Hey there, has anyone else noticed that we seem to get to see an awful lot of specialists because of fibro and its related conditions. Personally I have been to
Haematology (blood)
Rheumatology
Radiology
Hepatology (liver)
Cardiology (heart)
Gastroenterology (food pipes)
Physiotherapy
Hand therapy
General Surgery
Pathology (well specimens have been there from me)
Pain clinic
Dermatology
Psychiatry
Psychology (yes there is a difference)
Urology (Kidneys/bladder/urethra)
Orthopaedics (bones)
Pharmacology
Neurology
Well at least I have not been to obstetrics or maternity I guess... and I doubt I will live anywhere near long enough to need geriatrics.
I bet most of you on here can beat the length of that list. I average one for every one year and two months of my life lol
Wow, that's quite the list, Mike! Yeah, I feel the way you do too, and I feel that I don't have much to show for it from a lot of those specialists. Especially PT!!! I have a special place set aside in h#ll for them, as they've messed up my knees again wicked bad!!!
LOL, I hope you never need obstetrics, although there was the case of the pregnant man recently, so you never know. LOL!
Its just life... things could have been a lot worse... I could have been born with a life limiting condition or have developed leukaemia or something, so I consider myself lucky in a way. Things are all relative xx
The rheumatologist is meant to be the fibro doctor of choice but half them do not like it because they cannot point to it on an xray or show you it in your blood. That is the problem with these conditions. I have a few answers though. So far:
Oh Mike! I'm so sorry you are having to deal with so many things. I have to admit I have such a long list that I just give doctors a computer printout. I got tired of filling out forms that had no room for all that I deal with. I have to admit, though, that during cancer treatment, I got to know the layout of the hospital quite well.
When my husband had a fall requiring paramedics and the ER, my daughter and I drove separately so we could bring my walker. As we walked in, I rolled those wheels as fast as I could and led the way to where my husband was. My daughter followed with a lost look at the maze of the hospital layout. We got to the ER just after the paramedics had my husband settled in. I had a twisted thought - if I hadn't had so many procedures done in that doggone hospital, I would have been lost! For once, all those hospital procedures paid off....
When people ask what do I do, I tell them that I am a professional patient. After all, given the hours and coordination of specialists, I should be paid a hefty salary for all I do, huh!
