At the start of July I had a new pain welling up in my lumbar. There wasn’t a specific point, as in a fall or twist, it just gradually built up. It got to the point where it was agony to sit down, only walking helped. After a 6 week wait for an appointment at an NHS hospital, I had to wait another 3 weeks for an MRI scan and then 2 weeks for the results. I was told to rest all this time because it was probably a disc herniation. The MRI didn’t show any problems with discs, or anything else that was remarkable. So I started physio, which was going well, until something gave way and my glute pain returned with full blown sciatica. Up to date, over the last month I have been using crutches to walk as I have loss strength and mobility, and swallowing a cocktail of painkillers to deal with it. I have been completely caught out a times and have been unable to walk at all.
he one thing that gets me is that when I lift up my left or right leg, I get this clicking/thudding sound in my pelvis, around my sacrum and my pelvic joints. It is accompanied my numbness in my feet. It can be quite a shock and very worrying, I mean I used to run everyday.
Having not experienced this before it was a complete shock. I have been offered an epidural steroid injection as my only option, which I think I have in the next month. I was never offered any blood test or anything else for that matter. I find the pain very hard to deal with, and very depressing. I dont really leave my house. And I dont think the injection will deal with the route of my problem. Everytime I ask a consultant what has caused my pain, they give me a vague ambiguous answer about referred pain. It is eye opening to see how other people have been dealing with their problems, this site is a blessing. So, now i guess i just wait for it to get worse or better. Any suggestions?
I have to have ankle surgery and went to see my GP in about Oct 07.
When we were given a consultants appointment he told me in front of my girlfriend (a witness to the statement?) that under government guidlines you should now not have to wait longer than 18 weeks from point of referral to admission on the NHS, and if you DO you are entitled to go private and the NHS has to foot the bill.
The 18 weeks passed and I heard nothing, then I got an appointment for an MRI scan. I mentioned the 18 weeks issue to the doctor at the MRI appointment and he said “nah, its 18 weeks from THIS appointment”. A blatant contradiction to what I had been told.
That 18 weeks deadline is coming up next week and I made a call to the surgery appointment dept at the hospital to find out an admission date, only be told “cant see you on the list…. oh well you’ll have to wait 26 weeks instead”
Is there anything I can do about this?
Please only answer if you have a serious answer.
Thanks
I fell down the stair about 4 and a half weeks ago. I went to A&E straight away. They said I had ligament damage but they didn’t say how bad. Then they gave me a half cast for 9 days, a hard cast for 7 days and now I have had a walking boot/air cast for 3 weeks and I have about 1 more week to go. Its still really sore. How do I convince the hospital to give me ligament surgery? Also, if I need a MRI, how can you make it look like there is still damage? Best answer will get loads of points 
I am reposting this purely for the sake of I want a little reassurance. Something to read that will make me smile or feel abit relaxed. I havent had an attack for about 10 hours, but im feeling abit heavy chested and abit worried about an attack happeneing. Ive had about 2 or 3 twinges in my knees and hands, but ive read somewhere thats normal in an attack if physical things happen when worrying too much.
Since my dad got taken into hospital 3 days ago, Ive been having AWFUL panic attacks. Ive never suffered with them before, but here are my symptons:
Going hot, then cold,
Trapped gas feeling with tummyache
Tight chest
Sometime pain when breathing
Uncontrollable crying
Feel better when i cry, but then cause my symptons worse
Im panicking at everything, every twinge i feel, anything that I feel in my body, makes me cry basically.
Im very scared of hospitals, so as you can imagine each day when I visit day I feel worse.
Last night I had such a fast heartbeat I couldnt sleep for hours. Because of the difficulty breathing, I felt like I wouldnt breathe if I fell asleep.
The night before, I woke up and felt very very sick, but I think this was just shock.
Please please please can somebody reassure me that Im okay and that panic attacks arent dangerous, and just give me some tips on what I can do if I feel panicky or when im in a panic attack.
I’d really appreciate it if you don’t say anything negative or anything that will scare me, cause im very sensitive at the moment and it will set me off.
Also, I know I need to book at doctors appointment because they will be able to help me, but I cant see a doctor for a week, so I need some methods to use in the meantime.
I also think i’m feeling even worse because Ive hardly been eating. I weigh very little, and I need to be reassured that the more I eat, the better Im going to feel.
Thank you so much
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He has pneumonia, possibly emphysema and got to get MRI scan results tomorrow. Im just very worried because im young and nobody close to me has ever been ill like this.
I just don’t like it when things go wrong in people’s bodies. Freaks me out alot.
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Thanks Brynn. Yes i understand what youre saying, I just gotta find the courage to ask a nurse/doctor, because im either panicking while im there, or I feel like im about to panic.
If anybody has panic attacks, can you let me know if it makes your legs feel abit weird? Abit numb or a tiny sharp twitch or something?
I mean it is a good university, but the place is isolated. Transport service is not great I think, as I am used to London transport.
Does any one have any tips for surviving “out there”.
I had an sleep EEG done in May, and then an MRI done on 5th July 09.
I had a private psychiatrist (sp?) appt last week and he had my results with him. The MRI came back as normal which is good but the EEG result came back as: heightened wave formulations over the right anterior quadrant. Then after that it said: Diagnosis: Partial Epilepsy.
I called the Neuro’s sec who has given me an appt for next wednesday but they seem to be getting worse as in I had one last night then about 10 minutes ago I had a brief feeling I was having another.
My Epilepsy symptoms are, Everything around me goes very fast i.e I was on the phone last night and it felt like I was holding a brick it was very heavy, then cars seem like they are going at 200mph when they are only going at approx 30mph, If I speak it feels like i’m either shouting or screming or being shouted or screamed at.
1 I had a few weeks ago made my pupils (eyes) go VERY large as if like saucers.
When I mentioned to the Neuro’s secretary that i’d seen the EEG results I asked that could he say “No I haven’t got it”? Yes was her answer possibly as Epilepsy needs to be diagnosed with MRI and EEG result but my MRI is clear!!
I have also just been diagnosed with Generalised Anxiety Disorder.
Right currently I am at Sheffield University studying business, however i am planning to drop out this christmas due to the fact that I’m not very happy here and am not enjoying the course. Please could someone help me by giving me tips on what to say in a personal statement for university this September as I’m struggling to sound very good!!
I’ve recently decided to change my intention of studying Law to French.
However, I am stuck.
What can I include in it? My work experiences are related to Law, not French.
What would be a “good” reason to study French?
Please help, thank you very much & have a nice day.
i have exams in 6 weeks, history english and art….and im esp crap on the history…i know barely anything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! aaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrghghghghghgh!!!!! how can i learn some hist really quickly?
She has no pain when she sits or stands…but when she walks a very short distance she has to stop for the pain. Have had an MRI and seen a pain specialist. That did’nt tell us much, also have seen a Chiropractor. So what is it? The worry is wearing her out. So please if anyone knows the answer I would really appreciate it.
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