update rhumy appointment today
jilly
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hi everyone hope you are all ok and not in to much pain .
Some of you may remember I have been lost in the depths of the hospital paperwork and after 18 months of feeling horrible and having lots of pain i rang hospital and insisted on being seen , they admitted they had forgot me. Anyway it has taken a few months but I have now been given the Metatrexate i should have started 18 months ago.
I had a chest xray and bloods done and was given the meds but i have to wait until tomorrow for the nurse to ring and say to go ahead if my chest was ok and my bloods are right .
I hope I am ok and on the meds and start to feel better soon .I tried suffa but came out in a rash. the trouble with RA it seems to take for ever getting it sorted and all the time you feel horrible. I have had 2 knees and a hip replaced in the time it as taken for the hospital to decide i have RA . I am so worn down with it all . Well i will post and let you know how i go on ...thanks again for your help ....jillyx
Some of you may remember I have been lost in the depths of the hospital paperwork and after 18 months of feeling horrible and having lots of pain i rang hospital and insisted on being seen , they admitted they had forgot me. Anyway it has taken a few months but I have now been given the Metatrexate i should have started 18 months ago.
I had a chest xray and bloods done and was given the meds but i have to wait until tomorrow for the nurse to ring and say to go ahead if my chest was ok and my bloods are right .
I hope I am ok and on the meds and start to feel better soon .I tried suffa but came out in a rash. the trouble with RA it seems to take for ever getting it sorted and all the time you feel horrible. I have had 2 knees and a hip replaced in the time it as taken for the hospital to decide i have RA . I am so worn down with it all . Well i will post and let you know how i go on ...thanks again for your help ....jillyx
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hi do hope all comes back well and you get started good luck valval0
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Good luck with the tests,hope you can start the meds.Mig0
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Hi Jilly,
well done for chasing them and getting treament you need, I hope it goes well from now on.
I totally get the "worn down" feeling, not knowing what is going on and the worry that causes is very difficult to cope with, I hope this is a turniong point in your care, good luck.Best joke I ever read, "With that information and a diagnosis of spondylosis, your doctor can develop a treatment plan" or back in reality totally ignore you. Is ok I have a sense of humour and a boxing glove, not defeated yet.0 -
Well done to you for your perseverance - what a shocking service from the hospital. I hope the meth does the trick for you without being too nasty - please let us know how you get on, yes? DDHave you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0
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thanks everyone , I have posted again asking for some help about my bloods they have rung and say i cant go on the meth, because of my platlets and whilte blood cells they are only 160 what ever that means . So if any of you lovely people know anything about this i would appreciate your help ....jillyx0
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