pain clinic assessment

holmesi

hi peeps,went to the pain clinic assessment this morning 8.00am -10.45 saw about 4 diffferent peeps ,told the spinal exercises were a bit to advanced for me at the mo,just do the basics and swim,learn to cope with the pain,pain clinic for 8 days over 8 weeks,hopefully teach me how to live with" uncle arthur"
hope everybody is having a painfree day,
ivor

woodbon

Hi Thats good news, that something is being done. I hope it works for you. Nice that you saw all the specialists in one go, I have to go to see special physio at a different hospital, so waiting for the appt.
Good luck Sue

eckstardeluxe

I'm the same as Sue, seeing them in different spells.

Physio at our Hospital refused to go near me, so the Consultant at my Pain Clinc said he was sending me to his personal one. Did have to wait a while but saw her two weeks ago and no wonder she comes so highly recommend. She spent two hours with me, one of which was just going over absolutely everything with me, really indepth.

Never met a physio like her. I had extra drugs given to me after my appointment at the Pain Clinic and I have said here already they have transformed my whole outlook. May be worth discussing this with them if you have any issues with this when you go back. I'm due back on the 27th of this month to see how things have been going.

dachshund

Hi Eckstardeluxe. and Ivor.
Sorry if i've spelt your name wrong.
how long did you have to wait for your first pain c app i 'm also waiting for one from the physio but i was told by the doc that i would have to wait 6 months for that.
i'm pleased you have your pain sorted at last.
Ivor i hope you are not in to much pain and i'm pleased you've been to the pain c.
joan xx

holmesi

dachshund wrote:

Hi Eckstardeluxe. and Ivor.
Sorry if i've spelt your name wrong.
how long did you have to wait for your first pain c app i 'm also waiting for one from the physio but i was told by the doc that i would have to wait 6 months for that.
i'm pleased you have your pain sorted at last.
Ivor i hope you are not in to much pain and i'm pleased you've been to the pain c.
joan xx

hi joan ,yes i saw the spinal nurse/physio in may 09,he referred me to the pain assessment clinic[multi discipline] got the appointment for 13/08/09 [yesterday]about 3 months ,[badgered them a bit ]so hope they can do something.
take care and hope your feeling better today ,ivor

eckstardeluxe

dachshund wrote:

Hi Eckstardeluxe. and Ivor.
Sorry if i've spelt your name wrong.
how long did you have to wait for your first pain c app i 'm also waiting for one from the physio but i was told by the doc that i would have to wait 6 months for that.
i'm pleased you have your pain sorted at last.
Ivor i hope you are not in to much pain and i'm pleased you've been to the pain c.
joan xx

Just call me Eck

My Pain Clinc appointment took 6 months but they said this was because my medical history re spinal issues went back over twenty years the Consultant would need time to go through all my records. The physio, his personal one was 2 months.

dachshund

Hi Eck.
I had my pain c app this morning its for nov 30'th. i dont mind the wait i've got it.
it will take a while to fill the forms in.
joan xx