Unless you have an obvious complaint such as an ingrown toenail, black eye or a visible physical condition your Dr will most likely be taking an educated guess what's wrong with you. You will almost always need further tests and referrals to a specialist to arrive at a firm diagnosis, with D.I.S.H. it will probably be to an Orthopaedic specialist or a Rheumatologist, in my case I was referred to a Parkinson's clinic.
The specialist I saw was extremely thorough I had X-rays and scans and an extensive examination, after being prodded and poked I was finally told I didn't have Fibromyalgia or Parkinson's but had D.I.S.H. or forestiers disease as it is also known
I was in a state of shock, I was relieved that I didn't have Parkinson's as my Dr had originally suspected but then was in total shock at the diagnosis out of the blue. I had been thinking and worrying for months I may have had Parkinson's disease , but in reality I have something I have no knowledge or even heard of, I was worried what the prognosis would be and what the future would hold for me. The specialist tried to explain things to me showed me my x-rays and gave me an idea of what to expect.
The only things that stuck in my mind after seeing him were that,
We don't know what causes it.
We have no cure.
You will deteriorate over time.
When you see your Dr or any health professional you will need to arm yourself with as much info as you can find, as on the whole most Drs and health professionals have little to no experience with D.I.S.H.
The signs and symptoms can vary in everyone, remember you are the only one who knows how you feel. I had been going to see my Dr over many years and over this time I was told to ignore the pain, pull yourself together, it's just getting older, and just to keep mobile and exercise and I will be fine, I am sure most will be able to recognise these problems from their own experiences with Dr that is why it is so important to be persistent if you know something is wrong.
If you are suffering with pain it is difficult but you must try to realise and accept that you can no longer do things as you may have done before, to some extent you need to become selfish pace yourself, be able to say no, and if you can't do something don't as it is you who will have to struggle afterwards.
Hope this insight helps in some way Steve
The specialist I saw was extremely thorough I had X-rays and scans and an extensive examination, after being prodded and poked I was finally told I didn't have Fibromyalgia or Parkinson's but had D.I.S.H. or forestiers disease as it is also known
I was in a state of shock, I was relieved that I didn't have Parkinson's as my Dr had originally suspected but then was in total shock at the diagnosis out of the blue. I had been thinking and worrying for months I may have had Parkinson's disease , but in reality I have something I have no knowledge or even heard of, I was worried what the prognosis would be and what the future would hold for me. The specialist tried to explain things to me showed me my x-rays and gave me an idea of what to expect.
The only things that stuck in my mind after seeing him were that,
We don't know what causes it.
We have no cure.
You will deteriorate over time.
When you see your Dr or any health professional you will need to arm yourself with as much info as you can find, as on the whole most Drs and health professionals have little to no experience with D.I.S.H.
The signs and symptoms can vary in everyone, remember you are the only one who knows how you feel. I had been going to see my Dr over many years and over this time I was told to ignore the pain, pull yourself together, it's just getting older, and just to keep mobile and exercise and I will be fine, I am sure most will be able to recognise these problems from their own experiences with Dr that is why it is so important to be persistent if you know something is wrong.
If you are suffering with pain it is difficult but you must try to realise and accept that you can no longer do things as you may have done before, to some extent you need to become selfish pace yourself, be able to say no, and if you can't do something don't as it is you who will have to struggle afterwards.
Hope this insight helps in some way Steve