Well, directly after our physical two weeks ago Gary scoffed at the GP’s recommendation that Gary see the dermatologist again. Maddening.
Just a few days ago he said he’d go back to the dermatologist, then ten minutes later he revoked that, then ten minutes later reversed his revocation, then started to take it back again and then I put my hands over my mouth and screamed. So now he has a dermatologist appointment in August.
I’m going to sit in on that appointment. This doctor doesn’t use MyChart so I have to take Gary’s word on what was said. And sometimes Gary doesn’t use his words.
For example, he gave me a Post-it last night, and he peeled off an old Post-it which said “Rinvoq.”
”What’s Rinvoq?” I said.
”Oh, that’s the drug the dermatologist wanted me to take last year.”
Oh WAS IT? News to me. He certainly didn’t mention it.
Off to the Internet. It sounds like Rinvoq is what you get when they want to skip the diagnosis part. I swear, if he actually got a drug recommendation a year ago and didn’t act on it … I just … I don’t know what I’ll do.
But here’s my favorite partz. Look at all the things Rinvoq treats. What’s at the bottom of the list?
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). There are five references on this blog to Giant Cell Arteritis dating back fifteen years. It is the diagfauxsis of choice. I really don’t want it to be that.