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People that can't listen to other people's opinions.
People that can't say sorry.
Sort of none diabetes, but could be relevent to those in pain...
I went to my pain consultant today.
I have suffered from radiotherapy pain in my ribs for 13 months. No medic suggested this pain reliever to me... I found out from flat friends on website...
There is a plaster that called lidocaine. Can be applied for 12 hours and its like having a local anaesthetic. My CCG has double redlined this drug. It is not prescribable.
Anyhow. After being told of no options but the standard nhs tablets that I cannot tolerate I asked about these lidocaine plasters. I waa told that they can work, little or no side effects (skin rash but my consultant couldnt mention unless I did!! What????
At a further £70 cost for a month we are paying for them but I really do not understand how Consultants / nurses / doctors can leave me in 13 months of pain because a drug has been double redlined by my CCG. Nobody even being able to suggest it to me.
So as much as doctors do not like patients using internet for medical solutions... I have suffered needlessly and horribly because nobody could talk to me about this option..
This cant be right surely? Do we really need to go private to even be offered alternatives??
I had lidocaine injections in my neck a year ago, doctors know I can tolerate the drug and yet I've had to go through hell and back before thankfully finding out other flat froend ladies do actually get prescribed this.
Apparently these plasters can be used for some sort of neuropathy but not the pain relief I need them for.
Are other options in all health issues like this... they cant be talked about unless the patient specifically asks??
I went to my pain consultant today.
I have suffered from radiotherapy pain in my ribs for 13 months. No medic suggested this pain reliever to me... I found out from flat friends on website...
There is a plaster that called lidocaine. Can be applied for 12 hours and its like having a local anaesthetic. My CCG has double redlined this drug. It is not prescribable.
Anyhow. After being told of no options but the standard nhs tablets that I cannot tolerate I asked about these lidocaine plasters. I waa told that they can work, little or no side effects (skin rash but my consultant couldnt mention unless I did!! What????
At a further £70 cost for a month we are paying for them but I really do not understand how Consultants / nurses / doctors can leave me in 13 months of pain because a drug has been double redlined by my CCG. Nobody even being able to suggest it to me.
So as much as doctors do not like patients using internet for medical solutions... I have suffered needlessly and horribly because nobody could talk to me about this option..
This cant be right surely? Do we really need to go private to even be offered alternatives??
I had lidocaine injections in my neck a year ago, doctors know I can tolerate the drug and yet I've had to go through hell and back before thankfully finding out other flat froend ladies do actually get prescribed this.
Apparently these plasters can be used for some sort of neuropathy but not the pain relief I need them for.
Are other options in all health issues like this... they cant be talked about unless the patient specifically asks??