Guest guest Posted June 30, 2007 Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 Hi everyone, My name is Corrie Stone- and my daughter, Mia, has just been given a preliminary diagnosis of . She is sixteen months and has been getting fevers since January. Our pediatrician at first thought there was a chance it might be FMF, and emailed a rheumatologist colleague who thought it actually sounded like , given the regularity of Mia's fevers. We haven't met with the rheumatologist yet and he will of course run other tests, as there is a family history of childhood arthritis, but in the meantime we're working with the idea that it might be . I've been reading through the archives and given other people's descriptions of their children, it sounds pretty accurate to me. I feel so lucky that our pediatrician " caught " this pretty early--it sounds like others have really struggled to get their doctors to think outside the box. Our Ped thought that it was so strange that we were literally there once a month, and that when I would bring Mia in two days later she was completely fine. We're not certain that it's , but in the meantime I am learning so much by reading other people's stories. Thanks for sharing, and for letting us join you. Corrie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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