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Originally Posted by Taylor514ce
I understand that medicine is not an exact science. I understand that symptoms, particularly pain, can come from a baffling array of sources. What I cannot understand is a medical professional simply GIVING UP on a patient, and referring them to a colleague, who also effectively shrugs and suggests yet another pill. I do not want to mask my symptoms with medicine. I wish to discover the source of the problem, and discuss possible solutions with a competent, caring medical professional!!
THAT's my VENT and RANT for the day. I cannot convey the level of frustration and even anger at having to endure constant pain, and having a neurosurgeon who doesn't want to operate and a neurologist who says he can't do anything else for me "medically". Meaning, what? I'm imaging things? The next specialist I see who asks me to describe the pain, I will punch as hard as I can in the face, and say "Like THAT, plus a toothache... and I'm not imagining it."
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I'll join in on this one too, although to be fair my actual doctor has been lovely and sympathetic. Unfortunately it'll be up to six weeks left (from 18) before my neurology referral comes through, I have to go for another set of blood tests in the meantime (the first ones showed 'heightened white cell count' so now they need to establish whether whatever infection it was is coming or going - does it matter if it's unrelated to the headaches?)
On the plus side, the more-or-less spaced feeling is keeping work interesting and the fact I'm forgetting sentences half-way through is....
... where am I?
Seriously though, pain is bad. And very, very exhausting.