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Dear Members,

I have not been diagnosed with polychondritis but have many of the

symptoms. I have been to a couple of docs but none have mentioned

this disease as a possibility. However, the more reading I do about

it I can't help but think it could be true. I would be very

interested in hearing from anyone who could tell me about their path

to diagnosis. I have a new doc to visit in February but don't know

if I should suggest looking into this possibility or whether that

would just turn him off to my situation. My ear has been inflamed

for about 8 months and it is not flaming red or deformed it is quite

tender. Along with other symptoms I feel it is warranted. But how

do you suggest to doctors (who always know everything, right?) that

you might have something going on they have not considered. I would

appreciate any and all information about your paths to diagnosis.

Thank you very much.

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MY DOC SENT ME TO A DIEASE SEPCIALS HE SAID I THINK IT MIGHT BE RP THAT WAS FEB 2002. HE THEN SENT ME TO A REMY MY ONLY SIGN AT THAT TIME WAS MY NOSE IT WAS HUGE....I WAS IN ER 5 DAYS IN A ROW FOR ANTIBABICTES. NOW I KNOW IT WAS MY FIRST BIG FLAR. THE REMY THOUGHT I WAS TO YOUNG 45 SENT ME HOME. THAN MY ELBOW .KNEE, HE GAVE ME SHOTS IN THEM, SENT ME HOME. THAN MY RIGHT EAR JUST HURT, NOT RED OR ANYTHING. SO THE OLDER REMY CAN IN THE ROOM AT THE SAME TIME AND TOLD MY YOUNG REMY THIS GIRL HAS RP. SO IN ONE YEAR MY LIFE HAS TAKEN A BIG TURN AROUND. TELL THEM ABOUT RP I DID AND BY GOD I WAS RIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG I HOPED IT WAS NOT RP BUT BETTER TO KNOW THEN NOT . SORRY TO GO ON SO LONG.

SHERRIE

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Dear Members,I have not been diagnosed with polychondritis but have many of the symptoms. I have been to a couple of docs but none have mentioned this disease as a possibility. However, the more reading I do about it I can't help but think it could be true. I would be very interested in hearing from anyone who could tell me about their path to diagnosis. I have a new doc to visit in February but don't know if I should suggest looking into this possibility or whether that would just turn him off to my situation. My ear has been inflamed for about 8 months and it is not flaming red or deformed it is quite tender. Along with other symptoms I feel it is warranted. But how do you suggest to doctors (who always know everything, right?) that you might have something going on they have not considered. I would appreciate any and all information about your paths to diagnosis.Thank you very much.DISCLAIMER!!WE ARE NOT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, THEREFORE ANY INFORMATION THAT IS RECEIVED HERE IS FROM EXPERIENCE ONLY. PLEASE CONSULT WITH YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE TRYING ANYTHING THAT IS SUGGESTED. WE ARE NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR YOUR PHYSICIAN AND ARE NOT TRYING TO BE. REMEMBER EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT AND TREATMENT MAYBE DIFFERENT FOR MANY OF US. THANK YOU