Here are a load of pictures of me
As I've written there, I've seen the doctor waaay too much this year already, so want a few opinions before I go about this!
I have been diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis already, so am under the care of a rheumatologist already. The first time she saw me, she suggested I may be hypermobile due to her noticing I had a particularly bendy neck.
I then pretty much forgot about it until my DS1 complained of pain that sounded familiar to me as the growing pains I had really badly as a child. So I went to Dr Google and ended up at hypermobility again.
This time I looked into it a bit more, and noticed a long list of things that were relevant.
- possible postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrom. Since I was a teenager, I have been investigated for random fainting, no cause found.
- my hip and shoulder both click out of place, not quite dislocating fully, but definitely out of normal position
- I have stretchy skin (might try to upload some pictures of that too...)
- I am very pale, skin can look almost see through, and I bruise very easily
- I am short sighted (hardly rare, but its on the list)
- I had two quick labours, 4 hours and 3.5 hours
- I had a inguinal hernia as a toddler, and now have a rectocele
So, apart from hypochondria, what do you think? :)