Feeling Hopeful After Diagnosis

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   Vickie Wilkerson Moderator & Contributor

   <p>Wow @elissah sounds like you have been through a lot on your journey to finally being diagnosed. What is the current plan for getting you on treatment? Are you still going to take the tumeric once you get a treatment going? Let us know how you are doing. Vickie W., Community Moderator</p>

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   madeleine Member

   <p>I have had a very similar and frustrating pathway to diagnosis but not nearly as long as you. <br> Like you, I woke up one morning with pain in my foot that I couldn&#39;t determine how I got (I was playing tennis and soccer at the time so I thought it could have been a delayed injury). I then had 1.5 years of foot pain that was misdiagnosed by the podiatrist as a plantar plate tear (even though there was no diagnostic proof) and then intermetatarsal bursitis (after an expensive MRI) which the podiatrist thought was related to the &#39;initial injury&#39; and no cause for concern. <br> Thankfully, in some ways, I suddenly developed pain in both thumbs and my doctor put everything together and ordered blood work to confirm their suspicion of arthritis. I was sent straight to the Rhematologist and was diagnosed with suspected PsA. <br> I wrote to my podiatrist to inform them of my diagnosis, not to scold them, but to make sure they keep an eye out and cover all bases so that the next person doesn&#39;t go through what you and I have been through. <br> This was about 10 weeks ago and like you I am relieved to have a diagnosis and hopeful that with the right medication (even if it&#39;s a long process) it means I can get back to doing the things I love. <br> Thank you for sharing your experience and I hope what we have shared helps someone else out there. <br> All the best!</p>

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