Should I have heard from Rheumy?
jenzie06
Member Posts: 708
Had spine xray almost 3 weeks ago. Managed to get results from gp which showed I have some vertebra which has become 'wedge-shaped'. The only explanation after discussing it with a friend who has brittle bones and is a back guru is that it is osteoporosis.
Whatever the diagnosis, shouldn't I have heard from my rheumy department? If I hadn't pushed to find out the results then I'd still be in the dark. Either which way my back is still chuffing painful!!
Whatever the diagnosis, shouldn't I have heard from my rheumy department? If I hadn't pushed to find out the results then I'd still be in the dark. Either which way my back is still chuffing painful!!
0
Comments
-
Hi Jenzie
sorry you've had a worrying result from your x rays and that you've not been given a proper explanation about what it means. :roll:
Was it rheummy who organised the xrays? if so, then perhaps a phonecall to the clinic might prove useful? or to the consultant's secretary? I've always found them very helpful.
I'm sorry too that you are in such pain. :sad: Maybe your doc could review the analgesics and offer you more effective pain relief?
hope you get some answers soon.
Iris xx0 -
Hi Jen,
Just echo Iris really and hope that the pain will back off soon and you will get some real answers. Hang in there. Cris xx0 -
Hi jenzie
I hope you take Iris advice and ring the rhummy dept.
Fingers crossed you then get an appointment and you get a propper explaination of your xray result.
Thinking of you
Juliepf x0 -
If the rheumy was the one who sent you for Xrays then he should also have been given the results and l woudl contact his sec as Iris suggests for certain.
Love
toni xx0
Categories
- All Categories
- 21 Welcome
- 18 How to use your online community
- 3 Help, Guidelines and Get in Touch
- 11.7K Our Community
- 9.4K Living with arthritis
- 144 Hints and Tips
- 221 Work and financial support
- 755 Chat to our Helpline Team
- 6 Want to Get Involved?
- 394 Young people's community
- 11 Parents of Children with Arthritis
- 38 My Triumphs
- 122 Let's Move
- 32 Sports and Hobbies
- 19 Food and Diet
- 363 Chit chat
- 244 Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- 32 Community Feedback and ideas