Fibromyalgia syndrome

[Guest guest]

Isn't it really sad? And scary, too! That is why I love my rheumatologist- Harry

Speira in Manhattan. He's older, so he has a strong hunch for things. It took a

very long time to diagnose my Reactive Arthritis, because I didn't have a

positive HLA-B27 test. Mind you, the research specifically states that a large

majority, somewhere around 65%, carry the genome, not that everyone must have

it. And I had all of the other symptoms, too, and the doctors should have been

able to diagnose me earlier, but they ignored the symptoms because of the

negative test result.

Mona

rheumatic Re: Fibromyalgia Syndrome

Mona, I just had to respond to your message. My wife and I are both Med

Techs as well. I know EXACTLY what you mean about docs who just treat labs. That

seems to be all there is nowadays. It used to be that doctors actually were able

to think and analyze, incorporating test results with there thought processes.

This would naturally lead to an increase in diagnostic ability as you got older.

That is no longer the case. I think with the advances of science, so has gone

the diagnostic skills of many professions that once depended on actual knowledge

and critical thinking ... and not just in the medical profession. Doc's see too

many patients (more than they can give quality care too adequately) and just

want to " get you out of there " as soon as possible.

The Hippocratic Oath: Modern Version, extract:

" I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in whose

steps I walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to

follow.

I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures [that] are required,

avoiding those twin traps of overtreatment and therapeutic nihilism.

I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that

warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon's knife or the

chemist's drug.

I will not be ashamed to say " I know not, " nor will I fail to call in my

colleagues when the skills of another are needed for a patient's recovery. "

Food for thought.

Rick

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> >Harald-is it possible to have both reactive arthritis and

> >fibromyalgia? I have been diagnosed with reactive arthritis, and had

> >a few of the classic symptoms, like the gloppy eyes

> >(conjunctivitis), getting the illness in one joint first, before it

> >spread to other joints. But I also suffer from butt pain and muscle

> >pains, in addition to the joint pain. I'm also always freezing cold,

> >and winters are intolerable for me. The coldness isn't a symptom of

> >reactive arthritis.

> >Thanks.

> >Mona

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[Guest guest]

Interesting. My wife has never had an HLAB27. I'll have to keep that one in

mind. Thanks,

Rick

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> > >Harald-is it possible to have both reactive arthritis and

> > >fibromyalgia? I have been diagnosed with reactive arthritis, and had

> > >a few of the classic symptoms, like the gloppy eyes

> > >(conjunctivitis), getting the illness in one joint first, before it

> > >spread to other joints. But I also suffer from butt pain and muscle

> > >pains, in addition to the joint pain. I'm also always freezing cold,

> > >and winters are intolerable for me. The coldness isn't a symptom of

> > >reactive arthritis.

> > >Thanks.

> > >Mona

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