Originally Posted by
Hege
So how often do you guys go an get your labs done?
I had a check-up with my rheumy monday last week and going back mid september. She told me to go and get my labs done at my GPs office, but not how often I should go. Called my GPs office, but couldn't get an appointment with him untill 31. aug...
That depends upon where you are at with your treatment. At the beginning it was very frequent. Once i reached a drug induced remission it was less often. In ICU during crisis care it was daily. At the other extreme it is every month or two depending on how I feel I am doing. Any new symptoms or concerns require getting my labs ASAP since one can lose their kidney function in few days and this is a concern for me. Right now I am going every six weeks but may cut back to every other month if I remain is a stable drug induced remission. Urine dip stick tests are weekly though to monitor kidney function.
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