After what seems like forever I finally had a telephone appointment with my rheumatologist! My last one I had to cancel because I was at another hospital for endometriosis, never happened before but it took over 6 months for them to rearrange and that was a telephone appointment. My physio referral has been lost in the system so is now on priority for a reschedule and I mentioned the foot issues I’ve been having along with the skin rashes/marks/sores. He told me that I have to call the GP to get referrals to dermatology and the podiatrist… surely it would be quicker for it to be done by the hospital than me going to my GP? Tried to call today but they said call in the morning because they’re fully booked, it’s so strange these days I remember when you could book an appointment in advance for referrals now it’s all changed. Oh well reminder is set and hopefully get through in the morning.
It’s good to know that the hip pain can be treated if physio doesn’t work then localised injections which being honest I’d like to prevent but who knows what will happen. Thanks everyone for the advice you’ve been giving me in these past few months, without this community who knows what would have happened! It’s been a very stressful time and still a way to go with finding out if lupus is causing the issues but I guess that’s the way it goes.
Hope everyone is doing okay xxx