Health Boards
Sat-24-12-2016, 17:35 PM
OK so I had a call from my consultant yesterday afternoon.
My bloods are back to normal, no abnormal liver scores. However, I expressed an interest in trying an alternative to MTX as I am getting some psoriasis returning. Her answer, so far after a very brief discussion, was that I should try injecting MTX as the higher dosage I am on (17.5mg) may not being absorrbed easily and causing an effect on my liver.
I have to await an appointment in the New Year and possibly go to a session to learn how to inject myself. Will need to understand storage etc as I don't really want to be taking several weeks supply with me and having to stick them in a mini bar while I work away!
As an amusing aside. I went for my flu jab and my GP asked for a blood sample as I hadn't had a health check in a while! What planet these people live on amazes me. 2015 I was in and out of hospital with all sorts of silliness. Anyway Thursday I was like a pin cushion, two blood tests and a flu jab. The GP send off the bloods no issues, I assume they will call me, I have no idea. Now my consultant calls for my blood results and is informed I am having additional bloods done as an impatient and immediately starts assuming I am now in hospital and starts trying to both contact me and find out where the hell I am so they know I am on MTX and have had a high blood reading. In the meantime trying to get hold of me etc. Consultant genuinely going above and beyond the call of duty but appreciate that they were concerned because someone screwed up saying I was an inpatient.
My bloods are back to normal, no abnormal liver scores. However, I expressed an interest in trying an alternative to MTX as I am getting some psoriasis returning. Her answer, so far after a very brief discussion, was that I should try injecting MTX as the higher dosage I am on (17.5mg) may not being absorrbed easily and causing an effect on my liver.
I have to await an appointment in the New Year and possibly go to a session to learn how to inject myself. Will need to understand storage etc as I don't really want to be taking several weeks supply with me and having to stick them in a mini bar while I work away!
As an amusing aside. I went for my flu jab and my GP asked for a blood sample as I hadn't had a health check in a while! What planet these people live on amazes me. 2015 I was in and out of hospital with all sorts of silliness. Anyway Thursday I was like a pin cushion, two blood tests and a flu jab. The GP send off the bloods no issues, I assume they will call me, I have no idea. Now my consultant calls for my blood results and is informed I am having additional bloods done as an impatient and immediately starts assuming I am now in hospital and starts trying to both contact me and find out where the hell I am so they know I am on MTX and have had a high blood reading. In the meantime trying to get hold of me etc. Consultant genuinely going above and beyond the call of duty but appreciate that they were concerned because someone screwed up saying I was an inpatient.