Cat Dancer
MVP
I don't know what is wrong with me. I have been having fairly severe joint pain and tiredness for many months now. I think I posted about it before. I did have an appointment with an orthopedic doctor, but had a stomach bug and just couldn't get there. I haven't rescheduled it and I guess I should. I just am really afraid to go for some reason. What if it's cancer or something really serious?
I recently had some bloodwork done and everything was ok except for something called "alkaline phosphatase." It was somewhat above normal. The bloodwork was done by an insurance company so I haven't talked to my doctor about it. I don't know what it is or if it has anything to do with the pain I'm having.
Today my knees hurt so bad I am almost in tears. I do take ibuprofen when it gets bad, but that upsets my stomach. I'm not overweight so I know the pain isn't from something like that.
My finger joints swell up and go down throughout the day. I can tell when they're swollen by the way they feel. Also sometimes it's harder to get rings on. Then the swelling will go away. It's weird.
I don't even know if this is orthopedic related. I just don't know exactly what to do. And stupidly I didn't mention it to my regular doctor the last time I saw her. I have mentioned it to a nurse practitioner that I saw for an ear infection on a kind of emergency basis. She did some bloodwork for arthritis and I guess that turned out ok.
I also mentioned it to the ob/gyn doctor I saw recently and she referred me to the orthopedic dr. Ugh, that sounds confusing. Anyway, should I go ahead and reschedule the orthopedic doctor's appointment?
I'm discouraged and hurting. It's really adding to the depression and anxiety. I deal really well with certain types of pain, but this type of pain I'm not coping with very well at all and I feel really whiny.
Part of it is that it is causing major flashbacks because the pain in certain joints (hip) and pelvic area remind me so much of trauma pain I experienced. It's really, really putting me right back there. I want to really hurt myself to deal with it, but so far I'm stopping that from happening.
I don't know what I'm wanting here. Just to vent and maybe get a little advice. I really appreciate you all "listening" to me. I know I'm not very supportive lately and I'm sorry. I keep hoping I'll snap out of whatever is wrong with me.
I recently had some bloodwork done and everything was ok except for something called "alkaline phosphatase." It was somewhat above normal. The bloodwork was done by an insurance company so I haven't talked to my doctor about it. I don't know what it is or if it has anything to do with the pain I'm having.
Today my knees hurt so bad I am almost in tears. I do take ibuprofen when it gets bad, but that upsets my stomach. I'm not overweight so I know the pain isn't from something like that.
My finger joints swell up and go down throughout the day. I can tell when they're swollen by the way they feel. Also sometimes it's harder to get rings on. Then the swelling will go away. It's weird.
I don't even know if this is orthopedic related. I just don't know exactly what to do. And stupidly I didn't mention it to my regular doctor the last time I saw her. I have mentioned it to a nurse practitioner that I saw for an ear infection on a kind of emergency basis. She did some bloodwork for arthritis and I guess that turned out ok.
I also mentioned it to the ob/gyn doctor I saw recently and she referred me to the orthopedic dr. Ugh, that sounds confusing. Anyway, should I go ahead and reschedule the orthopedic doctor's appointment?
I'm discouraged and hurting. It's really adding to the depression and anxiety. I deal really well with certain types of pain, but this type of pain I'm not coping with very well at all and I feel really whiny.
Part of it is that it is causing major flashbacks because the pain in certain joints (hip) and pelvic area remind me so much of trauma pain I experienced. It's really, really putting me right back there. I want to really hurt myself to deal with it, but so far I'm stopping that from happening.
I don't know what I'm wanting here. Just to vent and maybe get a little advice. I really appreciate you all "listening" to me. I know I'm not very supportive lately and I'm sorry. I keep hoping I'll snap out of whatever is wrong with me.
