JRA...(continued)

I took Kayla to her Rheumatologist the other day...

this was her follow-up from JANUARY!

(only 7 months late)

She confirmed that Kayla does indeed suffer from JRA.

When we saw her back in January,

she was hoping that her symptoms

were a result of a virus instead.

Because she still has the signs and symptoms,

her doctor ruled out a virus and told us definitely JRA.

Her left knee was still really swollen, painful and stiff.
The doctor told us that she has quite a bit of fluid in that joint.

She wants Kayla to continue her naproxen

and see her back in a month.

If the fluid is not gone, she'll give her cortisone shots.

Today was Kayla's second cross country meet.
She's a tough cookie.
During the middle of her run
she looked over at me,
mouthing that she was in SO much pain.
She came across the finish line in tears.
Back to the Rheumatologist we go...