I’ve been seeing a Rheumatologist this month. I’ve always had joint problems, in all my joints, and daily discomfort. But the last few months have gotten worse. I always wake up in the night from the pain and can’t go back to sleep. But so far, all that my Rheumatologist can tell me is what I don’t have.
I don’t have Rheumatoid Arthritis. I don’t have Lupus. I don’t have Fibromyalgia. And I don’t have Ankylosing Spondylitis. Don’t worry, I don’t know how to pronounce it either. It’s a spinal arthritis. I had X-rays done and my spine is perfect. That’s good news, despite no diagnosis still. And all my blood tests came back normal too. I’m currently taking a second drug to see if my pain will respond to it. Sometimes no diagnosis can be found, but meds still help. It’s too early to tell if it’s actually helping yet, but the first “test” medication I tried did nothing.
Too bad Dr. House isn’t real. He would surely be able to figure out what I have, especially after testing my house for toxins. Of course, if I were a patient to Dr. House, I’d probably have to almost die at least twice before he figured it out and that doesn’t sound too fun. Because one thing I do know is that whatever I have won’t kill me. And let's be honest, I'm really glad about that!
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That's hilarious! I was reading your second paragraph and thinking that you should go see Dr. House, and then in your next paragraph you said my thoughts exactly! How funny. Anyway, I'm sorry about your pain. Hopefully you can figure it out soon and help it go away!
My friend has similar symptoms. I am contacting her about her diagnosis. I'll get back to you when I find out.
I have often wondered what the medical bills look like from Dr. House. I doubt that my insurance would cover 2/3 of the things he runs. I love that show!
Gotta love House...but yeah, I don't want to be in his care either. hehe. I sure hope they can help you and figure out what the heck is going on.
I recently discovered House and have been trying to catch up on old episodes. I think he would say "....interesting..." I have a bunch of episodes on TiVo and if anything sounds similar to what you hav I'll call. :)
I hope you are feeling better soon.
So sorry. No answer is often the worst because then there is no definite answer as to what will make it better :(
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