Thanks for the response. RA titers were negative. I was just put on another burst pack becuase the pain increased and now I am having some painful and reddened joint swelling. dr is out of the country and will likely start the plaquinil when she returns.
I am doing a trial of eliminating all the diet pops I drink (6-8 per day) on the off chance that this is agravating things.
Thanks for the encouragement....I am a nurse and think that I should just be able to "get over this" and move on, but it is not working out that way for me!
if your doc is starting plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine), that sounds like treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. What were your RA titers?
That's not mental, it's an autoimmune disease, not in your head, it's in your joints.