Thank you for asking Flopsie- it has been a very bad couple of weeks. My doctor told me that I would have a 24 month or longer wait to get into the pain clinic--it is the only one that serves two...
Thank you for the encouragement. I had not realized how behind the times my doctor was. I live in a small Nova Sotia town and we have a severe shortage of doctors so changing is not a question. There...
Thank you all for your replies. It is good to know I am not alone in this. I have a dr appointment next thursday and hopefully can communicate with him a bit better but he schedules his appointments...
Thank you so much for your reply- you have given me some hope - I am going to ask to be referred to a pain specialist but I doubt if family doctor will agree- he seems to think I should just learn to...
Hello- I am a 56 year old female with advanced osteoarthritis in the hip - this is combined with a degenerative disc disease. The arthritis has disintegrated the left socket holding the femur in...