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My fave writer from Buffy (after Joss), Doug Petrie looks to be involved in a new project, a new edition of the Lost in Space television show.

Going to see the doc today to complain, ask him questions, and otherwise make a nuisance of myself.

report on the doctor visit

Hmm, we could try this drug (insert unmemorable, unpronouncable name here) that you have to go see this other specialist in Dallas to get because it's resticted and she's authorized, it was used to treat leprousy in the fifties, but they're looking at it again these days for rheumatoid related problems; or we could try this quinine drug which calms the immune response (suppresses, but it's not as toxic as methotrexate); have you tried Allegra, Zyrtec, etc., yes? hmm...we could try minatricyclene, which is for acne, some patients swear by it but most say it does nothing and most of the specialists are not for its use with scleroderma. You got a drug rec from a rheumatologist at ArmadilloCon? What's it called? Let me get out the big book of drugs...hmm, no; it must be a very old drug, it's not here at all.

Outcome: I have a prescription for plaquenil, the quinine thing, one of the chief side effects of which is, are you ready? rashes (only in about 5% of cases). O-kay. We'll see.

However, the doc was certainly sympathetic (he's a nice man), he brought out his abstracts from the latest conference on auto immune diseases and consulted them, and he was very patient and receptive with and to all my complaining.

I'm still freaking itchy, but I have a crisp new prescription and have unloaded on a professional.