Good blood Result but.......

[myrtil]

My blood results have come back normal!..So I said to the doctor .."it must be the Arthritis then!"..he agrees...he never mentions the word "Fibro."..makes me think WHAT is going on in my body!..:-(..when I was seen at the Rheumatoid clinic early this year,they said as well its "Fibro"..because I thought that's what it is "Or did I put the words" so to speak in his mouth!...All this tingling sensation all over, head not clear at times, feeling unwell symptoms hard to concentrate at times..Is this all to do with the Arthritis?...Very confused!..Currently off sick from my 30 hour a week job at local super market,on the check outs,told the doctor not sure if I can cope with it any more..Retire next sept but was hoping I could have carried on till then and reduce my hours when I get my pension...I'm just soooo stressed at times thinking about it all...:-(..xx

[irisjoy]

Hi Myrtil i too have both , in my case its the fibro that causes your symptoms , i too have bloodtest results which are " normal " H ave they said what type of arthritis you have ? mine is an inflammatory type so i do get abnormal test results at times,

Could you manage money wise without going to work ? operating a till takes a lot of energy and all the movement when you are feeling so ill isn't good. Or could you reduce your hours so you can keep your staff discount ?

It is so frustrating when you go to the Drs and come out none the wiser

healing hugs to you xx

[myrtil]

Its Osti arthritis bad at times.neck and head is the worse.and that's due to wear and tear..I am on full sick pay will get that for 20wks if doc signs me off,.he knows how I feel about going back to work.its not that I don't want to.my body don't want to and I am just putting my self through more pain! I am trying to think about the future and what it will hold,but sometimes you have to live for today...I am widowed.and have a son at home with me.he is going to have a opp next week so he will be off work for the next 6 months or so..xx

[Ozzygirl64]

I have osteoarthritis of the spine and I know how bad it can be at times. But the thing that gives me the most pain is the fibro and that is constant. I hope you find a happy medium hun, Here si us who want to work, would love to work and cannot, and then you get the youth of today that really do not want to work at all. Saw a guy yesterday in the local shop, telling the owner how he had just got his benefits out of the machine(ATM)inthe shop. He bought 4 cans of lager, 20 fags and £20 worth of lottery scratch cards!!!! Am I missing somthing here? xxxxx

[myrtil]

Thanks for your reply..I just find it so hard at times Like if I am out and about and if any one from work see me...probs thinking...."she's ok nothing wrong with her!"...you know what I mean? But they cant see our pain!! And I know what you mean people buying beer and fags etc,see it all the time when working..and me sitting there in constant pain Grrrrrrrr..xxx

[peppersoo]

I know exactly how you feel myrtil. I eventually gave up work in January as I could no longer cope with the pain and stress casused by the brain fog. I was earning a good wage working as a call handling pa for Harley Street doctors, I loved the job but you cannot afford to make constant mistakes in that sort of job. I had been okay for three years and then i noticed the mistakes happening and I kept forgetting silly things, where keys where, how to do things that I did everyday, if I'd put things in the right diary and the worse was what someone had said, I'd write it down but then it never made sense. My GP agreed I should give up work as I also had carpal tunnel and arthritis. Then the fun began, trying to get benefits etc has been a nightmare, filling in forms is painful and I am so broke I can't even eat properly anymore. If you have to give up work and have a partner I'm sure it's not so bad but I'm on my own and it's a daily struggle. I need my car to get me anywhere, especially shopping but because I'm on reduced benefit, beacuse I had a debt with them from over 20 years ago that they dug up and I'm paying it back now, I cant afford to keep my car on the road much longer. I'm always borrowing off my kids to keep on top of the bills and now I am having to start selling things to make ends meet. It's a horrible situation and I know of a couple of people that can get constant handouts because they know how to work the system, one has even got a blue badge but admitted years ago she's never taken a driving test let alone passed one!!! Grtrrr