When I scheduled today's rheumatologist appointment a little over two months ago, I had a good feeling about it. Who wouldn't think that meeting with Dr. Luke, who shares a name with the author of the Bible books "Luke" and "Acts", was a good thing?
Dr. Luke Monteagudo asked me a ton of questions regarding my polymyalgia rhuematica, spent a lot of time explaining things to me, heard my concerns and answered my questions. Then he explained to me how we were going to get me, first of all, off of prednisone, and then totally off of any medication. I'm ready.
Towards the end of our conversation, I asked if he had family because if he did, he should certainly take them out to Sand Creek zip lining this summer. He responded that his family lived in South Africa. Now, I'm dying folks. We were in South Africa with Mercy Ships in 2005. He said he had family in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban and East London. I am like, "No way! We lived in East London with the ship." And so began a wonderful walk down memory lane. His grandparents lived just south of East London and would travel up to East London to do all of their shopping. We knew the same places, the same beaches and had even both been on a safari at Inkwenkewzi. Talk about an amazing conversation! I loved it! Who knows? Dr. Luke may have just become my favorite doctor . . .
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