We have rheumatologists here who absolutely do not listen and are so condescending to women it's maddening. I've been to 2 of them; it's awful. I had a great woman but she got a better job from the VA. My current one is great; I'm fortunate to have found him. Unfortunately he's almost an hour away. Fortunately there's a great thrift shop on the way home.

Venting is ok here. I have found Rheumatologists frustrating. I feel some of them do not listen well and immediately go with medication. Nor do they educate the patient on how dietary changes can help reduce inflammation. We are all different, so what works for one does not work for the other. I have found that reducing processed foods from my diet has helped reduce swollen, painful joints. I also take MegaRed Omega fish capsules. .

Thank you Nancy, and Maggie so very much, and please keep the information coming.
I too have osteoarthritis along with RA and I do a lot of research, I’ve found that some recommend keeping your vitamin D levels well above the recommended levels like 120-150 ng/mL if you have an autoimmune disease.

Also I’ve found that they (think) that adding vitamin K2 will push the calcium back into the bones instead of the bloodstream with the two vitamins combined.
I have found while using myself as a test dummy that it did lower my BGL and has helped with fatigue.

My last appointment with the rheumatologist he asked have i added anything to my RA medication, I said yes that I added vitamin D3 and K2.
He didn’t say anything and just looked at me like yes and said vitamin D,

It’s perplexing to me because the 3 minutes that I spend with the rheumatologist, seems like we’re educating the doctors, they can express the negative stuff that I do and that is smoking cigarettes and I know it’s not healthy.

Sorry y’all I didn’t mean to vent but it’s frustrating.

I take it because my doctor recommended it. I have very fair skin and fight skin cancer a lot. I stay out of the sun; I have burned in 15 minutes at a friend's pool. In Floriduh we're all about the sun. ☀️