Soooooo, I went down to see my doctor today. I left at 7:10 for a 9:50 appointment. Why so early? Well, traffic on the 101 headed SB in the mornings can be awful!!!! I got to the office at 9:00!!! It wasn't pretty. I just hunkered down in the office with my Kindle and waited.
OK, to sum up: No Rituxan right now. I am not in any life threatening danger so the risks of the meds outweigh any potential benefits. After we talked some more, I understood. I am going to be trying Imuran instead. First, I did some blood work to see if I will tolerate the Imuran. If I can't ... then we look into Cellcept. If those aren't options, well ... then we talk again.
There could be a number of things happening to me:
1- side effects from MTX
2 - Wegener's still being an active pain in the you-know-what
3 - fibromyalgia
4 - working too much on top of everything else.
So, doing my part I will be cutting back on the late hours. It's a step in the right direction because I don't notice being tired on my dayshifts, etc. I am also focusing on extra sleep!! I will definitely be focusing on those things. I'll be trying to put myself first.
This is day 2 of The Whole 30 and I am enjoying it because I love all natural foods anyway. I am certain the sugar withdrawals will start soon. I will power through.
I am feeling positive that I will start to feel better. At least, I am trying. I'm so tired and wished that I stayed home. On a brighter note, I didn't take my MTX this week so I am going to have some ibuprofen to get rid of this damn headache!
Hope you are all well!
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