Rheumatoid Arthritis

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I told a couple of youall yesterday that I was going to be out of town today and I was. I got back about 6:30 tonight. What it was, I had an appointment with a rheumatologist in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. I was a new patient and it took several hours once I got there. I got a good report, though. He took some x-rays, did some blood work, etc. He said according to my x-rays, it didn't look like I had rheumatoid arthritis. It just looked like the normal wear and tear. However, he has put me on a vitamin d tablet because my vitamin d level was low. He said that my bones were thin and I told him that I was at risk for osteoporosis. My mother also had this. I also take fosamax once a week and one-a-day women's once a day. I think we all hurt all the time. He also said that it's possible that I might have sjogren's syndrome. I started a discussion about this when I first joined mylot. That's why my eyes and mouth stay so dry all the time. He said you can have arthritis with sjogren's, too. The reason why I went to this doctor to begin with was because my regular doctor here in Jasper sent me to him. She sent me to a nurse practitioner in Birmingham not too long ago and she couldn't find any rheumatoid arthritis, either. My doctor here in Jasper said that my rheumatoid factor was high, though, and she thought that my hands looked like I had it. She sent me to this doctor in Tuscaloosa for a second opinion. Anyway, I thought I would share this good news with youall.