I'm running my own bloods through a local hospital, the NHS is trying to prescribe MTX on, in my opinion, too little data.

No rheumatologist will diagnose my vasculitis, I have no idea why. I suspect it's because they would have to refer me to a vascular expert and they don't want to. My GP said I had it on the basis of bruising, purple skin, white fingers, spontaneous blood spots under my skin, skin so thin I drew blood if I sctrached an itch, all over skin itching, extreme tiredness, tinnitus, collapsing dark blue veins across my wrist when raised above heart height. But one rheumatologist even said that my daily capillary nosebleeds weren't a symptom when even the NHS website says it is!

There is literally no-one here I can trust but myself. I'm completely symptom free right now, except for a slight tinnitus which is still reducing, taking MSM, liquorice root, curcumin and cats claw. All those have been tested as anti-inflammatory agents and are of proven effectiveness.

I've got really good heart function at the moment, we have a home ECG because of my husband's heart condition and I test with that. I'm certainly prepared to give the supplements longer to work to bring down the CRP before I go on MTX.

Thanks for your input.