Back Pain

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Gobi May 2014 11:52am, 29 May 2014 54,100 posts	0 Gobi I see the surgeon on the 10th of June :¬0
mister f May 2014 12:43pm, 29 May 2014 136 posts	0 mister f Any idea what they have planned for you?! Fingers crossed!
Gymfreak May 2014 1:16pm, 29 May 2014 8,440 posts	0 Gymfreak Hello. mister f that sounds horrible I hope you heal really soon. Mine has improved a bit but it still hurts, have got nowhere in terms of useful appointments and got nowhere near riding my bike.
fraggle May 2014 2:06pm, 29 May 2014 213 posts	0 fraggle mister f - I had something vey similar 5 years ago, and L4-L5 is held together with nuts and bolts Gobi - you're round my way, are you going to the Royal Berks?
mister f May 2014 2:11pm, 29 May 2014 137 posts	0 mister f So how have you got on since fraggle? Just been for my X-ray and have got a cd to take home as souvenir! GF.. I'm glad that thinks are a little easier for you, but I still can quite comprehend the delays at tour doctor surgery... Completely unacceptable I'd say and I would seriously look to move practise. And of course when you do move to a new one the first thing you do is see a doc for a new patient assessment?! Kill two birds with one stone! 😃
Gobi May 2014 2:15pm, 29 May 2014 54,103 posts	0 Gobi Yes Fraggle , I shall not be driving
Pestomum May 2014 2:21pm, 29 May 2014 5,483 posts	0 Pestomum Ua
paul the builder May 2014 2:30pm, 29 May 2014 4,595 posts	0 paul the builder GF - so you've had a number of people who have had serious back problems read, think, respond. All said the same thing - get the appointment, get in the system. Forget about how bad it is today, compared to yesterday. Just get the appointment, and get things moving. If you're not totally immobile, or in excruciating pain, then I don't think you can expect anything other than a non-urgent appointment, and a non-urgent referral for MRI scan etc. Just GET IN THE BLOODY SYSTEM. You said on 16th (?) that the best you could get was an appointment for the end of the month. That's about now. Have you got one? As for "I can't have weeks off the bike" - that's not up to you. You might, or might not, have to. removes head from brick wall
Gymfreak May 2014 3:08pm, 29 May 2014 8,441 posts	0 Gymfreak Paul, I have had a docs appt yes. They told me that a few weeks was normal for back pain and they wouldn't do anything at this stage. I asked about scans and he told me there was no reason to do one yet. I have already had weeks off the bike. Not really enjoying the experience, but it is what it is.
fraggle May 2014 3:53pm, 29 May 2014 214 posts	0 fraggle Hi mister f : it was a long road to fitness, but I'm there now I suffered a bit from sciatica last year on my long rides, but came through it to do an Iron distance Triathlon in September \m/ so I am now both Iron and Titanium Gobi - if you get the choice of consultant see Mr McKenna, the man is a genius (and V modest with it!) he has a good sense of humour and understands the need for us to do training/races. i got an extra medal and sent it to him so he can show people there is life after back surgery and questions then fail me