Drs don't they know what their doing

maggiemay

Hi all
Been quiet for a wee while hope you are all well, reason being did too much about the house, and ended up putting my back out wont tell you how i did it, a bit embarassing :oops:

ANYWAY Dr origionaly diagnosed me with OA of the lower back, now that has been changed to RA of the spine.

They only decided that once they took more X-Rays after putting my back out.

Has any other member had the same experience of being diagnosed with the wrong Arthritis? or is it the normal thing for diagnoses to be changed?

Would love to know. But whatever way it is, Darn it, still got the old Arthritis.

Regards
Mags

frogmorton

Hi maggie

Poor you I hate backs :? mine has been apain most of my life.

All i can say is 1. I hope they've got it right now and

2. What are they going to DO to help you?

Love

toni xx

dreamdaisy

I lost track of the diagnoses I had in the early days. The difficulities began in 1997, the fist diagnosis was PVNS (pigmented villonodular synovitis) in 2002 and four years later I ended up with PA (psoriatic arthritis). The name doesn't matter (although it does identify the enemy), the right treatment does. I hope they can do something to help you.

Regarding your back trouble - my imagination about what you did is running riot. I hope it settles soon, tho. DD

dorcas

Hi Maggie,

nice to see you posting again... but sorry you've had such trouble with your back.

I think that sometimes diagnosing which of the arthers we have can be difficult unless it's very obvious from the bloods/ initial tests. Other than that it's how the disease presents itself and what damage it does as seen on Xray or MRI that fills in the gaps and leads to a more conclusive diagnosis!

as you say... it's still arther :? but the treatment may be very different as not all the arthers are treated the same way.

I do hope that you've been given something for the pain?

Iris xx

maggiemay

well DD

You can let your mind run no further, as it wasnt that that put my back out :roll:
Aint saying anything else till I see my Lawyer

Painkillers have been put stronger Kapake im now on, still on the other two i was given before this diagnoses.

Anyway hope things have been all quiet on the western front,
Regards
to all
Mags

maggiemay

Just to put you out of your misery DD.

I LIFTED A 12 PACK OF TOILET ROLL FROM THE CUBOARD, TO TAKE TO THE LOO.
Mags
:oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:

dreamdaisy

You poor thing - something so innocuous set off your back - it's always the way, isn't it? You didn't have to tell me tho - I was only trying to make you smile. I apologise. DD

maggiemay

Dont apologise DD, I was laughing at what you were thinking, mind you it wouldnt have been so bad if it was what you were thinking but Dr at hospital had a good laugh.

Rite wont get into that subject as I will be Moderated lol

Regards
Mags

dreamdaisy

Yup, my swain-launching-from-a-wardrobe days are long gone. And the chandelier-swinging. It's a dull life. DD

tjt6768

I LIFTED A 12 PACK OF TOILET ROLL FROM THE CUBOARD, TO TAKE TO THE LOO.
Mags
:oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:[/quote]

Aww, you almost had me blushing then, lol..

Hope the pain eases soon, my back goes at the slightest thing too.. Think I will avoid toilet rolls for a while just in case, lol..
I'd rather it be from a chandelier type incident :oops:

Tony

dreamdaisy

Hey tjt, I expect you have had your fair share of chandelier incidents! DD

carola

Sorry to hear of your experience.

I was initially diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis and then rediagnosed with PolyArthritis and SLE (a form of Lupus).

I think the problem is that so many of the conditions are mimics however through time and focus I hope that we are all correctly diagnosed sooner rather than later so we can get on the correct meds.

Good luck.
Carol