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  • Mol
    Mol Community member Posts: 52 Connected
    They never listen it took 4 years of moaning about pain for me, luckily I had to see a rhuematolagist and when I went it was someone who I had never seen and was a lovely and very experienced man. After reading my records and doing an examination he sent me for the MRI.

    I hope you get listened to soon by your doctors, just keep nagging them lol. They keep saying mechanical pain to me but then they say nerve pain and muscle pain so I just normally laugh.
  • JennaLJ1992
    JennaLJ1992 Community member Posts: 11 Connected
    Sometimes it just takes one specialist or gp to help you get somewhere!! 
    I am on a 9 month waiting list for pain management at the moment, but I have a drs appointment on Friday; I just hope he'll help me in the meantime!! 
  • Mol
    Mol Community member Posts: 52 Connected
    I have had ion a steriod inject in my thumb as I have trigger thumb and the pain was really bad. It has made a big difference as pain has been reduced. Ask your GP for all your options.
  • smanni
    smanni Community member Posts: 7 Listener
    Hi Mol, it was the rheumatoid consultant that finally told me i had osteoarthritis, ( which I've had since I was young) and that I have fibromyalgia. There are trigger points on your body that they test. I also have carpal tunnel too as well as several bulging discs in lower spine which affects my walking distance or how long i can stand for, or not lol. Funny how we all say it won't beat is.
  • Mol
    Mol Community member Posts: 52 Connected
    I was told I had tennis elbow firstly about 4/5 years ago, then they said I had Carpel tunnel in both hands, At the same time they found I had sleep apnea, 

    Then they said I had kidney problems, then said my kidneys were ok but I had liver problems.

    They then found I had high iron levels(Haemachromotosis) but still took over a year before they started me having venesections.

    Then I had a liver biopsy and they found that my liver was scarred(Cirrhosis), they continued to do other tests  to find I had Gastric reflux.

    They then said I had IBS, I had more blood tests which then showed I had Anemia,

    I was a bit overwhelmed by this point lol, I was then told I was diabetic, and now to add to the list as if it was not enough lol I have degenerative cervical spine disease and osteoarthritis.

    I am remaining positive because that's me, I love going on holidays which I make sure I do at least once or twice a year which gives me something to aim at.

    I hope you get all the answers you need when you next see your doctor, Make sure you ask them everything you need to know not just what they want to tell you.

    I always say keep a smile on your face and you cannot go wrong pain or no pain. Go out and enjoy everything no-one knows what tomorrow will bring. 

Brightness