Have managed to see doctor

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I'm back , after the nightmare of a&e and being sent home after 24 hours being told I need to take 60 mg of preds just in case !!I then started a nasty cough . And you all gave me good advise .

However because they weren't convinced I had GCA I didn't want to take the steroid I opted to take if it got bad again . The pain began to subside within a day and I bacame worse with a nasty cough an temperature .Two days after leaving hospital I thought I would go to our walk in clinic which is about 9miles away . Booked in , seen by a nurse within 10 mins .Told to take a seat and wait . Kids running every wear .some laying out flat ,flushed in mum or dads lap . Older people looking already as though they had given up hope . 1 hour later My husband went up to desk and asked how long . "She's not been written on the list yet , once she is on the list it will be 2. 5 hours at least .

Decided I would do my self more harm sitting in that type of environment than waiting to see one of my own gps .So 6 days later managed to see an emergency doctor who diagnosed me with bad chest infection, and now am taking some antibiotics .

Saturday did receive letter to see Rhumatologist this Thursday . Hopefully all will be well . But hope he will check out my diagnoses of PMR as have never seen a specialist in 2.5 years, and believe my own doctors are doubting their diagnoses now

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  • Posted

    That sounds more like it.

    Why are they doubting the dx?

     

    • Posted

      No one has actually said the word ' doubt' it's all the ifs and but or maybe that is bandied about . Anyhow hopefully things will become clearer later

    • Posted

      First time I have had antibiotics for a long time does it matter when they are taken in relation to preds please EleenH ?
    • Posted

      I don't think so, no. All depends what the dosage is - 3 times a day makes it pretty difficult to miss your pred dose as they are meant to be spread as evenly as possible! Once a day is another matter!

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