Hey look at this!!!

Yesterday we went to see Bill's new RA specialist in Great Falls. She spent over 2 hours with him going over every detail of his RA and gave him a very detailed physical exam. By the end of it she had changed up his treatment plan significantly and given him some "in office" treatment to his right hand consisting of 4 cortizone injections. She said it was an experiment. If his condition in his hand improved over the next few days she could help his over all condition with medication. If not, then that would mean that the RA was irreversible and he would just have to cope with it.
Long story short: 9 hours after his injections he raised his hand up in a fist (something he hasn't been able to do in years) and said "Hey look at this!" It means great hope that his stiffness and pain will see some significant improvement under the care of this fabulous Dr. She has warned us that it will take several month to see maximum benefit from the new meds, but that's fine. I'm happy, Bill is happy and this is a darn good thing that has happened.