2018 complained of back pain.
Sent to physio.
Told not hips - knees. Knees strapped continue physio still back pain told feet advised and paid for orthotics 100s pounds back and hips horrendous pain told take orthotics out continue to tell GP about pain went. Referred to muscular skeletal MRI scan 2019 told had arthritis in lower back 3-4-4-6 discs both sides but nothing too bad (their words). Went to chiropractor paid for private X-ray of hips was told to take X-ray to GP as it was my hips continued to say to doctor.
I am not one for complaining but was getting nowhere, not even a referral. Was told I was too fat to be referred with lack of mobility. I found it hard to exercise, to lose weight and stand-in doctor told me I would not be referred due to being too fat (their words) and that was why my GP was not prepared to refer me. This is now 2023. She told me if I was bedridden and ate less I would lose weight. Now I am upset and want to speak to the original GP who said this. I eventually see him and he said he didn’t say that. Yet theses stand-in doctors kept referring to his words
January 2024 referred back to muscular skeletal sent for MRI referred to Elgin hospital.
First Consultant I have seen in 6 years.
He said inject my hip and refer me to spinal as he said my back needed looked at and he doesn’t do backs.
June and July heard nothing, inquired about injection told huge waiting list.
Spinal was never a referral.
I contacted muscular skeletal again.
They took my MRI scan to Woodend hospital where I was told the consultant said I wasn’t needing an injection I needed a hip on the right.
Heard nothing contacted orthopaedic outpatients 27 weeks to be on the list for an appointment April 2025.
7 years later here I am an uncomplaining patient who puts others' health worries greater than mine.
I am done.
I can’t even remember what it feels like to have no pain.
To walk without pain.
To sit without pain.
7 years of agony and being pushed from pillar to post over and over again.
My quality of life has been hell.
No pain management was referred, supposedly never seen anyone.
This has all impacted on my health in other ways.
"Getting nowhere, not even a referral"
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