Double Discectomy - Anybody had the op before
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I’d also like to say a huge thank you all for being so understanding. It’s nice to have a thread where it doesn’t descend in to arguments and being my fault as the op. You have all restored my faith in the PH community.
Now I’m off to read the remainder of the thread about a PH’r that has adopted another ph’r dog when it was going to have to be put in a shelter and possibly put down.
The dog now lives out in the countryside having the time of its life. It’s restored my faith in this forum as well
Now I’m off to read the remainder of the thread about a PH’r that has adopted another ph’r dog when it was going to have to be put in a shelter and possibly put down.
The dog now lives out in the countryside having the time of its life. It’s restored my faith in this forum as well
Okay anybody got any advise on this one.
We were supposed to be going to Le Mans middle of June, obviously without surgery there is no way in hell she could go and even with it being as touch and go.
We have contacted our travel insurance company (post office), they require a form filling out explaining why she can’t travel.
This HAS to be filled in by her GP. Now of course all her care has been done privately via vitality private medical and Ramsey group. According to the post office only her GP can fill in the form.
GP is refusing to sign the form (despite being paid £150 admin fee to do so). Saying he hasn’t been part of her care so won’t do it.
Ramsey group (private medical) say every part of her medical care has been forwarded on to her GP and he is aware of every single test / scan / letter etc etc.
So now we’re in the following situation: post office (travel insurer) will only accept form filled in by GP not her consultant.
GP won’t sign it saying he hasn’t treated her (even though he has ever detail and aspect of her care in her notes).
The woman can’t walk more than 10 ft without the aid of two crutches. Can’t stand for more than a minute without being bent over double and can only walk maybe 50-100ft without being bought to tear inducing pain.
What more does the GP need to know.
FFS, I would like to go down the GP office and give him a serious one way discussion. f
king imbecile.
We were supposed to be going to Le Mans middle of June, obviously without surgery there is no way in hell she could go and even with it being as touch and go.
We have contacted our travel insurance company (post office), they require a form filling out explaining why she can’t travel.
This HAS to be filled in by her GP. Now of course all her care has been done privately via vitality private medical and Ramsey group. According to the post office only her GP can fill in the form.
GP is refusing to sign the form (despite being paid £150 admin fee to do so). Saying he hasn’t been part of her care so won’t do it.
Ramsey group (private medical) say every part of her medical care has been forwarded on to her GP and he is aware of every single test / scan / letter etc etc.
So now we’re in the following situation: post office (travel insurer) will only accept form filled in by GP not her consultant.
GP won’t sign it saying he hasn’t treated her (even though he has ever detail and aspect of her care in her notes).
The woman can’t walk more than 10 ft without the aid of two crutches. Can’t stand for more than a minute without being bent over double and can only walk maybe 50-100ft without being bought to tear inducing pain.
What more does the GP need to know.
FFS, I would like to go down the GP office and give him a serious one way discussion. f
king imbecile. Edited by MB140 on Monday 13th May 15:07
Don’t bother with the GP tomorrow, GET HER TO A CHIROPRACTOR ! I had similar lower back problems in 2002 and was all signed up for a disc op and had met the surgeon. I was recommended a chiro and went to see him. He said ‘hmm I think this may take 3 or 4 sessions’ - WHAT?!? You’ll sort it?? ‘Well, yes I don’t see why not’
The op was cancelled.
The op was cancelled.
GeneralBanter said:
Don’t bother with the GP tomorrow, GET HER TO A CHIROPRACTOR ! I had similar lower back problems in 2002 and was all signed up for a disc op and had met the surgeon. I was recommended a chiro and went to see him. He said ‘hmm I think this may take 3 or 4 sessions’ - WHAT?!? You’ll sort it?? ‘Well, yes I don’t see why not’
The op was cancelled.
She’s been seeing chiropractors, osteopaths and physios for about 5 years. The pain only got too bad to live with around Xmas time. Her physio is a member of the team GB Olympic physio team and a licensed osteopath, so she’s very good and very experienced.The op was cancelled.
She’s seen the latest scans and said no way can she cure it, only thing she can’t do to help is trying to relax the muscles which are contracted tightly to try and protect the body from pain.
According to her there is no option other than surgery.. Same from the consultant, her nhs GP and the private GP.
Thanks for taking the time to respond with suggestions though, appreciate it.
So bit of an update.
After the spinal op was cancelled due to the problems with the wife’s heart. She was given an appointment via vitality and the insurance company to see a cardiologist.
This involved a ecg, followed by a 24 hr recording of her heart and some scans of it as well. Results came back that she is getting extra beats in one chamber of her heart about 30% of the time. Up to 20% no treatment is needed.
So she was given a low dose prescription of beta blockers and retested. 2 weeks later Cardiologist thinks it might have been an infection that’s caused the problem.
