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Saw this on Facebook today and it did make me chuckle.

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I'm sure that we can all relate to it, unfortunately! Hope you are all having a good, pain free day.

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Patricia2015

Very very recognizable, even when your toes/feet and/or fingers/hands visibly rearrange themselves, your blood results are fine thus it must be all between your ears...

But thanks, this cartoon brightener up my day as we are all in the same boat

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Wendy39 in reply to Patricia2015

My Rheumatologist is very much like this and sometimes the GP too - who refuses to give any steroids etc unless the blood are positive! Arghh. Like you said, we are all in the same boat. And it did make me chuckle despite it being a little too close to home.

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littleeffie

Think I sat and modelled for that pic at a previous doctors surgery .lol.😆

Seriously I think a lot of folk on here will relate to that.

Thanks for the giggle😃

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apexx

Unfortunately, this is extremely accurate. I'm having a rough day in terms of pain and sleep, but this brought a smile to my face! Thank you for sharing, Wendy39!

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maggielee

Thanks for sharing great illustration. I saw my gp yesterday and I have to write a letter to her with my current symptoms so she can get me a referral back to rheumatology... She was very kind and we do have a laugh together....I hope you are well....ml

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Crusee

Ha ha ha .How true.

Love it!

Crusee

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AnnNY

Well, laughter is good medicine, but how sadly true.

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Barnclown

GRRRREAT ONE 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏

I love it too - hilarious! Strangely I'm in the opposite boat most of the time and my appearance undermines the way I'm feeling - where my bloods represent me quite well. This leads to neurologists (who go by imaging of brain and nerve conduction tests) saying "you look too well to have anything multi system wrong with you" - and if I point to my wonky bloods they just shrug and imply that I only know about my blood results because I'm over thinking it all? Also friends and family assume I'm fine because I don't look sick.

Can't win in this autoimmune game eh!

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Wendy39 in reply to

No, you're right, we can't win.

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Penelope-Mary in reply to

Good grief twitchy 😱!

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GloomyEeyore

Love it! This is so accurate. My rheumatologist has seen my face rash but, because my dermatologist at the time, (who had also seen it on several occasions), didn't mention it in my notes, he assumed it isn't significant! I also have drifting fingers and ulcers but negative bloods 😢

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Wendy39 in reply to GloomyEeyore

Sometimes it is SOOO frustrating isn't it. I have only ever had positive bloods once and they led to my diagnosis. But here I am 2.5 years later and the medication doesn't control it but you have to prove how ill you are all the time. Wish the dictors would trust us more.

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Mimi1950

Yes, I can relate. Funny, I needed that today.

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creaky

I would love to send this to a certain rheumatologist!! 😀

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Penelope-Mary

Came up on my FB feed too and I nearly put it on here..great minds and all.

It is damn accurate is it not!

Thanks Wendy

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