After getting four positive autoimmune tests and seeing as the rheumatologist isn’t any help and my doctor said to me that he doesn’t know about autoimmune issues, I am now stuck as he won’t refer me to an immunologist. I have had chronic pain and chronic fatigue for decades now, but they both got severely … Read more
Well my Rheumatology at the hospital was a waste of time and pretty dreadful! As you may know I have chronic pain and chronic fatigue, both of which got much worse in the last 3 years to the point I was bedbound without the strongest pain medication.It dramatically got worse very quickly. The fact they … Read more
I chased up my Rheumatology referral today after the deadline that they were supposed to call back arrived and they hadn’t called me. For those that don’t know, I had four positive autoimmune tests, plus I also have my existing chronic pain and chronic fatigue, both with no known cause. (previous blog post) I got … Read more
After my autoimmune tests came back positive for four different things (previous blog post), I had another test for liver functions, B12 and folate. The tests came back with B12 and folate being ok, my liver tests came back with most being ok and Serum alanine aminotransferase level being “borderline”. Now these tests were because … Read more
After spending YEARS trying to get more blood tests for my chronic pain and chronic fatigue, I finally got my GP to send me for autoimmune tests!I have had chronic fatigue for 30 years roughly and chronic pain for around 12 roughly, both which got dramatically much more severe in the past few years, and … Read more
If you read my blog or Twitter, you will know that I can’t get ESA due to not having paid enough National Insurance Contributions due to having worked part time before being unable to work anymore, which was below the hours needed to pay NI contributions. By pushing myself to work as long as I … Read more