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Hi all. I'm new here and looking for answers, advice and the

occasional shoulder to cry on. Brief history. I'm fifty, married,

female with two grown children. I was told at 17 that I had

arthritis. When it got really bad about seven years ago my doc ran

all the usually bloodwork, took xrays and sent me to a

rhematologist. She did a brief exam, told me I had fibro and

dismissed me. He then sent me to an ortho who over the course of

four years fused one finger and reconstructed both of my large

toes. Each year since then my bloodwork has come back normal but

I've been feeling worse and worse. During that time I also

underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy due to cysts, myomas,

fibroids and a large amount of adhesions from prior c-sections.

I've had three surgeries since then for recurring cysts (ovarian

remennant syndrome) and adhesions.

Last winter I devolped chostrochondritis and never really

recovered. From there i started with sever numbness in my right

hand, finger jopint swelling and bilateral pain in shoulders,

elbows, wrists and fingers. Doc did all the bloodwork again, this

time all the arthritis tests were still normal but the platelets and

mcgs were low and my thyroid was screwed up. Further tests showed I

have autoimmune hypothyroidism. Due to that he sent me to an

immunological rheumatologist who said no fibro, no carpral tunnel

but sever inflammatory sero-negative arthritis.

Now I've devolped swollen and red fingertips with the skin peeling

and cannot tolerate shellfish (which i used to love) and soy flour

products.

AARRGGHHH..I'm looking for a name to hang on all of this.

Thanks for letting me vent.