walking and pain

skintmacflint

why does your GP think it's muscle related and not due to disc prolapse. Waht you described sounds like sciatica pain and numbness which is likely to be a disc problem.

Only an MRI shows up if a nerve is trapped , so think you should push to get one done.

Many years ago, I had back symptoms like yours like yours. My GP thought it was a disc problem so referred me to a consultant to get an MRI done. But the Ortho consultant dismissed it as a 'niggle' . Eventually leg got weaker and it flared into crippling pain. I paid to have an MRI scan done privately and it revealed not 1 but 3 prolapsed discs with the nerve being squeezed. Cost back then was about £400.

Thanks to this scan, I was able to access the correct reatment including injections into the spine and was able to continue work with minimal time off work.

Best money I ever spent. Keep at your GP to get referred.

sunnyone

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

If you took the time to read some of Bryando's earlier posts, or remember him from some time ago, you'd see that he does have care needs. I remember him talking about some of them.

Attacking him because he hasn't given you a long list of his other conditions in this particular post when he is asking about mobility is unfair. And in this case, not only entirely wrong - what you have said in this post can be quite reasonably regarded as abuse.

I have read every single one of his posts he has made on this forum, which is why I can see him for what he is. (he also posts elsewhere and I have also read every post he has made their trawling for information here/their to fill in his DLA claim form to get what he wants)

Just on this post/thread, he isnt the only one we have had posting on this forum who sorted out a driving licence then tried for high rate mobility so they can get a motability car.

Sorry but I am not blind to past postings due to "disability solidarity" or the need to help others to use this forum and other forums to falisfy or inflate ESA/DLA claims using the information posted by others.

Any normal, rational, decent person reads everything and evaluates that information without blind loyalty to other "disabled" people.

OneYorkshireLass

ab.da54 wrote: »

Very bad form, sunnyone.

Her consistency is somewhat admirable ...

Bryando

I shall go to my GP on Monday and push for a scan. Also for the record I am not a member of any other forum! Also add I post to gain information or seek clarification.
Sunnyone think what you want but hop it if you have nothing of value to add.

ab.da54

sunnyone wrote: »

I have read every single one of his posts he has made on this forum, which is why I can see him for what he is. (he also posts elsewhere and I have also read every post he has made their trawling for information here/their to fill in his DLA claim form to get what he wants)

Just on this post/thread, he isnt the only one we have had posting on this forum who sorted out a driving licence then tried for high rate mobility so they can get a motability car.

Sorry but I am not blind to past postings due to "disability solidarity" or the need to help others to use this forum and other forums to falisfy or inflate ESA/DLA claims using the information posted by others.

Any normal, rational, decent person reads everything and evaluates that information without blind loyalty to other "disabled" people.

Does he use the same name on other forums?

This is not about "disability solidarity", more about being decent human beings who do not go around verbally attacking others, without just cause.

It's also about using this forum for what it was intended - helping with advice where possible.

What do you mean by sorting out a licence then trying to claim HRM in order to get a car. That series of events does not make sense.

margaretclare

Parva wrote: »

bryando, please please go yo your doctor and insist on an Xray on your lower back and / or hip. You must rule out other problems or end up minus an entire leg (like me) or much worse!!! This matters much more than any benefits, trust me, I know - I'm the one hopping around (and more often falling) on one leg! Sod the benefits, just make sure it's not a life-threatening condition!

Or end up in a wheelchair, which near-as-dammit happened to DH.

The most help he got was (a) from the most recently-joined (and therefore the most newly-qualified) member of the GP team at our local surgery and (b) a consultant physiotherapist, who had immediate access to a spinal consultant. It all followed from there.

An X-ray may not show up all the problem - DH had at least 2 MRI scans, the second one using dye, and even then the surgeon couldn't see it all until he actually 'got in there' as he put it.

Just like the Nurse who gave an opinion on my original claim, and said that I was taking mild analgesic medication.

What I was actually taking was 150mg of Morphine a day, plus Dihydrocodeine, Duloxetine, and Naproxen.

As a former member of the nursing profession (registration now lapsed) I am amazed at this. I'm glad you reported her. No nurse should be allowed to continue in practice if this is what he/she believes.

SingleSue

mazza111 wrote: »

totally agree with this. My dd has EDS/HMS, well we both do, but her's is worse, the new GPs and locums have been absolutely brilliant with her. The old grumpy one says she should be taking paracetamol and she'll grow out of it (she's 21), but then a consultant ortho surgeon told her that too...

We had years of being told my eldest was either....making it up, having growing pains, was a boy what did I expect or I was an over anxious mother.

We finally got lucky when a locum doctor saw him and she referred him up to the big hospital and we finally got his diagnosis of EDS. It has improved at the surgery since, they now have at least two doctors who know what EDS stands for and its ramifications.......

pauliboo

margaretclare wrote: »

Or end up in a wheelchair, which near-as-dammit happened to DH.

The most help he got was (a) from the most recently-joined (and therefore the most newly-qualified) member of the GP team at our local surgery and (b) a consultant physiotherapist, who had immediate access to a spinal consultant. It all followed from there.

An X-ray may not show up all the problem - DH had at least 2 MRI scans, the second one using dye, and even then the surgeon couldn't see it all until he actually 'got in there' as he put it.



As a former member of the nursing profession (registration now lapsed) I am amazed at this. I'm glad you reported her. No nurse should be allowed to continue in practice if this is what he/she believes.

Can I ask what the diagnosis was?

I was diagnosed with Facet Joint Arthritis back in 2006 which affects my thoracic spine. I also suffer from Joint Hypermobility.

Over the last 2 years I have been getting extreme pain in my lower back and right hip which put me on sick leave for over 6 months while the doctors did MRIs and X-Rays. I am now back at work Full-time but in agony.

The X-Ray showed partial arthitis and was deemed as normal wear and tear. The MRI showed a disc bulge but not prolapse and nowhere near the spinal cord.

I thought I might have Ankylosing Spondylitis but this has been ruled out as my blood tests for rheumatism were negative.

Thanks in advance for any help.