Anti-inflammatories at last

I managed to convince my GP at last that I am, as the rheumatologist, the x-ray techs, and my previous GPs have already said, in pain from psoriatic arhtritis.

At last.

He has given me the new anti-inflammatories that Professor Woolfe asked me to be given: "celcoxib". He did, however, stress many many times that as I have now had gastro-intestinal bleeding that I could die as a result of taking these. If that wasn't worrying enough, I then found this warning on the information leaflet that came with the pills:

"Rare side effect which may affect up to 1 persons in 1000, are listed below ... Ulcers in the diestive system, perforations in the intestine, inflamed gullet, blood in bowel movements (very rarely these conditions have been fatal)."

Hmm ... I've never seen the word 'fatal' in a patient info leaflet before with tablets. Eek.

But if I don't get the inflamation under control soon, the arthritis is going to leave me a cripple in a matter of years. At the first sign of any gastric discomfort I shall stop taking these tablets. If I get any more stomach cramps, Claire is going to call 999. Hopefully none of that will be necessary. I had one last night and I was fine, despite being paranoid about them as all hell. I've just had a second one and I still feel fine.

Yikes