polymyalgia

Hi there Anabel

Polymalgia is the last diagnosis I have been given but is unconfirmed, I have degenerative discs of the spine and I had a congenital dislocation of the hip when I was born , other term being \"clicky hips\" I had an xray first on my spine that confirmed my spacing had narrowed and the orthopedic sent for an MRI which confirmed I have degenerative discs of the spine! Since having pain in my hips I told my doctor about when I was born and so he sent me for an x ray and this showed spacing had narrowed which the doctor said this could be early signs of osteoarthritis, I have had a number of blood tests for R A, sed rate and these came back negative, however inflammation was shown in the full blood count and like I have said the Nurse says this is due to the immune system attacking my joints causing the inflammation????? :?: So I am hoping I have an answer tomorrow as I sick of being in pain!!!!! its in my shoulders, ribs (when pressed on) hips, elbows, wrists, hands, knees and feet :oops: I am 35

and I am fed up!!!!! :cry: and it has seems to get worse now its colder, when the weather changes?

Thanks for replying to me, take care x

SES

Hi there

Went to the rhuematologist and it was a waste of time, my sed rate is elevated to 32, and anemia, but wasn't concerned as a more sensitive test showed inflammation but that could due to a water infection I had ........I told her about Polymaylgia and she said I cant have that as my sed rate isnt high enough, and I said that the Occupational health doctor said it could be Fibromyalgia and she said yes it could be? Total waste of time going she said I should loose weight and thats all she said, I said I have been like this for six months she said you have mechanical back strain and thats that, she had no x-ray with her, or my file, or information on computer screen, just a bit of paper with a few notes. She did all the bending and twisting limbs to see how flexible I was and she said I was too flexible in my hands, but how is it she didn't check for tender points????? as if she had pressed on these she might of noticed that it is painful? surely there is some kind of device that can sense my pain???NOT, wishful thinking.........just got to suffer in silence, as I thought this specialist might give me some answers?????

:cry: SES

My up to date blood tests are the ones yesterday, I had inflammation showing in my blood in previously also, before the mentioned tests in the last posting!!!! Just thought I would make things clearer?

Hi there Anabel :angel:

My blood results are as follows....... :steam:

FBC - HB 11.8 units g/dL range (12.0-15.0) Stat which is LO

Haematocrit - 34.3% (36-46) LO

Lymphocyte count 1.3 10*9/L (1.5-4.0) which is LO

WBC 4.2 10*9/L (3.4-11) NORMAL

other tests in this category were ok

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Erythrocyte sedimentation count 32mm (1-12) which is HI

Liver function test all came back normal apart from:-

Serum Gamma 159iu/L (<42) HI

As my thyroid function test had altered like I have said she wasn't interested due to the urine infection and my thyroid function test I had to decrease my medication as it had altered:

Serum TSH 0.20mu/L (0.36-4.1)

Serum T4 level 27.2 pmol/L (11.2-26.0)

and as yo can see no Rhuematoid factor was taken or HLA-B27 so how can this so called Rhuematologist make a diagosis????

The rhuematologist said I had mechanical back strain!!!!! and yet she didnt look at my medical records or look at xrays and MRI showing my ddd and hip spacing narrowing????:brr: :dragon:

Kind regards

SES

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