The rheumatologist appointment went really well. I have been diagnosed with Osteoarthritis. That’s the best possible diagnosis. We knew I had a type of arthritis and I am glad to rule out autoimmune involvement. Osteoarthritis (OA) is inevitable with EDS-H, so I’m not surprised. It’s just a matter of mitigating the damage, just like it always has been. 

Got a referral to another doctor to evaluate me for knee braces. No idea how long the wait for that will be. 

My guts have been in revolt. Had a bowel impaction. Glad that the medications worked and nothing invasive (like surgery) was required. Bowel surgery terrifies me. Too much can go wrong. I do everything I can to keep the constipation in check so impaction don’t happen. But every now and again they still do. It’s very frustrating.  

Even more frustrating is that even though I have cleared my bowel, I am still having a lot of abdominal pain. Don’t see my PCP until tomorrow. I’m hoping for a GI consult. I suspect this is gastroparesis problems. It might be time for new interventions. Been mostly on a liquid diet and that isn’t a great option, but it reduces the pain to something bearable.