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Between June 2017 and February 2020, I had 6 monthly appointments and every time my BMI got anywhere near to the target they had set they...

They say ‘A change is as good as a rest’ but that doesn’t mean that all changes are good as I discovered in 2019. This was the year that...

In 2018 the orthopaedic department decided that it had been such a long time since the rheumatology department had last seen me so they...

In late 2016 my hips started playing up with the left hip being the worse one and after the usual start at the GP and going on to the...

After having my ankle replaced in 2004 until 2015 little happened, as far as my joints were concerned, apart from x-rays to make sure my...

When they took the plaster off they saw that it had been bleeding underneath but at least it wasn’t too bad. They cleaned it up and then...

When I went to the orthopaedic clinic in January, I saw Mr. S.’s registrar and he asked me lots of questions to ascertain how bad my neck...

In between my visits to the various departments at the hospital I have to visit my GP for pain killers etc. and on one of these visits I...

One month before I was due to see the Rheumatology consultant, when Bob and I were away in America, my left thumb became semi numb and I...

In January 1998 I sprained my right ankle. (Believe it or not I had this accident on the way to our GP’s surgery for an appointment for...

My mum volunteered to keep me company at the appointment so we met at Paddington station and walked round to the hospital. After a bit of...

After a few more years they decided to get Mr. S. to see me again as my joints were getting worse, especially my elbow. When I went to...

After a couple of years Mr. S. said he could do no more for me.  So, I started seeing people in the Rheumatology department. The first...

In April 1990 I noticed that my left arm didn’t straighten as completely as it used to do. This confused me but I didn’t think much of it...