my grandad actually phoned me today. he said to ring the rhuematologists secretary and state that if he hasnt looked at the xrays by the end of the week he is paying privately for me to be assessed by a rhuematologist of his choice and if their is anything he has missed he will be sueing him for emotional distress and my loss of earnings. His secretary took my phone number and said she would pass ont he message and ensure that my xrays were looked at asap due to what the radiologist said when doing them.

we shall c what happens.

im defo going to ask for a referal to a new rhuemy though, thank you so much for all your help and il be going armed with these documents. im going to see if there is any way i can forward them onto that rhuemy as well as he seriously needs some retraining, and i will be making a complaint first thing.

thanks so much

* Constant pain in lower back and hips since childhood/early teens
* Joint pain started June 2012- mirroring polyarthritis
* reg chest pain since 11yrs old. knife stabbing like sensations.
* Jaw and hips click and reg seize (cant open jaw- cnt move hip;feels dislocated at times-have confirmed fusion around sacriliac/illiac joints ref to physio 2010)
* Anaemia- constant- take spa tone
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HISTORY
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