My GP is sending me to a rheumatologist

[baddabingtim]

I was negative for sjogrens according to 2 lip biopsies and blood work - unfortnately I never got a diagnosis - so I went back to my GP today and he made an appt with rhuemy - I never been to one and its not until april 28th - amazing  -

Anyway - anyone ever have a day like this:

9:00  - went to new dentist to have teeth checked
           He said I should come back around 1:00 pm for his root canal doc to look at my tooth - BTW I had all my  fillings replaced and now one of my teeth is killing - I also need my teeth fixed becase of grinding

11:00 - Go to my GP - he makes appt for rhuemy

1:00 go to dentist - she looks at tooth - says she does not have enough time for root canal - come back at 2:15 (It is 1:55 now) and she will open it up to releive pain

2:15 - back at dentist

3:30 - getting an MRI - my GP scheduled that at 11:00


Now remember all of these are at different locations

[Dolly Dimples]

   Phew!!     Well  I  don't suppose you had much time to worry over the tests, and hopefully the pain too..
   Hope your all done & dusted now , with good results from all of this..
   Cheers Dolly.

[Scottietottie]

Wow - what a run around. You must be exhausted! I hope they sorted the toothache out. Not many things are worse than toothache. I'm glad you've been referred to a rheumy. Oity it's not until April but it gives you time to keep a symptom diary and think up some questions!

Take care - Scottie 

[irish]

You are lucky you didn't run over yourself! Irish

[kimbo]

Nothin like gettin it all done in one day. 

I hope all the follow ups don't fall on the same day.

kimbo

[wednesday mc haggis]

dear goodness, id have fallen over with the fatigue i have, quite a day !!

Hope you get a DX sopon, its a horrible time for you, hopefully rheumy will shed some light for you, pity its so long away , sound slike the NHS to me, 4 1/2 months to see a gynaecologist, its aggravating, hope you get the DX you need soon

T x

[Billydude]

Thats quite a day.  Last year I was averaging about three doctors appointments a week.   Between my GP,  The Rhumatologist,  the physcologist,  the dentist,  the chiroprator not to mention the endrocronologist,  the neurologist.  Its a wonder they didn't send me to a veternarian!   Maybe this is why my SSDI went through!
Steve

[navydad]

you got me beat,, I saw ENT yesterday, said hes done and cant do no more,, told me flat out,, with all the operations I have had,, forget about having decent sinuses, most of the bone iside is gone,, today saw GP,, guys ok,, but is still looking at labs lie I dont have SS,, said he can give me someting for the leg symptoms,, no thanks,, none of your pills wrok anymore,, I think its a spine issue,, he wants me to see urollogist,, so I see him this afternoon,, tomorrow I see Neuro,, shes wants to do small nerve biopsy on my leg,, to see if its the cause of the neuropathy,, again,, I think its a spinal issue doing all tis, and will plead my case tomorrow to her,, its making everything slow down,, my arms and hands go numb,, stomach has slowed down,, legs tingling and numb,, all points to me as a spine issue,, but I didnt go to med school, but I doknow how to read, so he procedded to put that O2 thing on my finger,, said 98 percent room air,, Ok doc,, then whats this stuff,, had a pill bottle full of the gunk i cough  up,, he asked what in the world is that,, I told him,, your the doctor,, you tell me,, he said its prob the fungal infections in my lungs, HUH,, I been trying to tell you that,, so he kept it to get it cultured,, still taking antifungals,, but really cant take any meds with that,, they mostly dont mix well,, I gave him alist of the doctors I see,, and demanded e get on the same page with them and see whats going on,, if i were a dog, I would have been put down long ago,, I wonder ow we mangae to hold t together with a chronic illness,, somedays I jsut want to cry,, my son is home from college,, sick as a dog,, got the flu I think,, glad I had the flu shot this year,, wife is not doing well,, stress of me being sick has her beat down,, I am making a appt for hr to see the doc,, she had cervical cancer years ago,, and really needs to get checked up,, sorry for runing off topic,, LOL,, couldnt stop typing

[Dolly Dimples]

  Aww, Navy Dad,   sorry to hear you are having these awful problems, but good to think youv'e not got SS, you have enough to deal with....    See here now, we are not going to have you put down either!    Keep plugging away at those Docs of your's and  tell them them exactly what you think is wrong with you... They do say that our bodies tell us when something is not right.  Hope the son is getting over the flu,    isin't it true that things always come in threes?   Also your dear wife must go and have that check up too.. I pray that you all will have better times ahead, and stay strong...
   Will keep you in thoughts and prayer... Best Wishes Dolly
 

[baddabingtim]

Keep in mind I have 3 jobs I work - Tomorrow I have to go for some bloodwork - see an orthodontist and then have some teeth capped - and the beat goes on