Guest guest Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 Eleanor, how're you doing? I've been thinking of you and wondering if you've had any word on what's happening with your condition. Joyce (Dr Gross, LHR) sungold518@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2004 Report Share Posted May 23, 2004 Dear Eleanor, Congratulations on the new grandchild! Nothing more restorative with that. Good luck with your hip. If it'a possible infection, I would think they'd want to get going before it gets worse. Sincerely Susie, RBHR 4/30 DeSmet > Dear Joyce, > > How wonderful to be thought of. Thankyou. It does my heart good. > > The other thing that has been doing my heart good, has been the birth of > my first granddaughter, all 9 pounds, 14 ½ ounces of her, of May 12th. > Spending time oohing and ahing a babe, baby talking, cuddling, kissing, > jiggling, and even changing nappies, certainly does help take one's mind > off one's hip. > > But as for the hip, well—this is where the good old NHS does show its > difficulties. I saw my OS on May 10th. He said I should have, (what I > now know is) an aspiration arthrogram (a needle goes into the hip and > draws off fluid) to test whether or not I have an infection, as he > suspects that given my level of pain after 6 months, particularly at > night, this might well be the case. He said they would also give me > something (?not sure what) for the pain at the same time I have the > arthrogram. If there is infection, this will then be targeted by > specific antibiotics. The arranging of this, he thought would take > about a week. > > I duly waited a week, and having heard nothing by Monday, phoned my OS's > secretary. (My OS is currently away on a 6 week lecture tour in the > States, and on Friday he was on TV being interviewed about pioneering a > new knee surgery.) My notes were still in the typing pool, they had > only reached April 26th, so the referral for the arthrogram hadn't even > been typed! I burst into tears, and the kind secretary did manage to > pull them, and type the referral. But things then ground to a halt > again. By Friday morning, the referral hadn't even reached the X- Ray > department of the same hospital, and all blamed the porters. The X-ray > secretary told me that even when they do get the referral, the wait is > likely to be about a month, as an arthrogram is a very specialised > procedure, and the few doctors that do it are only there 2-3 days a > week. This is at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London, a > hospital which is known to be a `centre of excellence'! Clearly if I > were going private, things would be different. > > During the week, my pain was quite bad, but the last two days it has > been much easier, though heaven knows why. Baby magic perhaps. I even > felt I was walking much better, and did all my shopping today without a > stick, and only a slight limp. And gardened for 3 hours. > > I guess the only option open to me is to think about whether I want to > pay to have this procedure done privately or just to wait. It is one > thing to jump the typing pool list, but presumably everyone else > awaiting arthrograms are in as much need as me, so hesitate to push > this. Must discuss this with my excellent and caring GP. > > So—thankyou again for the query. Will keep you updated. > Eleanor > > Eleanor ? > > Eleanor, how're you doing? I've been thinking of you and wondering if > you've had any word on what's happening with your condition. Joyce (Dr > Gross, LHR) > > > > sungold518@e... > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2004 Report Share Posted May 23, 2004 Dear Eleanor, Congratulations on the new grandchild! Nothing more restorative with that. Good luck with your hip. If it'a possible infection, I would think they'd want to get going before it gets worse. Sincerely Susie, RBHR 4/30 DeSmet > Dear Joyce, > > How wonderful to be thought of. Thankyou. It does my heart good. > > The other thing that has been doing my heart good, has been the birth of > my first granddaughter, all 9 pounds, 14 ½ ounces of her, of May 12th. > Spending time oohing and ahing a babe, baby talking, cuddling, kissing, > jiggling, and even changing nappies, certainly does help take one's mind > off one's hip. > > But as for the hip, well—this is where the good old NHS does show its > difficulties. I saw my OS on May 10th. He said I should have, (what I > now know is) an aspiration arthrogram (a needle goes into the hip and > draws off fluid) to test whether or not I have an infection, as he > suspects that given my level of pain after 6 months, particularly at > night, this might well be the case. He said they would also give me > something (?not sure what) for the pain at the same time I have the > arthrogram. If there is infection, this will then be targeted by > specific antibiotics. The arranging of this, he thought would take > about a week. > > I duly waited a week, and having heard nothing by Monday, phoned my OS's > secretary. (My OS is currently away on a 6 week lecture tour in the > States, and on Friday he was on TV being interviewed about pioneering a > new knee surgery.) My notes were still in the typing pool, they had > only reached April 26th, so the referral for the arthrogram hadn't even > been typed! I burst into tears, and the kind secretary did manage to > pull them, and type the referral. But things then ground to a halt > again. By Friday morning, the referral hadn't even reached the X- Ray > department of the same hospital, and all blamed the porters. The X-ray > secretary told me that even when they do get the referral, the wait is > likely to be about a month, as an arthrogram is a very specialised > procedure, and the few doctors that do it are only there 2-3 days a > week. This is at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London, a > hospital which is known to be a `centre of excellence'! Clearly if I > were going private, things would be different. > > During the week, my pain was quite bad, but the last two days it has > been much easier, though heaven knows why. Baby magic perhaps. I even > felt I was walking much better, and did all my shopping today without a > stick, and only a slight limp. And gardened for 3 hours. > > I guess the only option open to me is to think about whether I want to > pay to have this procedure done privately or just to wait. It is one > thing to jump the typing pool list, but presumably everyone else > awaiting arthrograms are in as much need as me, so hesitate to push > this. Must discuss this with my excellent and caring GP. > > So—thankyou again for the query. Will keep you updated. > Eleanor > > Eleanor ? > > Eleanor, how're you doing? I've been thinking of you and wondering if > you've had any word on what's happening with your condition. Joyce (Dr > Gross, LHR) > > > > sungold518@e... > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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