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November 26, 2004
Seeing my doctor
The doctor's appointment was ok. He was helpful about the joint pains, increasing the amitriptyline. He said that I need an anti-inflammatory drug but I can't have it because I'm on lithium, and the lithium is more important. The finger that the middle joint is sticking on is 'trigger finger' apparently, and if it gets worse a cortisone injection should help.
I'm frustrated by his response to the neurological problems though. His speciality is neurology, although he's a GP. I told him that I keep staggering and he seemed to just ignore that, and he said that forgetting what things are called could be down to depression. I asked him if the neurological problems had any connection to the possible sarcoidosis. He said 'not with your lumbar puncture and scans'. I had most of those in 1998! Even my last scan was over a year ago, and I didn't get the 'sarcoidosis' until earlier this year. He was convinced it was that, and he seems to have changed his mind now the chest specialist has cast doubt.
I know things aren't right, but what can I do? Carry on staggering until I start falling over presumably. As I've said before, I couldn't fake a pale optic nerve, even if I was making the rest up, which I'm not. Trouble is, when you have a mental illness, people just don't take you seriously.
Posted by anniebee on November 26, 2004 09:26 AM
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Yeah, they do. That isn't right. Sure, there are some things that are connected with metal illness, but not everything! *HUGS* I guess something major has to happen to get them to wake up and see what is happening.
Posted by: Karen at November 26, 2004 06:21 AM
Hi there!I'm also a fibromite and read some of your diary today.1) about the trigger finger.....my husband had the same thing, trigger finger in his left middle finger, and he got the cortisone shot, which burned like hell at the time, but it has lasted about 2 years. So worth it is our vote.2) the staggering.....I was losing my balance, staggering, falling into walls, luckily not to the ground, for about a year from being dx'd with FMS; I just thought it was part of FMS or a reaction to the antitoxin treatment.....wrong.......FMS is tight muscles and spasming muscles....well when the front (or back, I could have these switched) arteries spasm in your neck they cause migraines; when the back arteries spasm they cause dizziness. I found this out after an ENT examined me completely and determined no other hearing or ear issues. I took Imitrex for one month and haven't staggered since.....maybe?????Are you on any muscle relaxors? Can you be with the lithium? FMS is a tightening and spasming of muscles, not inflammation, so relaxors do more than anti-inflammatory's. I have a bad hip in addition and take vicodin for that twice a day.Just thoughts -- wishing you well!Hugs and Blessings, Judy
Posted by: Judy in AZ at November 29, 2004 10:37 AM
