Hi Due to a bit of a cock up at the hospital my MRI referral has taken 3 weeks to be received by the relevant dept. I now have a possible 6 weeks wait. Am thinking of paying to have MRI done privately so I can get on and have a steroid injection. Has anyone had any experience of doing this? Did your rheumatology dept…
So I got up early, got dressed and got cab to hospital. All well though as I had only has a couple of sips of water in the morning to take my meds with giving a sample was a little difficult though I managed in the end. Nurse came back and asked if there was any possibility I could be pregnant? I replied that at 56,…
Well my Pre-operation appointments have come through and I really would appreciate pocket duties please! My Hip & Knee class is on Friday 3rd November at 13.30pm & My pre-op appointment is on Monday 6th November at 8.40am. Could I please ask for pocket duties for both appointments. t98112
Hi all Had my rheumatology nurse appointment on Monday. Ended up going in the wrong entrance and got a tad lost so I asked one of the hospital volunteers the way to rheumatology. I managed to get there ok and was booked in. A few minutes later the same chap called me in and I thought ooo he must help out here too! Anyhoo…
Hi everyone, This is my first time here as I have just been diagnosed and naturally enough I have so many questions I was hoping for some information or advice. I am 32 and father of two kids aged 9mths and 3yrs. When I'm not entertaining them I am either playing music or practicing jiu jitsu. A year and a half ago I was…
Over a period of weeks to months I have developed left sided pain between my hip and buttock what seems to reduce the pain is pain is pressing hard on the pain site or using a belt or strong tape to compress the area Does this make sense and longer term what can I do
Hi My mam [in Belfast] has been in a home for some time now. I live in the North East. Up until now we have always driven to Scotland and got the ferry over but since my shoulder replacement I couldn't cope with the journey to Scotland then the ferry over to Northern Ireland So we are flying and hiring a car. I went on…
Has anyone else had two hip replacements and found how different the the discomfort is ? I had one in June and found my leg swelled towards the end of the day but had gone down by evening and the discomfort was around the side of my buttock and I found some relief by lying on the bed a couple of times during the day and…
I'm having what I presume are steroid injections (letter refers to them as trigger point injections), into my neck and shoulders on Monday. As I can't eat/drink anything after 2.30 am and only water or black tea no later than 6.30 am I'm presuming some kind of anaesthetic is involved. I usually use crutches when walking…
Good morning all, Am after some advise and tips am due to have a full wrist fusion in just over a weeks time. Can anyone who's had this operation give me any tips to manage with the lack of movements ECT. What made life easier for you to manage? Are classed as disabled etc? Any advise will be helpful for me. Thank you Ryan
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