[JudifJ]

Hi (((((((Angie))))))))

So sorry you are feeling yuk at the moment.

I would pester the doc for some blood tests: at least it will be something to compare against when you see the rheumy. If it is a flare (and it sounds to me like it is) then you can "catch" it showing on the blood tests.

I'm hoping to do the same thing to my GP on Friday when I see her as this cold I have had has stirred everything up.

Let us know how you are getting on.

Love Judi xx

 

[JudifJ]

Hi Angie

Glad you had a good appointment. It looks like your GP is being proactive. Keep us posted with the results.

Thinking of you.

Judi xx

 

[JudifJ]

:there: Big hugs to you ((((((Angie)))))).

I know how frustrating it can be. Some GPs are wonderful and treat symptoms without a diagnosis (my last one was a dream...and handsome, too!), others can be a right pain in the posterior. Let's hope your rheumy appointment can shed some light on a diagnosis and get you on the treatment you need.

WRT painkillers, co-codamol doesn't do a thing for me, either. I get some relief with dihydrocodeine but not completely. If I wasn't on dosulepin for nerve pain I think I would have gone crackers by now. Is there another GP at your surgery you can see for pain relief? Some surgeries can refer you to a pain management clinic. Where I was in Worcestershire I was referred to a physiotherapist who was specialising in pain management. She treated the whole body and not just the painful ankle that I had (and still have, by the way!).

In the meantime have you a wheat pack you can heat and put on your tum? I found that a warm heat pack on my thighs helped a bit with period pains. If you can get into a warm bath, it may help.

Hope you can get some relief soon. Thinking of you.

Love Judi xx