When I first got diagnosed with PSA I learned very quickly it's important to be actively involved in management of your condition. You know your body better than anybody else you know how it's responding or reacting to things. You know if you feel as you should or not better than anybody could tell you. It's important I feel too relay these things to your caretaker for this condition. It's important to be actively involved in finding out what's all a side effect of anything you're prescribed and to question things.

I have different reactions to medicines than other people or what is supposed to be "side effects." What doesn't happen to someone happens to me. I can't take methotrexate, first off it doesn't work on me and second it changes my personality. When I told a new doctor that she poo poo'd me and was going to prescribe it anyway. I tore up the script and then found another provider who'd listen to my concerns.

I've been to a few different rheumatologists due to my insurance changing or the provider opts out of my current insurance. It's been difficult to find any in my area that'll take my insurance and who are close by.

Yes.... it's an interesting relationship that we sometimes have. Kelley4, did U get my recent post on the patient/physician relationship I found on Google?