Where to start....
I could start at the beginning but I don't know where that is, I only know that from as long as I can remember after the birth of my son in 1986 I have been sore and felt unwell.
It got progressively worse over the years but my numerous visits to the Doctor's informed me I had a virus, or had probably pulled something etc and it wasn't until 2009 that I realised I could no longer go on feeling like a 70 year old at 45 years old.
So back I went to the GP but this time armed with information from various websites that pretty much convinced me I knew what was wrong. She was no use at all. I told her both my ankles and wrists were really sore, I felt like a zombie all the time, I felt hot and generally felt ill. Without any examination at all she told me I had arthritis in my ankle and to take paracetamol!
I suggested it might be RA but she dismissed this idea so I used the magic word...my symptoms were "symmetrical" which must have triggered some medical knowledge in her head because she then suggested a blood test. The next morning she phoned and asked me to come straight in....apparently she had discovered I had Inflammatory Arthritis.
I was shocked!
Needless to say I refuse to see that GP again and have a very good realtionship with a young female GP in the same practice who is excellent, understanding and friendly.
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