Had one today. I got a 'booster drug' thats supposed to up the effectiveness of the methotrexate and enbrel both. Its Plaqinil (I would have to look at the rx to be sure of spelling). Drug developed for treating or preventing malaria? Quinine derivitive. Dr Smith told me that if I had wanted to go to East Africa, now is the time, since I can't contract malaria LOL But if this doesn't boost mtx and enbrel enough, he is looking at one of the IV administered drugs. We're hoping tribal health/bcbs won't make too big of a stink.

I now see him only every 6 months instead of every 2, which is great as his office is over an hour away from where I live. So Sept and Mar are my rheumy appoint months is all I finally got the copies of my lab work from this year to give my pcp. I'll have to check with him to see if he has my xrays and mri from nov 05...he may he has the lab work from then. *shrugs* And I'll finally be caught up on how my body is doing, from a medical standpoint