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I have no medical background; I cannot tell you the purpose for all the blood tests ordered for you. I know that the sed rate is used to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis; TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) gives part of the picture of thyroid function; a urinalysis dipstick screening gives the first ind...

Thank you all! The doctor was a bit of an @$$ to deal with, and to be fair, he is very limited in time, resources (clinic for indigent people) so he cannot do any great heroic troubleshooting. He treated each thing seperate, and thought the arthritis or body pain was the least of his concerns. He di...

Thanks to both of you. I just edited my list and printed it out neatly, if I chicken out in handing it to him/her, I can at least use it as a reminder of what to say. I am hoping that this works! Keep your fingers crossed for me!

I will be leaving in three hours to go to the clinic. Please, I am hoping maybe somebody can give me advice on how to (or not to?) communicate all the stuff above to my doctor. I just read that they hate it when people give them lists of symptoms, suggest illnesses, or tests, this makes me feel that...

Hi, I have an appointment (if you can call it that, first come first serve clinic) tomorrow to see a doctor. I have a number of symptoms, and found out about ms through google (where else?) as well as your board. I need friendly suggestions and non-professional opinions about what is going on. I wel...