Arthritis Insight-Member Stories-Ahmet

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Hello, my name is Ahmet CELIKSAN, it is known Cant, I'm 28 years old.

Firstly I apologise for my english, I am trying to get better.

I was born in Samsun at the northern beach part of TURKEY. I graduated from the department of Aeronautical Engineering at Istanbul Technical University in 1993. Meanwhile Meanwhile in 1989 I have choosen high honour student in Turkey and ranked 2nd in the graduated of high school. in 1993 I was ranked 3rd in the graduated of faculty and in 1997 I were choosen golden man of the company (Otoyol-IVECO) I worked as a liaison engineer in Turkish Defence Industry for one year in 1994 and then as a quality engineer in automotive industry for 4,5 years. Nowadays I'm working as a quality consultant in the consultancy company. I like bowling, carting, playing udh (turkish classical music instrument)I like reading book (especially historical and political books).

I have psoriasis over only my nails and elbows for 3 years. Rheumatoid Arthritis crept up on me a little bit at a time starting about two years ago. I began noticing that my hands and especially my fingers would become sore and stiff after using them in my work and occasionally my fingers would "lock" up. My Quality Manager has brought me to Doctor and he said that is arthrits but I don't know either rheumatoid or psoriatic. "it's a hand disorder in which the fingers bend toward the palm and cannot be straightened", he remarked. The little and ring fingers are most commonly affected but all the fingers can be involved. The affected fingers start to bend more and more and cannot be straightened, and sometimes the toes are affected in the same way as the fingers. This disease is over only my fingers and toes.I have used different type of medicine.

Because of this illness I haven't been allowed to ASELSAN (Turkish biggest defence industry company) The general manager of the company have said that "We don't consider your application unless the permission of our ChiefDoctor. He doesn't give permission.

So that's the story up to this point. I am still trying to leave my country because of their approach to my illness. I'm looking for a job in abroad for the rest of my career.