This is my first allergy season on super mega doses of immune suppressants. So I guess I get to pick from getting sores from using non-lotion tissues, and they'll eventually get infected, or I can get pimples from using lotion-y tissues. yay. Both hurt. #NEISvoid #Inflectra #Methotrexate #PsoriaticArthritis #Pollen

I HATE health"care" in the US. When I checked in for my infusion this afternoon, they asked me to prepay the $2800 bill.

Me: Why?

#Kaiser: It's your first treatment of the new year. Your last was in late December.

Me: Yeah, I know when I had my last infusion but why am I being asked to prepay for it? I've never been asked to prepay before and besides #Pfizer pays for it.

K: Oh? Are you part of a trial? Why isn't that on your chart? 1/3

I saw my #Rheumatologist in person today for the first time since #Humira caused my liver and kidney debacle. She listened to me. She explained why she isn't keen on what I want (my #Methotrexate back), but she understands why I want it. In the end, she came up with a treatment plan that is aggressive (more #Inflectra more often and a wee methotrexate dose) but will hopefully not send my liver and kidneys into a spiral. I left her office feeling heard. Such a gift to a patient. #NEISVoid

So I had my #inflectra infusion on Friday for my #crohnsdisease as got a new nurse who was real sweet but she MANGLED my arm.

Stuck me once, missed, went fishing

Stuck me again, missed, went fishing

Third time, she got me finally. Then took my blood pressure and it was pretty high I said

"Give me a minute I'm decompressing."

I think it's time for this #inflectra beer mat to retire.
The #testingpeers replacement is there to the rescue!
Thanks to @christovskia for handing it to me!