Post Polio Syndrome And Arthritis Of Hips

[Canis_Lupus]

Thank you both for your replies, I have tried going down the GP/Consultant procedure. GP denies that Post Polio exists, tries to fob me off by saying it's ME.

In the last 5yrs I have had 3 Consultants, in the forlno joy that way!

I posted on here in the hope that I might get a reply from someone on here might also have the same problem

[bednobs]

hi frank.  Your GP could be right as with most syndromes, there is no specific diagnostic test - more a collection of symptoms.  It probably (?) makes not one jot of difference if you have PPS or ME - they are very similar symptoms-wise, and neither have a cure nor specific treatment per se.  i get i am looking from the outside though, not experiencing it like you are

in fact there may be an advantage to 'labeling' it as ME - there's a bigger community to post your question towards, and you may get more answers?

[Peter Pedant]

Good conclusion

I think post polio syndrome exists

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/post-polio-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20355669

Sort of slowly appeared in the sixties and seventies ( can these people be chronically infected?)

What the GP may be saying is that he is sure that what you have got  - - is nt post polio

see the article about half way down " it is impt to get the diagnosis right"

and yes I agree with bednobs, ME path or post polio path - choose the ME path

 

[Peter Pedant]

I  have been thro three posts on basically the same thing. There is something called secondary arthritis - where a condition causes excessive wear of a joint.

I think your doctors are saying the hip issue  is not caused  by PPS

(when  I hadmy hip replaced, the surgeon said " you have had radiotherapy  but this has not caused the arthritis". And I said  "you can tell?" he said yup  ( they look different = radionecrosis is special)