what gets me more is that the rhuematologist wouldnt even examine me properly, wudnt touch my back. said women cant get AS and that it is just a pain mimiking the symptoms of as that i could have for decades, months or weeks and pain management was the way to go. when i asked him to humour me and test for it he refused to do the blood test as with such a huge family history the marker will be there... and then practiaclly stated all my female relatives drs/rhuematologists had been mistaken as they couldnt have it or i must have misheard them! so now im a lier to. he eventually relented and ordered the xray but i doubt he will even look at it tbh. i just feel so disheartened. just sitting here waiting for xray results that cud take up to 2 weeks to get!
life!
