GP's Visit

Its been two weeks since i saw the Rheumotologist and as i had hoped the diagnosis letter had reached my GP, finally my GP has information that i am diagnosised its only taken almost a year!

Shes decided for the moment not to play with any tablets as she does not want to mess up the balance of the medication, But recently i have been in more and more pain.

I have spent many nights waking up screaming in pain; my legs seem to have become very sensative to touch and pain. My nights are spent awake unable to sleep because of the pain in my head and my body and i dont like taking the morphine tablets as i end up more irratable and itchy and the amount of morphine tablets i have a month are limited to only 14 and i never know if a worse episode of pain is just around the corner and will warrent them more.

My GP has upped my Morphine patches to 20mg(over 7days) 20mcg ph from 10mcg ph which should help but it doesnt start for a week as she wants me to write a "pain diary" of how much pain i am in and what times and where etc... how are you suppost to write a pain diary when you are in constant pain!!

I have also had an occupational health meeting with a private doctor to do with the company that technically i still work for, although i dont think i will still be employed with them for much longer i dont think they can simply fire me as i have a long term disability, i am not sure what will happen to be honest will have to wait and see.

The date looms closer and closer to the exchange date of buying our new flat which seems to be causing alot of stress which really doesnt seem to be helping my fibro justt making me more frustrated and irritable and i am having problems sleeping due to this which is having a knock on effect with everything else. We will see if i live to survive the move.

Hopefully after we move now that my GP has my diagnosis and understands the situation we can go about claiming for Disablity Living Allowance which may bring in a little more money, maybe a blue badge, possibly a carer, and some discounts with travelling a few other things but we shall see.

Also after the move will have to see about seeing the Occupational Therapist, this month at the Fibro meeting they are having an OT visit so we should be able to find out lots of information from that and hopefully they will be able to adapt the flat somewhat when we move in to make things a little easier for me.

Hopefully Things can only get better surely things cant get much worse!