I have been diagnosed !!!!!

Brain and nerves
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Firstly I'd like to say Hi to everyone and apologise for not being around for a while.

After my last battles with my GP I doubted myself so much that I really tried to live a normal life which resulted in a real boom and bust scenario with the emphasis on the bust sad As a result I have spent the last several weeks in a permanant state of brain fog and exhaustion which is why I haven't had much to say for a while.

Anyway I now have great news :lol: :lol: :lol:

I have just been to see another GP and even before I could blurt out one half of my tale of woe she interrupted me and said ........ You have ME/CFS and probably Fibromyalgia too and I am going to do the referral straight away !!!!!

I can't tell you all what a relief it is finally to have someone (i.e. a doctor) listen to me after all this time :D

Well that is my good news, I just had to share it with you because I know that your support helped me persevere and I promise to try and be a better member of the forum in future.

Kindest regards

Kristal

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Kristal you might have been gone but you have not been forgotten.

I am so very pleased and relieved that you have such a good GP now, and I hope your referral does not take too long.

The first GP should be ashamed of himself and probably caused your relapse.

Lovely to see you xx

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kristal i am so glad you have finally got your diagnosis (if you know what i mean :? ) it really did sound as if you had a clear cut case of CFS/ME and id like to come over and give that other doctor what for :grrr:

i know you probably dont feel up to it right now, but could you complain about him?

anyway the best thing is that you are now referred and have a sympathetic doctor. and we didn't forget about you = infact the other day we were wondering where you were :? and hoping you were ok. we all guessed that you were trying to carry on as normal cos of what your doctor said. he really should be ashamed of himself :x

nice to have you back

Trees x

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Hi there Kristal :D

That is absolutely fantastic news :magic:

I am so pleased for you but then we always knew that you were one of us, and that your stupid GP needs to go back to med school :roll:

Fanastic ..... you can really begin to move on now :ok:

Lovely to have you back ..... we were getting a bit worried about you :?

Take care and look forward to hearing from you lots and lots :D

Katie :hug:

Have just reread what I have written and it seems so strange that I am so pleased that you have ME ....... but you'll know what I mean

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Kristal, I really do feel too that you should write a letter of complaint ... perhaps to your Primary Care Trust about the negligence of your old GP.

And perhaps send the latter a Christmas card telling him of your new diagnosis ..... might make him choke on a mince pie or two with any luck :nahnah:

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Hello Kristal, that's really brilliant news ! :P

Now you can get the support and help you need - hooray! :D

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Thank you everyone for your kind words and I know what you mean Katie about being glad I have been diagnosed :lol:

I must admit that it feels like a mixture of triumph and sadness because I am thrilled that a doctor has finally taken me seriously and a bit sad that I actually have ME :cry:

Never mind, onwards and upwards, at least now I can start to try and think positively on managing this thing and hopefully get some professional support when my referral comes through.

I am in a bit of a quandry about complaining about my doctor because the one I saw today is actually with the same practice and I actually told her that my other doctor was anti ME but she didn't seem to care about what he thought ...... what a lovely lady she is :lol: :lol:

kristal

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Well just maybe stick to the Christmas card then Kristal :wink:

And I know ME is a pain in the pants, but this fab forum goes a long way to make it almost bearable ...... sometimes :roll:

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Perhaps one of those Christmas cards that has a boxing glove which jumps out when you open it :lol: :lol:

This forum is a real life saver and I am sure that if I hadn't found you all then I would still be thinking that I was just falling apart at the seams smile

kristal

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Hi Kristal

Isn't it odd that we are all so pleased you have been diagnosed with this awful disease! :lol:

Having a diagnosis does make all the difference if only cos it makes you realise you are not mad! :roll:

Glad you found a GP who believes! :shock:

I'm with Katie, I think you should complain about the first doctor. If he had been more understanding you could have avoided a collapse. :evil:

Glad we were or some assistance :hug:

Dale xxx