Thank you Diane. yes, I mean Ankylosing spondylitis. I think I fit the bill for everything except the Iritis. but that's enough. I am so mad at the healthcare in this area, and in the country lately in general (I know there are a lot of good docs, just dont know who they are) that i just gave up after i had my first daughter. I am 43 this sunday, and should be pretty healthy. aside from this, I am. I do live in Clearwater, fl. I dont have insurance right now, because my husband is unemployed, but have been trying to get medicaid. actually, just today, to add insult to injury, I was bending over to get my littlest and something went *pop* in my back and let's just say I had to put her down real fast and call for daddy. Youch!!!!! I am sitting here with a heating pad on, in agony. just more back pain. but...ok...
anemia. yeah i am a bit low in iron, but not bad. I tend to eat a fair amount of red meat and fish. like I said i havent been to the doc in awhile for something other than pregnancy related things. my last two bone scans were done here in 2001 and one in 1999 in sydney australia of all places. they both showed a lot of inflammation, but the one in Oz was a Rheumatologist; he gave me arthrotec and didnt know what else to do. the one here was a GP and ordered it, and probably didnt know what to look for or how to read it. he said the same thing and left it at that. when i told him how could we go further, he said we didnt have a case. but in my opinion...pain means something is amiss, especially chronic pain. hence, my giving up. one doc actually said AS is for old men, and why would i have it????
I just dont know what to do anymore. if I was single, it would be one thing. still a burden, but one thing. but having a partner with two small kids is becoming more than a burden; its becoming scary. all day today my hubby had to basically carry the baby and do everything;something i am not used to, nor he. i just feel like if you are not bleeding out of your eyes, you arent important. but they have so many drug seekers and no-goodnicks here that manage to get all this pain medicine for nothing...and i just want to be treated according to my need for it, not for any other reason. thank you.
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Thank you Diane. yes, I mean Ankylosing spondylitis. I think I fit the bill for everything except the Iritis. but that's enough. I am so mad at the healthcare in this area, and in the country lately in general (I know there are a lot of good docs, just dont know who they are) that i just gave up after i had my first daughter. I am 43 this sunday, and should be pretty healthy. aside from this, I am. I do live in Clearwater, fl. I dont have insurance right now, because my husband is unemployed, but have been trying to get medicaid. actually, just today, to add insult to injury, I was bending over to get my littlest and something went *pop* in my back and let's just say I had to put her down real fast and call for daddy. Youch!!!!! I am sitting here with a heating pad on, in agony. just more back pain. but...ok...
anemia. yeah i am a bit low in iron, but not bad. I tend to eat a fair amount of red meat and fish. like I said i havent been to the doc in awhile for something other than pregnancy related things. my last two bone scans were done here in 2001 and one in 1999 in sydney australia of all places. they both showed a lot of inflammation, but the one in Oz was a Rheumatologist; he gave me arthrotec and didnt know what else to do. the one here was a GP and ordered it, and probably didnt know what to look for or how to read it. he said the same thing and left it at that. when i told him how could we go further, he said we didnt have a case. but in my opinion...pain means something is amiss, especially chronic pain. hence, my giving up. one doc actually said AS is for old men, and why would i have it????
I just dont know what to do anymore. if I was single, it would be one thing. still a burden, but one thing. but having a partner with two small kids is becoming more than a burden; its becoming scary. all day today my hubby had to basically carry the baby and do everything;something i am not used to, nor he. i just feel like if you are not bleeding out of your eyes, you arent important. but they have so many drug seekers and no-goodnicks here that manage to get all this pain medicine for nothing...and i just want to be treated according to my need for it, not for any other reason. thank you.
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