I arrived at the office. I feared being late and being turned away like that horrible day on December 5th. I almost started to cry when I could the doctors office. I need this appointment so badly, I kept saying to myself as I drove. I started to panic when I saw I only had…
I can’t go on like this. The pain, fevers, the rash, my neck gland swollen, my bones aching, my muscles in screaming pain. Please god, I need this appointment to find out really what I have. I think I know, I have done hundreds and hundreds of hours of research on the internet. I match…
I wasn’t doing too well on Monday Dec 1st. My rash was bright red, I had very swollen neck glands, my joints screamed in intense pain when I bent my right knee. I hold my knee tight when I need to flex it as I squeeze my eyes shut to hold back tears. My doctor appt was…
It’s been a difficult past 4 days. I barely sleep. I cough constantly. This spasm cough is terrible. Last night was one of the worst nights in 4 days. I bolted upright holding my right shoulder, crying. Getting back to laying position is harder than sitting up, because the arm has to move. So painful. …
I have been searching the Internet for my diagnosis. I think I found the exact match. The more I read about it, the more it matches. It seems to match everything I have been going through. It says that most initial onsets of the Adult Stills Disease begin with a high spiking fevers, one major organ…
I got a call from my doctor’s nurse. She asked if I could come in to look at lab results. I was eager to find out. He told me that my SED rate was elevated, my white blood cell count was markedly high. I asked him about Lupus, Rheumatoid arthritis, and any other disease he…
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I went to the doctor today. I had a fever at 101, the rash was all over my body. I ached all over and my wrist joint was inflamed terribly, the joint was protruding from my skin about 1/2 inch high than my right wrist. I told him my symptoms. I gave him copies of…
On November 18th I felt pretty good!! Great maybe I am ready to go back to work!!!! I promise I will go slow!!!! My dept. supervisor knows that I will only work 4 hours, and slowly. I was given a light caseload. I was so happy to be at the hospital!! I missed my co-workers so…
On November 14th, I felt great!! I guess lying still for a whole month helped!! I thought was getting better. I felt I had kicked this illness. I cleaned the floors in the house, I washed clothes, I went grocery shopping, I cooked a great dinner for my husband. I made a delicious dessert. But then…
October was such a slow month for me, I slept so much. I dreamt of returning to the career I love so much. I love working in the hospital. I crave the critical knowledge needed for my career to provide treatment, or evaluations for patients. During October my muscles ached constantly. There were mornings that I…
