Hi, Nicki.
I'm sorry to hear about your son. I got symptoms at about 15 and after being called "chronic lower back pain" and being put on tricyclic antidepressants someone FINALLY noticed the bilateral sacroilitis on an old film and sent me (by then 18) to a rheumatologist.
UofMN is a world-class pediatric medical center. I know this because I interviewed there for my pediatrics residency (I'm a pediatrician, but not a rheum; I think rheum is gross). They have a first-class pediatric rheumatology program and they even train pediatric rheumatologists. I'm sure you've already been seen there, but let me be the first to assure you that he will be in excellent hands there.
Oh, and Wolverinefan, wanna guess where I went to medical school? It'll make you happy.
Last edited by MikeGinnyMD; 07/20/17 11:32 PM.
