Burning sensation in feet and legs
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I have a constant burning sensation in my feet and legs.it started in my right foot 9 years ago saw a specialist who did tests and said there was nothing wrong and to walk about more. What a laugh! I was a nurse on a very busy ward.in other words no help at all . It's now in my feet and legs past my knees . Pain is so intense especially when I go to bed. GP has given me different types of meds to try, including old type antidepressants that made me so drowsy and didn't help with the pain. Sometimes my feet feel like ice inside but are warm to the touch and visa versa.does anyone else have this problem I'd like to hear their experience.
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Ginagirl maddie87879
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derek76 maddie87879
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derek76 Ginagirl
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In Maddie’s case it is 'Needs must' as she is getting nowhere. The best advice I've ever had from a GP who could not get a 26 week appointment brought forward for me was Patient Power. This was in early internet days when information was hard to come by. I got an appointment for the following week.
Another time I had tendonitis and was quoted 16 weeks for a Physio appointment. I wrote to my then MSP who was the Scottish Health minister. He actually replied that he did not know the waiting list was so long. I hobbled to the hospital and in Physio there was the usual sign about the number of missed appointments the previous month. I said that I would sit there until the next No Show and have their appointment. They said cancelled appointments are not given to new patients as they need a longer than normal appointment for assessment. They had a confab and said that they would contact me if they could find a slot for me.
No sooner was I home than they phoned to offer an appointment for late that afternoon or early the next morning.
When told at my local hospital that I would have aortic valve replacement at a major hospital in six to eight weeks. I had not heard anything after five weeks and phoned the hospital I was to have it at. They said that they had no record of me. Phoning the original hospital I was told that Dr X was a bit behind with his paperwork. He had actually gone on a months holiday.
If you don't shout they can't hear you.
Ginagirl derek76
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I had to wait 17 weeks for a stress echocardiogram using equipment donated by Friends of The Hospital. It was only being used four times a week due to lack of doctors time to supervise it. After I complained it was upped to eight sessions a week. The 17 weeks was actually a cancellation that they were not going to give out to anyone. It took me about a month to get it confirmed due to various staff holdays. Of course the test resulted in a false positive and I then had a ten week wait for an angiogram. Ones life ends up on hold.
derek76 Ginagirl
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There is an expression about organistion in breweries that comes to mind.
Ginagirl derek76
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derek76 Ginagirl
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It now seems the norm with PFI that hospitals are located as inconveniently as possible.
pam_87693 maddie87879
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