Oh Mags, this absolutely burns my butt. I cannot believe that with all of the symptoms you present, she is telling you that there's really nothing wrong. Makes me want to drive to Ottawa and give her a piece of my mind.

I'm with Mel, you get your butt down here to Toronto and we'll set you up because both of us have good rheumies, who do believe that we have AS, who do believe that women get AS despite our non-male presentation of the disease, who don't make us feel like idiots. Mine is the editor of the Journal of Rheumatology (old and male by the way) and is associated with Dr. Robert Inman (one of Canada's top specialists in this area) at Toronto Western, Mel's is the head of Rheumatology at St. Mikes. Between us, we'll help you blow this so-called doctor out of the medical waters. Lemme atter, I tell ya.

In the meantime, know that we here at KA believe you, we know the truth of your condition and we are behind you 150%. How I wish I was there right now so I could give you a great big hug and hold you while you cry or listen while you rage. I would do either happily. Add the chance to whup this 'doctor' upside the head and I'd be there in a flash!

Many hugs,

Kat


"I haven't failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that don't work."- Thomas Edison

Kat

A life lived in fear is a life half lived.
"Strictly Ballroom"