Extra beats have started to reduce and about 10 days ago cardiologist says fine no problem you can have the op.
Cardiologist has written to gp and now we’re back to waiting for the gp to forward everything on to the back surgery team.
Now just waiting for the op to be scheduled. Work have been great. Turns out one of my work colleagues went through the same op about 5 years back and apart from the first 2-3 mins of the day when he gets up and stretches he is 99% pain free so here’s hoping it goes as well for the wife. He was also kind enough to come round and talk it over with my wife as she has been extremely nervous about the op.
I can’t wait for the op for her as I have to selfishly say watching someone you love being bought to tears near constantly due to being in extreme pain is not an easy task. Feeling helpless isn’t my forte. I’m normally a crack on and do something kind of person. I have not found the last 6 months easy (nothing compared to her) and it’s starting to effect me mentally.
As we should have been going to le Mams shortly we have decided we are going to watch the whole race live on the box. I’ll drink some beer (wife doesn’t drink), do a bbq on the balcony, do the whole 24hrs like we would if we were there.
After the spinal op was cancelled due to the problems with the wife’s heart. She was given an appointment via vitality and the insurance company to see a cardiologist.
This involved a ecg, followed by a 24 hr recording of her heart and some scans of it as well. Results came back that she is getting extra beats in one chamber of her heart about 30% of the time. Up to 20% no treatment is needed.
So she was given a low dose prescription of beta blockers and retested. 2 weeks later Cardiologist thinks it might have been an infection that’s caused the problem.
Extra beats have started to reduce and about 10 days ago cardiologist says fine no problem you can have the op.
Cardiologist has written to gp and now we’re back to waiting for the gp to forward everything on to the back surgery team.
Now just waiting for the op to be scheduled. Work have been great. Turns out one of my work colleagues went through the same op about 5 years back and apart from the first 2-3 mins of the day when he gets up and stretches he is 99% pain free so here’s hoping it goes as well for the wife. He was also kind enough to come round and talk it over with my wife as she has been extremely nervous about the op.
I can’t wait for the op for her as I have to selfishly say watching someone you love being bought to tears near constantly due to being in extreme pain is not an easy task. Feeling helpless isn’t my forte. I’m normally a crack on and do something kind of person. I have not found the last 6 months easy (nothing compared to her) and it’s starting to effect me mentally.
As we should have been going to le Mams shortly we have decided we are going to watch the whole race live on the box. I’ll drink some beer (wife doesn’t drink), do a bbq on the balcony, do the whole 24hrs like we would if we were there.
Bit late to this, firstly hope your wife gets her op soon.
I had an emergency microdiscectomy (L4/5) in 2000. Recovery took a long time but I think a lot of it was psychological as I was worried about causing any issues. I swam a lot for recovery (no breast stroke) and walking. In the last 10 years I’ve done more strength work and it has stopped the occasional back ache I used to get.
Good luck with getting this sorted!
I had an emergency microdiscectomy (L4/5) in 2000. Recovery took a long time but I think a lot of it was psychological as I was worried about causing any issues. I swam a lot for recovery (no breast stroke) and walking. In the last 10 years I’ve done more strength work and it has stopped the occasional back ache I used to get.
Good luck with getting this sorted!
Well today is surgery day. Pre-op done, no cardio problems this time, the beta-blockers seem to be doing there job. She went down for surgery at 0900 and is scheduled to be back up in her room for 1100.
Thanks again to all those that took the time to comment and reassure me. It’s pretty terrifying for someone who likes to be in control of his life to have to sit helplessly for a couple of hours while some bloke take a knife to your wife’s back.
Comedy moment when the anaesthesiologist couldn’t figure out how to open a zip lock bag that had my wife’s medications in. I was sat there thinking is this bloke really going to be in charge of keeping my wife alive. Obviously he must be suitably qualified to do the job but it was comical watching him try to open a simple plastic bag. After he left the wife and I who had been exchanging glances both burst out laughing, followed by her yelping in pain as she was laughing.
Anyway i am waffling now (as i often do when I’m nervous).
Thanks again PH collective.
Thanks again to all those that took the time to comment and reassure me. It’s pretty terrifying for someone who likes to be in control of his life to have to sit helplessly for a couple of hours while some bloke take a knife to your wife’s back.
Comedy moment when the anaesthesiologist couldn’t figure out how to open a zip lock bag that had my wife’s medications in. I was sat there thinking is this bloke really going to be in charge of keeping my wife alive. Obviously he must be suitably qualified to do the job but it was comical watching him try to open a simple plastic bag. After he left the wife and I who had been exchanging glances both burst out laughing, followed by her yelping in pain as she was laughing.
Anyway i am waffling now (as i often do when I’m nervous).
Thanks again PH collective.
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