Well Mr C have a Happy Christmas, so pi55ed off its unreal

bobjs

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Had a phone call today to say that my (ungent) cervical spine op will no not take place until next year so im a bit miffed to say the least, and i now have to go to one of these check ups for claiming disability allowance,as if i can tell them what the fook is going on in my neck and spine,

i bet you any money they will stop it and say.

you have a good right arm so get a job pulling pints,

not happy i just want this never ending pain to go so that i can get back shooting full time, get a new 308 and start to put some weight back on (lost 2.3 stone since the injury) and have a left arm that looks like my right arm not looking like a 14 year olds,

bob.

i forgot to mention this is week 16 since this started,
 
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Sorry Bob. Hard to know what to say other than keep the guns ( both physical and material ) at the forefront of your minds and don't let the f*****s grind you down.
 
16 weeks, mine took 4 years from initial investigation to surgery.
As for the benefit examination, it goes like this, can you move a bag of sugar, pour from a half full kettle, get dressed, get through a day without soiling yourself.
Ok Sir back to work, been there done that, now waiting for appeal, so far been waiting 2 years +

Neil. :)
 
16 weeks, mine took 4 years from initial investigation to surgery.
As for the benefit examination, it goes like this, can you move a bag of sugar, pour from a half full kettle, get dressed, get through a day without soiling yourself.
Ok Sir back to work, been there done that, now waiting for appeal, so far been waiting 2 years +

Neil. :)

hi Neil

well i was rushed in to hospital with this and when they took the mri scan they said i could have been paralysed ??, urgent

i think in their words that mean we will get to you when we can, i have had the pre op tests, the blood tests, the x rays, the injection of a blue die to show the nerves etc around the carotid artery, barium meal to show the oesophagus and wind pipe, electrical nerve tests(4,000 volts at very very low amps) makes your hand and arms do things you can't.

told that it would be 3 to 6 weeks as the damage is from c4 to c8, lost 2 stone in weight and have a left arm like some school boy due to the injury, shoulder pain that's like having a knife in the neck shoulder blade and chest.

just beginning to drag me down a bit, then they hit you with the tests,

what the fook do they think i can do in that state, and that's just the physical never mind the mental side of it.

bob.
 
look at it from a different point of view, MINE for example,
i had a motorcycle rta at the age of 19, lost the use of my left arm which will never come back, (brachial plexus injury) i'm in severe pain, but i don't take pain killers so that i can drive and have a job,(as a security guard (i was a spark)), i don't want nor get handouts. my life was seriously ****ed up that day.
have some dignity and don't depend on or expect disability living allowance, or anyone else to sort your life for you.

this might sound harsh or very ignorant, but i don't care, i'm sick of people whinging all the time about "poor ole me".

you get one shot at life. and guess what, this isn't no bloody test run.
 
hi Neil

well i was rushed in to hospital with this and when they took the mri scan they said i could have been paralysed ??, urgent

i think in their words that mean we will get to you when we can, i have had the pre op tests, the blood tests, the x rays, the injection of a blue die to show the nerves etc around the carotid artery, barium meal to show the oesophagus and wind pipe, electrical nerve tests(4,000 volts at very very low amps) makes your hand and arms do things you can't.

told that it would be 3 to 6 weeks as the damage is from c4 to c8, lost 2 stone in weight and have a left arm like some school boy due to the injury, shoulder pain that's like having a knife in the neck shoulder blade and chest.

just beginning to drag me down a bit, then they hit you with the tests,

what the fook do they think i can do in that state, and that's just the physical never mind the mental side of it.

bob.

I know how you feel Bob, I got the run around for years for this, had all the same tests, along with a few more.
I wish I had had the tests you had in the same order, as they tried all the simple ones first, which is why I had carpal tunnel syndrome relief surgery on both wrists first.
The right wrist twice as they buggered it up, so had to have it done again to remove all the scar tissue the first opp left.
That was all over with 3.5 years ago, pity none of it worked, which is why I then had even more tests, the ones that showed the spinal damage. I chose to only have the worst one (C6/C7) done, coming up for 2 years ago sort of as test ride ;)
Although I recovered well I am still missing some movement, I would not want to lose any more, so have decided to leave it as it is for the foreseeable future, fingers crossed.
I still have permanent pain that will not go away, it still stops me doing a few thing, including most shotgunning as high birds are just not possible.
I am also suffering pain in my left arm now, strength is failing and it is permanently aching, along with cramp like pain in the upper arm if I do too much.
This is an exact rerun of the problems I had in my right arm, first symptoms appeared about 16 years ago, 9 years ago it was so bad I lost my job as I could no longer come even close to working a full day, let alone a full week. I then waited another year for surgery (a simple reshape and smoothing of the outer end of my collar bone, to stop the eroded bone damaging the muscle) by which time the damage was so bad it took 3 years to get full use (but limited strength) back, at about that time the other problems started.
All I hope now is they don't waste another few years before deciding to operate.
So yes I feel for you, never easy or straight forward is it mate.

Neil. :)
 
this might sound harsh or very ignorant,

Yes it does, it also makes me think if the pain can be dealt with without painkillers it isn't that bad, or does that sound harsh ?
There is a world of difference between a 19 year old dealing with injuries, and somebody in their 50's looking at a future that could cost them everything they have worked towards getting.

Neil. :)
 
Yes it does, it also makes me think if the pain can be dealt with without painkillers it isn't that bad, or does that sound harsh ?
There is a world of difference between a 19 year old dealing with injuries, and somebody in their 50's looking at a future that could cost them everything they have worked towards getting.

