I seriously had a full month of doctor appointments this month. I still have some coming up next month, but it won’t be anything like how October has gone for me. But this last appointment was one that was scheduled a while ago and I had no idea that it was going to be in such a busy month for me with my health.
This past week I had my check-in with my dermatologist. I knew this appointment was going to be pretty simple because it really was to just make sure that I’m doing ok and I don’t feel like I need any adjustments in the treatment plan for my autoimmune condition. And I have actually been doing a lot better with this condition. I haven’t been having as many flare-ups as I have in the past and the ones I have tend to be less severe than what they were before. And because these flare-ups can be extremely painful, I’m so grateful that they aren’t as bad as they were before we started this plan.
The timing of this appointment was actually perfect because I was having one of my rare but bad flare-ups come up right before I saw my doctor. This one was in a really inconvenient location, right near where the seam is on the sleeve of any shirt I wear. It was painful to begin with, but having a seam always against it made it even worse. I knew that before, my dermatologist had injected my flare-up with a medication that helps to make it go away faster, so my plan was to ask about that to see if it would be an option for this one as well.
And as expected, the appointment was very quick and easy. My doctor agrees that my condition is much more under control than it was even at my last appointment. It could be the medications are helping more or other lifestyle changes I’ve been making are making a difference. Whatever it is, it’s a good thing and I’m glad that he agrees that things are much better for me. And I showed him my one bad flare-up, and he said that he could inject it to help it. It can cause it to heal a bit weirdly, but I didn’t care because my focus was making it less painful.
I still hate needles, so requesting to get a shot is a bit crazy to me. But I knew it would help me a lot so it was worth it. And the shot this time wasn’t as bad as it was before. I don’t know if it was easier because it was a different location this time or if I’m doing better with shots now that I have a new medication that I have to inject myself. But I was glad to not fully blackout during the shot and get through it quickly.
Everything else in the appointment was pretty easy. I had to be prescribed one new cream due to an ongoing skin condition that should be easy to use than the pills I took the last time I had to deal with it. And that was that for the appointment. I don’t have to go back until January, so I’m hoping that things will still continue to improve with my autoimmune condition and that my next appointment goes just as smoothly.
After my appointment was done, I had to go to the pharmacy to get my new prescription. The wait was really long after dropping off the new prescription, so I took advantage of having a long wait and got my flu shot while waiting. This wasn’t as easy as the injection at my appointment, but it went much better than what my last few flu shots were like. I struggled a bit more with feeling like I was going to pass out, but I stayed awake and that’s a win for me. And so far, I’m not having any side effects which I usually have after any vaccines. I’m hoping that I don’t have any coming up, but it’s been a few days so I think it’s a pretty safe bet that I will be feeling ok from this vaccine other than a really sore arm.
I’ve had a lot of needles to deal with this past month between the new medication, blood draws, injections, and vaccines. I’m glad that it seems to be a bit easy for me to tolerate them now and I hope that this trend continues. But I also hope that I don’t have another month filled with doctor’s appointments like I did this month. It was a lot to do, but it also allowed me to get on top of multiple health issues and I can feel much better about things now.
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