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My only goals today were to do school and go grocery shopping.  School got done without a problem but as you can see from the picture there was no way I was going grocery shopping.  The swelling and pain is located in my left ankle and knee.  My knee is just as swollen and painful as my ankle.  I see my rheumatologist a week from Monday for a check up.  I'm obviously going to talk to him about a more aggresively treatment plan.  He's got me on Plaquenil and a low dose of steroid.  He told me that it would take 4 months for the Plaquenil to reach 100% strength in my system but that I should see good results.  Hmmm, these don't look like good results to me.  What do you think?  After I saw my primary care doctor yesterday and he checked me out he told me that if the rheumatologist won't consider a more aggresive treatment to call him and he'll send me to another specialist.  I'm frustrated and fight feeling depressed because of the pain I'm going through on a daily basis.  I mean, come on, I've got 5 kids to raise!  Anyway, thanks for listening to my rant.  Thank goodness I don't need my feet or my knee to scrap!!!!!!