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[Cathelena]

I broke my spine 18th months ago and had it "fixed" at salisbury hospital, after a horrific car accident. After coming out of intensive car I was told it was an "extremely bad break" and I was lucky to be alive, I never asked to see any x rays. I suppose i was completely in denial during my stint in rehab and thought that one day soon, by some complete miracle, everything would be ok. I always presumed my spine was aligned up and fixed in one straight line, and was never told any different,

I suffered chronic pain in hospital and still do. Have tried numerous drugs and mixtures of drugs but nothing seems to quite cut it. Have also always had a problem sitting straight in my chair, as in I always veer to one side.

Anyway, after a recent stint at a and e and being admitted to hospital for x rays, because of intense stabbing pain, when they thought that some of my metalwork may have come loose, I was told my spine was nowhere near aligned, it was actually crossed over in two sections overlapping each other and had been "fixed" this way. I was in complete shock, as I had never been told this before. It seemed to make sense about the way I had trouble sitting straight and always veered to one side. I am angry, as I feel I should have at least been told this by my consultant.

I was just wondering if anyone else had this or had come across it before and if it was unusual or not?

Thanks

Cathelena

[Tetracyclone]

Your experience is not so unusual. Some doctors feel that if you survived, all is well. Learn to ask a lot of questions and assume you are the only one who cares.

[Cathelena]

Tetracyclone, on 29 October 2011 - 05:05 AM, said:

Your experience is not so unusual. Some doctors feel that if you survived, all is well. Learn to ask a lot of questions and assume you are the only one who cares.

Thanks for the reply Tetracyclone. Good advice

Cathelena

[brockit79]

Cathelina,

Hey again, this story sounds too familiar. I am too crooked (spinally of course) and I was told that my pain would get less and less, OK so I was discharged in Feb and it has got progressively worse to the point that only lying down alleviates the pain.

I have basically had to persist and insist that I have a 2nd opinion regarding surgical correction of my spine. I recently had scans which identified an unstable area in my spine which was not spotted by my original SU. If you are being bogged down by this I suggest you do the same, just look in to it your GP is your first port of call unless you feel that you trust your SU then at least ask

Broc

[Cathelena]

brockit79, on 29 October 2011 - 09:21 PM, said:

Cathelina,

Hey again, this story sounds too familiar. I am too crooked (spinally of course) and I was told that my pain would get less and less, OK so I was discharged in Feb and it has got progressively worse to the point that only lying down alleviates the pain.

I have basically had to persist and insist that I have a 2nd opinion regarding surgical correction of my spine. I recently had scans which identified an unstable area in my spine which was not spotted by my original SU. If you are being bogged down by this I suggest you do the same, just look in to it your GP is your first port of call unless you feel that you trust your SU then at least ask

Broc

Hi Broc,

Thanks so much for your reply. Is the pain much better now that you have had a second op and did they manage to align your spine? Was the metalwork taken out and replaced? How did you get a second opinion? I have been trying to get hold of my original consultant for weeks now, but he never returns my calls or e mails. I just feel i dont know where to go next, and like you i have been at the point that only lying down alleviates the pain for months now. Plus I dont have much faith in my original consultant as he was never straight with me. Sorry for all the questions. I hope you dont mind answering them or PM me.

Thank you,

Cathelena

[brockit79]

I'ts ne bother I will PM you