Back yet again!
I don't have alot of time as I'm sneaking on during lunch, but thought I'd pop in and give a quick update.
After having gone to my doc a week ago and asking for a referral to Toronto Western I got a call from the booking woman at my doctors office...
She said... We put a request into Dr. Inman and his response back was that he doesnt' deal with "that kind of thing".... I asked what "that kind of thing" was.... Her response was "osteoarthritis"... I said.. oh, I wasn't ever informed that it was thought I had that!
I asked if she could please copy whatever papers it was that they sent to him when they requested..
Papers I got back, I didn't bring to work, but there was included in it a letter from the old rheumy that I saw two times in newmarket... in it there were mistakes.. Saying I hadn't had any fevers or chills or feelings of being unwell.. HAD for months on and off.. but didnt know it was related...
There was ONE labe report saying that my CRP wasn't elevated and I was ANA negative???Don't recall when it was done or it was during the time I was on Naprosyn?
I did get the CT scan results which indicate as far as I can remember Moderate osteoarthritic erosion of facet joints from L 1 to S1.. worst at L 4, L5, and S 1... that I had osteocyte lipping?? and some sort of cysts adjacent to each of the damaged facet joints??
So the reply was NO we will not see you!
I just don't know where to go from here.. Maybe it is another form of arthritis and all the other symptoms are common with it?? Maybe its all in my head and the pain I have Every day for the last 11 months is simply this erosion?
Can I ask...
What type of damage does AS do to the spine? How do they tell the difference btwn the damage another form of arthritis would cause and AS? Should I also have so much pain in my shoulers and arms, fingers, SI joints etc up my spine to my shoulder blades.. all this just from this other arthritis???
Im so frustrated I don't know which way to turn....
*sighs*.... some days I just want to give up!
Hope everyone else is having a much better day today..
Tracy
