Hello thickntired, I'm sorry for your problems. I'm in my 40s too. I gained a lot of weight on seroquel but the last few years had gotten 70 pounds off because of stress. I recently gained 15 back, decided I needed the sugar (I'm diabetic and shouldn't)...but completely reversed my stress response to overeating again.

Anyways, for me, I had two VERY large babies, thinking back my diabetes wasn't diagnosed at the time and probably had that. Ever since my second one, who was just short of 11 pounds (I really resent that obstetrician, I remember telling him I was worried my baby was getting too big, and he patted me on the back and said "no worries, women have had 13 pound babies before) ***, anyways, ever since then I've had trouble with everything. They also screwed up my epidural and didn't tell me until the next day when I had complained how severe my headache was. I also :embarrassed: have trouble with my bowels the last few years.

I think my doctors stink, and don't take me seriously because I've been a "mental" patient for many years. I'm now like a 90 yr old in a 40 something body.

I've never known where to look until he told me about that particular joint, why didn't he tell me sooner? I tell him about my bowels, my intense abdominal pain, many other things, and I think he just doesn't even write down my complaints.

I haven't had an mri and I'm going to insist on one. I just don't know if it is too late since after having my second baby that stupid obstetrican said "yeah I think your cervix fell a bit but no concern to you".

Thanks for letting me vent. I'm sore after being on my feet for just a few hours now.