Neil. :)

well considering i died twice, i'd say that is a worse future, than being injured.
must say that as soon as i wrote the above paragraph, i thought that i was being too rude. but i do stick by the thought "its better to be alive".

mr hornet 6- why do you think a 19 year old life and well being is any less important than a 50 somethings life and well being. everyone is responsible for their own life.
in the early years after my accident, i had to wait for operations to be thought of, before i could get them done some 5 years after, then being guinea pig for few ops.
complaining doesn't help the matter.
 
Possibility is someone with money turned up and bought your slot. Know one person, estimate 15 months start to finish, Can I pay? Start to finish 4 weeks. Now was that spare time from the surgeon or was someone bumped. ATB Bob, Jim
 
look at it from a different point of view, MINE for example,
i had a motorcycle rta at the age of 19, lost the use of my left arm which will never come back, (brachial plexus injury) i'm in severe pain, but i don't take pain killers so that i can drive and have a job,(as a security guard (i was a spark)), i don't want nor get handouts. my life was seriously ****ed up that day.
have some dignity and don't depend on or expect disability living allowance, or anyone else to sort your life for you.

this might sound harsh or very ignorant, but i don't care, i'm sick of people whinging all the time about "poor ole me".

you get one shot at life. and guess what, this isn't no bloody test run.

Harsh?... I'd say so, and of absolutely no relevance.

Try not to let it spoil Christmas Bob, next year is not that far away ;)
 
bobjs you are lucky only to of waited so far only 16 weeks my husband has been waiting nearly 2 years for his after a car accident caused by someone hitting the back of us and his is urgent. Also he hasn't been payed for nearly a year with no government hand outs.
 
...And in the US they are trying to institute a national health care system. No thanks. In the last 4 years I have had both of my hips replaced (thanks to years of ice-hockey and martial arts) each a year apart. My total cost after insurance -which costs me about $200 US/mo- was $8500 which I borrowed the bulk of and pay off at $100/month. While before I could barely walk 100 yards, I can now hike miles and miles, up and down staircases, ride my motorcycle, go to the gym and best of all, I waltzed with my daughter at her wedding.

There's a lot to be said for private insurance and I wish some of my Socialist friends could read post such as these. I hope they come through for you Bobj. Pain sucks.~Muir
 
mr hornet 6- why do you think a 19 year old life and well being is any less important than a 50 somethings life and well being.

That isn't what I said is it ?
It is harder to lose everything than it is to not have it in the first place.

Neil. :)
 
Im not going to get into a shouting match with anyone but each and everyone's problems are not the same and should not be classed as the same.

i happen to have just moved into a new house that was well over £200.K i then lost my job (laid off), then the injury came along so when your laying in a hospital bed and the top man says 3 to 6 weeks it just grips my nerves when its a down right lie,

i would rather be told ok bob its not going to happen until next year mate crack on, so now with the injury i can't find work at the moment, so i have had to use my Army pension to support my family, A pension i erned with 12 years service ( and a pension that was supposed to start paying out in about 10 years or so not now)

so apart from all that im getting £64 a week from the DLA, now bend me over and smack my R's, but do excuse me if i think i deserve to claim what is due to me without complaints from people that have a different point of view,

im not asking anyone for sympathy just stating im a bit ****ed off with the systems, so for those that have nothing better to do than jump on a thread that i have started and sit on their high horse and use it to voice their complaints POST YOUR OWN THREAD IF THATS WHAT YOU WANT TO DO !

I DID,

bob.
 
please forgive me for posting my view on an open forum. wasn't aware that you had to be in a special club to post on here.

forums are for airing views.
but i am genuinely sorry for offending, its just a topic that's very close to me
 
please forgive me for posting my view on an open forum. wasn't aware that you had to be in a special club to post on here.

forums are for airing views.
but i am genuinely sorry for offending, its just a topic that's very close to me

CHUNK.Dont claim DLA as your dont need it neither should anybody whos fit to stalk/shoot a 308 or pull a pint!! and anyway you havent got enough posts for this thread its over 500 min
 
if you are on dla and get caught stalking, i'd say you'd have some explaining to do. and rightly so.
it would put too many restrictions on my life
 
Its OK i have a walking stick doubles as a shooting stick
O:doh: just broke a nail what you think DLA all the way ???????
 
Muir your system is great as long as you have money, my brother lives in the USA had cancer he has insurance and well paid, as you know insurance covers 98%of the cost he had to pay $130,000 top up. My friend bob self employed ran a kayaking business , his wife hit a bouy and suffered brain damage, owes $1.2m for treatment so far, and has lost everything house etc, do you need a better system, that depends on how much money you have. And I think I'm right if I say that if you owe money to the hospital you cannot get a another loan until it's paid off.
 
Well the NHS used to be good but in he last decade or so has really gone down the pan. In fact we are about to put in an official complaint about their lack of care for Dad when he was recently in the local Hospital. Not to mention he lies they told us. All these adverts about strokes and the warning signs yet when we arrived to collect dad he was slumped over tot eh left in a chair drooling. He has never been in that state before.

But they shoved him in room on his own and basically left him to it. One day they even forgot his dinner but we are supposed to feel sorry for the over worked little darlings. They don't even understand basic hygiene. Infection control is the buzz word ................................... yeah right that's why we found three changes of soiled bedding just piled on top of the waste bin in dad's room.

Bob let's just hope your hospital is not as poor as The Pilgrim is!

Hope they get you sorted soon.
 
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