Originally Posted by mzsooz
Originally Posted by isnthatodd
Sorry to hear this. Have you done a google search?
Yes...everything is very simply explained. She is getting over the infection. Her strep antibody number went from 880 to 412 but she still has a ways to go. The CRP number also went down a little. I guess this all will just take time but I hate to see her suffer. She can barely get out of bed and this has been going on for 6 months!! She had to drop out of high school because of it. :cry:
I asked the cardiologist about going to a rheumatologist and he was ok with it but thought it wasn't needed. I just want my old Darcy back
Trust your instincts and accept the specialist's appointment. You need to advocate for your daughter. There's never anything wrong in getting a second opinion, to validate ... or to uncover further info regarding her condition.