Rheumy Monday

tjt6768

Hi folks, just a reminder for pocket duties on Monday, got my Rheumy appointment.. Going to see Dr Martin about my hands and wrists, not getting any better so will be interesting to see what he wants to do... Have done all the physio so have a bit of strength back but the pain is just as bad if not worse, typing on here hurts but physio said it's a good way of keeping my hands supple...

Any support is welcome, will put my (for those of you who remember the 70's) my patch pocket flares on so you will all fit :shock:

dreamdaisy

Good grief Penfold, the mental image that produces! You can count me in, what time are we off? I hope it goes well and that he has some answers for you. DD

tjt6768

thanks Del, DD.. I think my appointment is around half ten/eleven..

Be there ore be square... Lol

woodbon

Hi, I'll be with you in spirit, but actually in the gym, but I'm NOT wearing '70's style flares!!!
Not that I remember them.... :oops: :eek:

The best of good luck. I have problems with my hands and wrists, so will be interested in what they can come up with.
Lots of love Sue xxxx

julie47

Hi tony
will get some stuff together so I can come on pocket duty

juliepf x

barbara12

Hi Tony
I will be there, hope they can give you some relief....might come in mi Hippy Gear...then you don't look out of place.....yea I know ..I am ancient :roll: :roll:
Good luck
Barbara xx

tjt6768

thanks barbara, julie and sure.. We should just make it a 70's themed hospital visit... It would be a noggy idea, lol

jilly

Hi Tony good luck monday ,I can't join the 70s I would fall over in my platforms these days .The sight of me in hot pants would make your pains worse. .....jilly

dreamdaisy

Translation request: what is a 'noggy' idea? DD

tillytop

Really good luck Tony! Will be thinking of you.

Tilly xxx

tjt6768

Thanks Tilly & Jilly..
DD, dunt thi tork Yorkshire lass???? :shock: :shock:

dorcas

Hi Tony

will be reporting for pocket duty tomorrow morn. :!: was going to wear my afghan coat but still a bit whiffy (the coat not me!!) even after all these years....eh... so my much older sister tells me . :oops:

I do hope the rheummy appointment goes well and that he will be able to offer you further treatment/ options.

Good luck Tony!

Iris xxxx

tjt6768

Thanks Iris, I've purposely grown am afro over the weekend ad if by magic, mungo jerry style! Lol

I had one of those coats at one point, it was smothered in pituli oil...

Haha

dorcas

You're bound to make quite a fashion statement ... like this perhaps?



Be with you tomorrow Tony.

hope your back & knee injections last week are helping?


Iris xxx

tjt6768

I now look like a very pale member of Sly & The Family Stone! Lol

Injections haven't shown much sign of anything as yet but they could take a while... The horrible flare up that started new yrs morning has more or less buggered off though, but I haven't really been kind too myself today, was demolishing furniture... Ooops..
So I'm hurting a lot now... It will pass though.. And it needed doing, lol..

dorcas

I'm glad the flare has disappeared Tony. and I hope you will see some benefit from the steroid jabs.

Why is it that the minute we feel in any way better we throw ourselves body and soul into all and every waiting task? only to suffer for it later. :eek: :sad: we all do it!

Hope you have a restful night Tony after your 'demolition' derby.

Iris xxx

tjt6768

Thanks hun... Painkillers ain't doing bugger all, took as many as I can so now it's a case of waiting till I'm so tired I can get some sleep.. Lol

ironic

Hi Tony
Will be reporting for pocket duties tomorrow but if I can go in the one without the smelly cheese that would be good.

I hope the smashing of the furniture felt therapeutic at the time!!! :roll:
Sadly another one who remembers the flares and the bad perms!!! I’ve dug out the platform shoes.

Peace and harmony,

Lv, Ix

Poppyg1rl

Hi Tony,
Good luck for today, hope it goes well. Poppy x

tjt6768

thanks to you ironic and poppy.. I will make sure at least one pocket is stink free! Lol

I will be interested to see if he has anything to say about my lack of appetite and weight loss, I've last a stone and a half since about July/August...

Will post this afternoon. Appointment is at half eleven.

Cheers everyone.

dreamdaisy

Good luck, Tony, try not to dance around the waiting room, it'll send out the wrong message! DD

tjt6768

can't help it DD, I'm in 70's funk mode... LOL

X

julie47

Hi tony

Hope everything is going well, (I can't see I am at the bottonm of your pocket it is so full in here)
Good luck

juliepf x

frogmorton

Is that you then Julie??

If you could just more over there - and hold your hands out I'll nip up and see if i can see anything.....

Love

toni xx

tjt6768

Hi folks, thanks for the support, it was a very confusing appointment though.. I will post details later as my hands are too sore to type and there is a fair bit to say..

Thanks again..

Till later...

tjt6768

I'm back from my rheumy appointment and am more confused now than when I went in to be honest... This may take a while to type as I'm using the phone so I don't have to stand at the pc.. He's now totally turned around on what he said initially about the lack of spacing in my wrists even though he pointed it out to me on the xrays.. He then started going on about how my knees are bad and there are calcium deposits showing on the xray I had done beginning of last year, erm, no **** sherlock, I could have told him that was the case which is why I'm waiting to see the orthopaedic triage folk...I told him about how much pain I was in with my hands and that I get pins and needles a lot, and pretty severe too in both hands. He said he'd do a nerve study to make sure there is no nerve compression, if there is they'll try some injections.. He then wrote down on the form carpal tunnel syndrome.... I asked him, is it sero negative arthur in my wrists, he ummed and aaghed a bit then said, well yes but it looks more degenerative.... And went on about something with my bloody knees again... I just wanted to thump him by then.. I have an appointment in two months with the rheumy nurse so I can get the results of the nerve thing, so I assume that'll be done within two months... Looks liked I'm not going back to see him now... I'm puzzled.... I think OH will be coming with me in two months, as I have no memory or concentration I never ask the right questions if any at all.. oh is awesome at tackling doctors though. lol

So I'm really no wiser at the moment, I do understand why he is doing the nerve test and checking for carpal tunnel, but why the 360 on the spacing issue.. He was the one that brought it up originally. Also told him that not long after starting the hydroxy my appetite started to disappear and I've lost almost a stone and a half, when I first saw him he wad insistent on me starting the hydroxy straight away and it would be long term, when I asked if it could be that causing the problem, he just said, oh, it could be, just stop taking them, see if that helps, doesn't look like they're doing anything for you anyway.. No mention of a replacement or anything. I think he wanted his din dins...

I hope the above makes sense..

Thanks again for coming with me, you could have piped up though when I was stuck for words, lol...