New Rheumatologist

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I've reluctantly decided that a gluten-free diet is not going to control my psoriatic arthritis. Have been off all RA meds since August and symptoms are getting too much to handle. It seems like straight RA responds better to gluten-free than psoriatic arthritis. The thought of returning to my old rheumy was just too much for me. I had the recommendation of Dr. Sew Hoi and saw her on Friday. What a honey, AND, she gets it!

I was talking to her about my guten free status and she asked if I had been tested. I said no, and she said, well, too late for that now! Then later when I was talking about what meds I couldn't handle she wanted to know if I had checked them for gluten! It is such a relief to not only not have to explain, but to have someone thinking with or ahead of you. When I told her I was a difficult patient to manage because of all my intolerances, she said she loved a challenge. I just wanted to reach out and hug her!

I had gone off sulfasalazine when I was taking it along with diclofenac because I went into kidney failure, but she said the sulfasalazine should not have any effect on renal function, it was the NSAID only that caused that, so I am back doing the loading doses for sulfasalazine as of yesterday. Wish me luck. And yes, I did check it for gluten

Neroli