It's me, moaning Minnie again:hehe:
Lets just say the last few days have seen a marked increase in my pain and discomfort for no apparent reason. I couldn't take the pain and lack of sleep anymore so called my GP who saw me right away. He was very thorough but wasn't sure what to do so called the secretary of the Rheumy that I saw just before we went on holiday and asked for me to be seen.
I felt bad as I know they are such a busy unit he saw me at noon today after his clinic. Again it was a very thorough examination and he found all the tender spots and could see how much pain I was in. I also had another chest x-ray which was clear.
The upshot is that he is convinced it is not lupus related as my bloods are still fine - but he took some more just to check. He now doesn't think it's costo but not sure what's going on as it's not a classical presentation.
I am also scheduled for a bone scan to check for a fracture and I've to attend the rheumy day ward on Tuesday - if I'm no better they will admit me again. He stressed that this is serious due to the amount of pain I have and he will do the best he can to get to the bottom of it. I had the option to be admitted today but the doctor wasn't keen as he wasn't around over the weekend. He made me promise that if I got worse over the weekend I had to come in right away.
From a meds perspective he was against steroids but felt that a weeks burst wouldn't do me any harm (40mg a day). He's replaced all other pain meds with Tramadol (Ultram) - I've never been on such strong pain meds before and after taking 2 earlier I'm not sure I like how they make me feel :wacko:
As I've said many times, I can't fault my care on the NHS.......I hate that I'm bothering so many doctors but they have been amazing and I told him so. I was with him for almost 2 hours today and he missed his lunch!
I am signed off work for another month but it's been confirmed that I am going to be made redundant in the next few months. Something I am genuinely gutted about but a worry for another day.
Hugz,
Pam xxx
Lets just say the last few days have seen a marked increase in my pain and discomfort for no apparent reason. I couldn't take the pain and lack of sleep anymore so called my GP who saw me right away. He was very thorough but wasn't sure what to do so called the secretary of the Rheumy that I saw just before we went on holiday and asked for me to be seen.
I felt bad as I know they are such a busy unit he saw me at noon today after his clinic. Again it was a very thorough examination and he found all the tender spots and could see how much pain I was in. I also had another chest x-ray which was clear.
The upshot is that he is convinced it is not lupus related as my bloods are still fine - but he took some more just to check. He now doesn't think it's costo but not sure what's going on as it's not a classical presentation.
I am also scheduled for a bone scan to check for a fracture and I've to attend the rheumy day ward on Tuesday - if I'm no better they will admit me again. He stressed that this is serious due to the amount of pain I have and he will do the best he can to get to the bottom of it. I had the option to be admitted today but the doctor wasn't keen as he wasn't around over the weekend. He made me promise that if I got worse over the weekend I had to come in right away.
From a meds perspective he was against steroids but felt that a weeks burst wouldn't do me any harm (40mg a day). He's replaced all other pain meds with Tramadol (Ultram) - I've never been on such strong pain meds before and after taking 2 earlier I'm not sure I like how they make me feel :wacko:
As I've said many times, I can't fault my care on the NHS.......I hate that I'm bothering so many doctors but they have been amazing and I told him so. I was with him for almost 2 hours today and he missed his lunch!
I am signed off work for another month but it's been confirmed that I am going to be made redundant in the next few months. Something I am genuinely gutted about but a worry for another day.
Hugz,
Pam xxx