Hi that's shocking for your GP to say 'My GP refuses to send me for an MRI scan and has not been very sympathetic at all. He just tells me the best thing is to go back to work and get on with it!!
I would say, get another opinion for another GP, or keep pestering your GP and tell him you will get a private consultation (with a possible diagnosis) and the final bill will be sent to him!!
see how he likes that. There is a reason why we have pain, it's to tell us that something is wrong
and then to find out what it is with a successful diagnosis and then treatment. Good luck.[/QUOTE]
That was similar to the first GP I saw he didnt want to listen and just said it was muscle pain and put me on naproxen, went back a month after and he said no just keep taking them! It wasn't until my actual GP came back off from being sick that she started taking me seriously and sent me for an xray and referred me to orthopaedics!!