slow progress

[charlotte knight]

hi all, just thought i would update you as i saw a consultant yesterday he gave me a whole 5 minutes of his time as he said that is all he has allocated to each patient bareing in mind that we had to drive for an hour and three quarters to get there in that 5 minutes he told me i will be having an operation but hes not sure which operation as they have lost my last mri scan so now i have to have a new mri scan for him to decide which operation i will be having but have been told that the scan will not be done for at least a month then i have to ring and get myself on the pre admissions waiting list and then when i go for that appointment i will be told which op they will be planning to perform, meanwhile im in a wheelchair now still in agony not sleeping and spending most of my days in tears, i rang my gp today to tell him what cardiff had said and to ask for more pain relief he simply said i am really sorry charlotte but if i gave you anymore medication you would basically be a zombie, unable to function at all which isnt possible when you have children to take care of, so now i sit here and do what im used to cry and wait i hope the rest of you are having better luck.
hugs to you allxxx

[elizabeth brown]

hi charlotte,
was thinking of you yesterday and i know from anne,s e.mail she was too..isn,t that bloody typical !!!we live in constant pain and they think they are god because they gave you five minutes..
i hope surgery as we both in same boat as each other is sorted for you soon...mri scans can be terrible to get quick but as you said if you call short list you may get a cancellation...
im so sorry your feeling down and i don,t blame you...I was shocked when you said they lost your mri results ( i thought it was only me this happend too)....no wonder your upset as if they had that you would know what is ahead of you..
i would have demanded they retrieve your scan from harddrive as i done this first visit and refused to leave till they did..
your gp seems supportive charlotte and thats good for you as my own doctor has been my rock through these long 3 yrs and went a mile for me to get a help...i guess right now you would rather be a zombie than in pain....im still trying hard from my hospital visit last monday and doing not too bad but morphine increases are terrible for me...
i hope things calm down for you soon charlotte and you get some relief and i am always here to chat to....the journey itself would not have helped you and rainy days always make it pain worse because of damp air conditions...we have had alot of that last couple of days so my pain also increases...
will be in touch again soon charlotte as i need to check see if anne has replied to her blog too .....
try to keep smiling honey its not easy i know but my thoughts are with you...
big hugs xox liz.x