I last went to her in 2009 when i was dx with fibro. She said she stands by the dx of fibro, but thinks that i now have other issues. My ortho says arthritis in most of my body. He has me wearing a brace on my r wrist where a knot formed. My l wrist also hurts so i figured carpel tunnel. My back is very painful with past fractures and bone scans said very thin bones. The ortho wants me to go to PT for some very heavy duty exercises with machines that do the actual work so to me that means PAIN! I have put it off till I talk to the reheumy. She said hold off, she thinks I may also have rhuemotoid arthritis or maybe other things. She said i did not when she originally saw me, but things have changed. My feet (toes, foot and ankles) are swollen as are my hands and wrists.
They took 12 viles of blood and i will go back for numerous x rays. DH had a class tonight so he had to get me back home and double back to class or i would have to set through a 2 hr air conditioner class. YUCK. So i am going to do some research and go back for xrays. My next dr appt is 12-20-12.