@SusanEllen66

My father lives in France, which is where we're pursuing this; and unfortunately yes, referrals here are very necessary. We are thinking of trying to see if we can get something with a rheumatologist in particular without one, though, since the internal medicine wait is so long! (And yes, at least he is on a cancellations list! Just have to keep fingers crossed, etc.)

I'm so sorry to hear about your multifarious woes 🙁 My sister has fibro alone which causes her a tremendous amount of pain, so I can't imagine how much you're dealing with with all those things going on at once! Still, I hope there are better days ahead, either in terms of pain management or just less pain in need of managing (or ideally: both!).

What you said here - "I live the best life I can but I’m frustrated because I can’t do the things I used to anymore." - really rings true for my dad, I think. He is a very active fellow whose primary hobby in caving (spelunking), and not being able to do that is really doing a number on his mental health.

@dcypherzzz

Oh, interesting! Thanks for sharing. I hadn't considered an allergic response... 🤔