ok , this was weird, i believe i had a flare is what you call a Recurrence in the arthritic pain? i dunno what will i do.. im not prepared mentally for such fiscal trauma, a big dilemma arises on me every time pain starts to happened, i was decided to leave my home since i was treated like a mentally ill person, for example my father has this attitude of if your not vomiting blood then you must not be in such pain, since i started having this different feelings all of a sudden y was like crazy telling him how much it hurt when i had acid reflux, but i also was having difficulty in breathing, then my kidneys started hurting then i had this nervous breakdown and just cried at night.. he tried to help me making appointments with doctors who specialize in different fields but the next day i woke up fine... or just not in such pain, and i concerned about the economic factor wasting others people time and money since the x rays and the blood taken out from me where fine.... disregarding my pain and then offering me to recluse in a mental institution since he saw my out of balance and out of sync with the world... i dont know what to do.. feel like i lost time and now im really messed up and on a loonely road to hell, i feel guitly and feel in-raged , ashamed and powerless... like i make all the wrong choices and im expected to do otherwise with no real friendly instruction... is like if you cough people around you want to give you cough medicine, instead of treating the causes thinking for example that maybe being in a dusty room makes you cough, not a divine mistery but it sure a disregarded issue here.. is this going to be a war zone for me for now on? how do you people deal whit this kind of things? maybe i should fine a hobby or something to sepend my time on.. i read the Tibetan book of the dead over and over and repeat to myself that the bardo will be a harsh but definite experience... and to learn the art of dying... sorry if i always sound down, i bet some of you may have it worse and not even complain, but i some times feel like im loosing it...
Hola Julio, It sounds as if your father tried to help you by making appointments with the specialists but you CHOSE not to seek medical treatment. If you're sick, you're sick. Go to the specialists and hopefully they will be able to get to the root of your problems. You need treatment if you're ill. If you're ill and refuse treatment then there's nothing much your family can do for you. Finding a diagnosis is a partnership between you and your doctors and you have to be accepting of that.
I've never known anyone who died because of pain, but not seeking proper treatment and ignoring the signals that you need help can kill you.
HAVE YOUR FATHER MAKE THOSE APPOINTMENTS AGAIN AND WORK WITH HIM AND THE DOCTORS. If you don't want to do that then do it yourself or go to the local EMS clinic for referrals. Just go. Lindy
You have to take care of this RA. I take care of mine every single day but STILL wound up in the hospital with a severe flare. You gotta take care of yourself because if you don't, that is taking years off of your life. Literally. Afro, I do not know anything about the mental health system in Mexico. I think it is good your father is a doctor. Since you suspect you have RA, why do you not ask him to refer you to a rheumatologist. It sounds like he is really worried about you. It is hard for people to know if a disease is caused from mental illness or physical illness. I am sure your father would be grateful to help you sort this out. What does you father, since he is a doctor, think of your idea that you might have RA? Please go to your father and tell him how worried you are. I hope he will help you. It is really hard for us to tell if how you describe your symptoms are RA. Good luck and take care of yourself.