Hi Wend, thanks for the reply
It's looking like that's the route I'll have to go down. First I have to get my GP to fill in the open referral form. I just hope he doesn't get uppity about me wanting to go through BUPA and not the NHS, because he's probably the nicest GP I've had, though he wasn't my GP when I had my surgery originally, so he doesn't know what it was that happened.
hi jimmy t85, sorry to hear about your on-going back trouble. i cant see why your g.p should 'uppity' for 2 reasons, first, you're in bupa thru your work so it won't cost your g.p. practice, and second, you will be seen a hell of a lot quicker thru going thru your works private insurance!. when it comes to spinal trouble g.p's, a and e and surgeons seem to treat most bad back patients the same, (i.e. 'take paracetamol/ibuprofen and come back in blah blah weeks if your still bad, then when you go back they put you on somethig else by which time you know somethin is seriously wrong!) then when eventually find the one's that have real disc/nerve/numbness damage they operate but it leaves a lot of people with nerve/numbness/crushing sensations and they may never work again!. if i had had a triple disectomy i personally go anywhere near an osteopath!!!, he/she cannot possibly see how much of the discs are left after your triple op, or wether the outer caseing is cracked, or whereabouts they are EXACTLY pressing,or how much.for example last week i had the results of a scan that says that my bottom 2 discs,L4/L5 andL5/S1 are 'bulging, trapping my already damaged sciatic nerve' creating horrendous pain, (nerve left damaged from previous lasor op's), but a second surgeon says that with the direction in which the discs are bulging i should have pain on the inner part of my foot, but mine is on the outside so he can't operate.now if a surgeon can't find a solution after LOOKING AT A SCAN, THERE NO WAY I WOULD LET ANYONE LAY A HAND ON ME WHO CAN ONLY SEE MY SKIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!. by the way,i was told the further away your pain is from your back,you say your's stops at the top of your calf, the more likely it is to be your disc,maybe a prolapse,pressing on the nerve,my pain at the top of my buttock,with burning sensitivity,and then STARTS at my calf and goes down into the right sid of my foot and into my last 3 toes. THE SOONER YOU GET SORTED WITH BUPA THE BETTER, ISN'T IT QUICKER? I WOULD NOT GO THRU MY G.P IF I WAS IN BUPA, IT TAKES TO LONG!!!:(. HOWEVER, ONLY YOU CAN MAKE THAT DECISION.
let us all know how you go on,GOOD LUCK.:)
daveyam.
Thanks Davey
I made an appointment with the GP, but I can't see him until July 18th, so I can't do anything until then, regarding BUPA.
Luckily, I'm not in any pain at the moment, so fingers crossed.
I feel silly posting about my problems, when there are so many more people on here who are suffering really, really badly. I wish speedy recoveries for you all!
Hi Jimmy
Please don't feel silly the idea of this forum is to ask questions about things that worry you and then have people offer advice. It doesn't matter how big or small your problem or whether others are worse, we are here to help. I love giving advice when it helps someone understand or just confirm what they were feeling. So please keep posting.
Wend x
Hi Jimmy
Please don't feel silly the idea of this forum is to ask questions about things that worry you and then have people offer advice. It doesn't matter how big or small your problem or whether others are worse, we are here to help. I love giving advice when it helps someone understand or just confirm what they were feeling. So please keep posting.
Wend x
Thanks Wend, much appreciated 🙂
I'm in a fair bit of pain today 🙁 Had a sore back yesterday (Sunday), but with no leg pain. Today it has reversed and I have no back pain, but quite a bit of leg pain. Typical. In hindsight, I shouldn't have came into work.
GP appointment is July 12th now, so not too long before I can be referred to BUPA.
Hi Jimmy
My pain switches around all the time, sometimes my back is the worse then my legs. I've come to the conclusion it's our bodies way of keeping us on our toes 🙂
I hope going to work hasn't caused you too much more pain. Try and take it easy.
Take care,
Wend x
Hi Jimmy
My pain switches around all the time, sometimes my back is the worse then my legs. I've come to the conclusion it's our bodies way of keeping us on our toes 🙂
I hope going to work hasn't caused you too much more pain. Try and take it easy.
Take care,
Wend x
It's a strange one, isn't it? You're probably right!
In the end, the pain whilst sitting (I work in an office), was unbearable, so I had to come home. I managed to get an emergency appointment with a GP (not my own), who I gave the BUPA referral form too. He did some tests on me (the usual leg raises, reflex test and bend forwards/backwards test), but didn't mention anything.
Hello all, just a quick update.
Been off work since monday, but hoping I'm okay enough to go to work tomorrow. I don't want to give my supervisors any excuse. I don't think they know what I've been/going through.
Have got a consultation with an orthopedic surgeon on Monday evening, so I'll keep you posted.
Hope everyone is okay
be carefull !
hi jimmy t85, don't overdo it at work, does your supervisor understand your situation?, sounds like you are doing your best to get to work under really painfull circumstances.
i hope your appointment goes well on monday:). keep us posted.
regards,daveyam.
Hi Dave
Not really. They say they do, but I don't think they do.
Had consultation on Monday, and was sent for a MRI scan yesterday, so will await results from that and see where we go from there
hi jimmy, hope the mri brings good news, keep us posted
kind regards, daveyam
hi jimmy
can't you ask your consultant to write a letter for your work to explain your condition in my opinion i don't think you should be working but i understan the needs to.
please let us know your results from mri
good luck clare xxxxx
Haven't spoken to the Doc yet as they're busy. However, I've been checking this problem out as much as I can and I've read people talking about cortisone or hydro-cortisone injections, especially when they're abroad.