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I figured out RA and RD. MTX is easy, but there are a lot of abbreviations flying about this forum.

Anyone care to enlighten me?

I don't know all of them either, David but I will try and help.

Dx is diagnosed. OMG is Oh, My God!

And you would know LOL is laugh out loud.

MIL, SIL, BIL and FIL are mother in law, sister in law, brother in law, father in law.

TTYL is talk to you later.

IDK is I don't know.

I will post some others when they occur to me.

BTW is by the way.

TGIF - I have no clue what that one is. Maybe it's Thank God It's Friday?

AP = Antibiotic Protocol

myco = mycoplasma (beastie, microbe, buggers)

RB = Roadback

:-)

Pip

RA = Rheumatoid arthritis
JRA = Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
PA = Psoriatic Arthritis, or Palindromic Arthritis (2 different conditions)
OA = Osteoarthritis
AS = Ankylosing Spondylitis
FMS or FM = Fibromyalgia (syndrome)
DDD = Degenerative Disc Disease (often herniated discs)

AI = Auto-immune
RD = Rheumatology doctor
PCP = Primary Care Physician
DX = Diagnosed

CRP = C-reactive protein, an inflammation marker shown by blood test
ESR = Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, or just "sed rate", an inflammation marker shown by blood test
RF = Rheumatoid factor, a specific antibody, shown by blood test
ANA = Anti-nuclear antibody blood test
Anti-CCP = Anti-citrulline antibody blood test

DMARD = Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, biologic drugs, ones which actually stop the disease process
NSAID = Non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug, ones which treat the symptom of inflammation
pred = Prednisone, aka methylprednisolone or Medrol pack, steroid
MTX = Methotrexate
AP = Antibiotic protocol


Thanks, Inner. It's the medical ones I needed.

Don't feel bad....My kids know more than I do!

TX - treatment

IMHO - in my humble opinion

JMHO - just my humble opinion

IMHO my DX of RA SUX

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IMO=In MY Opinion

PITA=pain in the a**

BRB=be right back

 

OT=Occupational Therapy
PT=Physical Therapy

GP=General Practitioner (Canadian equivalent to a family doctor)
MSP=Medical Services Paln (Canadian universal health insurance)

ABX=antibiotic
MJ=marijuanaBump for Nana.
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