Arrgghhh

I am so pissed off with my rheumatologist. It took being referred to the pain clinic by my GP to get vitamin D defifiency bloods done. All the pain clinic doctor did was press my forearms and shins, ask me questions about sun exposure and fatigue and he decided I should have vitamin D bloods done. Sent a letter to my GP requesting this blood test. Results then sent to my rheumatologist.

Just received letter and scrip from the rheumatologist that vitamin D is very low and been prescribed 20,000 units 3 times a week for 8 weeks.   Her letter stated that this could account for some of my symptoms.

WHAT????

What a convoluted way to find out that pain, fatigue, depression, obesity, etc. may be due to vitamin D deficiency and not rheumatoid arthritis which she has said all along is atypical. Little swelling and no redness or heat in joints.

Six effing years to find this out!!! Six years poisoning me with methotrexate which has increased my blood pressure given me palpitations and angina, caused terrible nausea, made more than half my hair fall out (and it is still coming out in clumps).

I really could kill. Six years of my life wasted feeling too sick to have fun. Most energy devoted to working and not playing.

I WANT THEM BACK! And I want my hair back.