Doctor's appointment......

tomorrow is my appending doctor's appointment at Dartmith with Dr. Wartmen. she is a great doctor, but i am apprehensive, my course of steriods is only for six months and my immune supressants for eighteen. i know that she wants me on Placquinel forever, and i know that they're thinking about dropping the Celebrex (much to my relief). but will she insist on something more? i mean, taking Placquinel for the rest of my life i can deal with, its a tiny pill and has no real serious side affects and i know im not taking Celebrex for the rest of my life, just because.....being on something too long with already serious side affects for short-term use could be a serious problem and Dr. Wartmen is almost positive taking it for the rest of my life is not neccessary. but than again, i don't know how doctors think, especially with patients with lupus like myself. will she prescribe more drugs that promise long-term relief in short periods of dosing or vice versa? will my life be filled with pill reminders, constant stares of awe and amazment as i take my pills, or will i have a "normal" life, whatever normal means these days. the answers lie within. i will write more on my visit once i get the chance..more to come........