sbella68

Hi everyone, My appointment I guess was ok. I recieved a call from the DR's office one hour before my scheduled appt, wanting to confirm the appt.
When I arrived I filled out a two page very simple paper asking what my
medical conditions were, meds, my pain and when I get it.

I then was weighed and blood pressure checked. I did this grippy thing I gues they could tell with that instrument how much I can carry, because it had numbers.
I was then put in a room, a couple minutes later, this expression less DR. walked in asked me when I was first DX with Lupus, how the pain affects me, so I told him, he seemed to concentrate on the pain part, I hope that was good. When he toched my shoulders and knees it hurt, and he would ask me if my joints hurt daily and if I get flare-ups alot.
It was kind of funny when he touched my knees, because I kind of laughed but with pain, and when he tested my reflexes on my knees, I did the same thing too, I told him it hurts I didn't mean to laugh alittle, it really did hurt and I have never laughed. He also had me walk a litle, lift my arms,bend down, I could only lift halfways up, only bend a little, due to pain on joints that day were really bad, I didn't my meds beacuase I had a 25min drive and didn't want to drive because sometimes I feel worse with them, like more spacy.
He asked me a few times if I had was scheduled to see a pschyitrist?, I said no. I wonder why he asked.
When I was done the front receptionist did tell me they had just recieved notice of my appt when they had called. Also, I only found out about this appt. when I called my local SSD office to check status because or I would have missed this appt. because no letter came in mail.

I just wanted you all to know how my appointment was. I'm glad he concentrated on the pain of Lupus and Fibromyalgia.