr. Fan and they discussed the anti-inflammatory, Celebrex, that David has been taking for two months. David told him that it’s helping so much more than Naproxen was, but it’s $225 a month. Dr. Fan wrote a prescription for a different, generic anti-inflammatory drug and told David to see if it helped. He said there’s another generic David can try if that one doesn’t work. We’re so happy to have a doctor that’s willing to work with us!

David has started several new things recently. They all seem to be helping. First, we got a new bed. It’s a Sleep Number. David loves it. Here’s a picture of us posing like the couples on the brochure. It’s a king size, and we had a queen, so I’ve not been reaping the benefits of [...]

After yesterday’s movie post, I thought I’d tell you what not to watch when you or your spouse is sick or chronically ill. Dying Young Love Story Steel Magnolias Anyone else have any movies I shouldn’t watch? David’s rheumatologist wants him to try the Celebrex. Apparently there is a derivative of Sulfa in Celebrex, but [...]

We saw the new rheumatologist today. He was great! He asked lots of questions, and answered lots of our questions. Here’s the visit in a nutshell.