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Giving Up

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minnie4
minnie4

Herniated three discs in June.  Here we are November and I've had two MRI scans seen three surgeons, started physio to help me walk, had Adult social services put hand rails up and now I have been referred to pain management.  They won't give me a date when I will b seen merely saying thy haven't received my referral.  Strang as I received my copy letter to the gp from th surgeon saying basically I have disc problems not just in my lumber which are herniated but also in my neck and osteo in the rest of my spine.  I am in agony and not having any feeling in one foot despite the nerve tests coming back negative I keep falling

 

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  • minnie4
    minnie4

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    I got a call from physio essex saying they had a cancellation and would I like it.  It's in rochford essex which I wasn't expecting but to get things moving I went.  They asked for letters received from drs or surgeons.  When I got there ut was a physio place but not for me.  I was there for an ATOS Assessment.  I'm doing everything I can to get better and yet here I am standing in front of an expressionless woman asking me to flap my arms like a chicken.  Really?

    why don't they go after people who say they can't work but manage to do other things not those with MRI scans gps letters and on enough medication to sedate an elephant and yet it doesn't touch the edge of the pain?

  • tina29338
    tina29338 minnie4

    Posted

    My journey has just begun with this. I've been in pain for 2 yrs now. At first doc said oh it's just wear and tear with my age at 37!

    Them eventually sent me for a MRI. He told me I'd got oa in my neck and to basically carry on. Went back several times with pain in my shoulder and left arm. On 3 different types of pain killers for it all. Had an app with community orthopaedic service last week and got told that from my MRI 12 months ago I've got 3 prolapsed docs in my neck!! He's ordered another MRI to see if it's got worse cause the pain has. He did say that cause I carried on working ( cashier) that it stands a good chance it's worse.

    I've also got mild oa in my hips, knee and hands but nothing's been done for them at all. Doc said cause your on all the pain killers then that should help but it don't! Had to have sick leave from work now cause I can't take the pain when working. Been asking if I should just give it up all together but now I've got up wait for the new results to come back and take it from there.

  • nigel97792
    nigel97792 minnie4

    Posted

    i herniated disc in january micro disctomy in may here i am in november no improvement its worse after on so many meds know thinking of sueing loss of work no impruvment prolapse is nerly cutting of spinal cord
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