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I don't post here much, bit of a lurker, but I know the people here can be helpful so thought it was worth a shot.
I've been with my girlfriend for 8 months now, and for about 6 months of those she's had a useless left arm. This was a result of her ex-boyfriend the previous December twisting it and shoving her against a wall.
The problem presents itself as a constant ache or full acute pain when aggravated. The problem resurfaced 6 months ago when she awkwardly picked up a shopping bag. She is in constant pain, and this is made worse by things such as driving, lifting, washing her hair, getting dressed, typing, more or less anything. As you can imagine this means I am looking after her a lot and she cannot do a great deal for herself.
The problem is the lack of treatment. We have seen about 8 different GPs and been to A&E three times. She has received a load of different diagnosis' ranging from trapped nerves, to tennis elbow, to detached muscle, none of which appear to be correct. She was deferred to a physiotherapist who said he would not touch it because he did not know what it was. All he did was apply pressure to the arm to test that it hurt. She has had a few sessions with an osteopath who seemed to help a bit but frankly we cannot afford the weekly sessions.
She had a referral to see an orthopedic expert in December, but we moved from England to Wales, and because the NHS is crap, the appointment was cancelled and we were told we had to start the process again. This was done in December and we are told we are looking at a wait of 4 months just to get a diagnosis. This is after we have been back to the GP twice to chase this up.
She has been given a range of drugs, none of which she wants or do anything besides make her drowsy.
I really do not know what to do, all I know is that it is making both our lives a misery and it is effecting her career and her education (she is training to become a solicitor).
Does anyone have any suggestions as to how we could get this diagnosed and treated?
I've been with my girlfriend for 8 months now, and for about 6 months of those she's had a useless left arm. This was a result of her ex-boyfriend the previous December twisting it and shoving her against a wall.
The problem presents itself as a constant ache or full acute pain when aggravated. The problem resurfaced 6 months ago when she awkwardly picked up a shopping bag. She is in constant pain, and this is made worse by things such as driving, lifting, washing her hair, getting dressed, typing, more or less anything. As you can imagine this means I am looking after her a lot and she cannot do a great deal for herself.
The problem is the lack of treatment. We have seen about 8 different GPs and been to A&E three times. She has received a load of different diagnosis' ranging from trapped nerves, to tennis elbow, to detached muscle, none of which appear to be correct. She was deferred to a physiotherapist who said he would not touch it because he did not know what it was. All he did was apply pressure to the arm to test that it hurt. She has had a few sessions with an osteopath who seemed to help a bit but frankly we cannot afford the weekly sessions.
She had a referral to see an orthopedic expert in December, but we moved from England to Wales, and because the NHS is crap, the appointment was cancelled and we were told we had to start the process again. This was done in December and we are told we are looking at a wait of 4 months just to get a diagnosis. This is after we have been back to the GP twice to chase this up.
She has been given a range of drugs, none of which she wants or do anything besides make her drowsy.
I really do not know what to do, all I know is that it is making both our lives a misery and it is effecting her career and her education (she is training to become a solicitor).
Does anyone have any suggestions as to how we could get this diagnosed and treated?
