Landoc: Crap Doc!
Hello everyone, So today I had my spinal appointment with my new consultant at Landoc Hospital in Cardiff. My appointment was at 9:45 so as you do with the nhs I went in at 10:30. We were led into the consultation room to wait for the specialist (who shall remain anonymous throughout this post) and had to wait a further 10 minutes. So the specialist waltzes in with the medical student in tow, after he's introduced himself to my mother and sister he turns to me and says 'Do you think your spines changed in the last two years? We'll have a more indepth conversation later' I answered yes and was hurried off for a scoliogram (it's an x ray sitting up.) we literally saw him for 5 minutes. We had to wait a bit but eventually it was my turn. The off putting thing? The radiographer looked like the murderer in 'The Lovely Bones' (sorry, it was the only way I can describe him). that was along and arduous process of manovering. FYI JEGGINGS HAVE POPPERS. Yes, I got a slap on the wrist for that! So after a hasty and well held in wee, we had to wait for the specialist to call us back in. I noticed that a boy my age, in a chair with a film crew. (Turns out they were Cardiff media students and they were filming some documentary) We then called back into see the specialist, having to wait another 10 minutes. Then I nearly blew my gasket. He asked me 'why are you in a wheelchair?' You'd think he'd read my history and the referral physio sent wouldn't you? So I said 'cerebral palsy?' He looked at me like I was making it up. He asked my mother how we'd got the diagnosis and she said an 'MIR when she was two' and he looked ya her like she was a piece of shit. He showed me my spinal x ray and there's a small change from 2012 'but I'm sure (sic) that's not the cause of your pain and I'm unsure as to why you're still getting pain.' He said this as if I'm making all this up. Anyway, he felt down my spine hard and I wanted to explain to him about all my symptoms but he didn't seem to give a shit and he kept talking over us. I got round to mentioning to mentioning my pelvic and hip pain so he pressed on my pelvis and he didn't even care when my eyes watered with pain and I grunted in pain. Guess what he said? 'Go to x ray' So I had pelvic x rays and an old bag of malteasers mum found in her bag and we had to wait again for a consultant because my specialist 'was in a meeting'. I kid you not. Back into the consultation room and he rushes in and says 'there's nothing on your pelvic x ray so we're sending you for an MIR' (Something good I suppose.) So my mum turns to the consultant and asked 'what about pain management? Codeine is not sufficient anymore, she's not sleeping and he says quite rudely 'don't you think if there was a magic pill your daughter would've had it by now and anyway, you're under a different health board so I can't prescribe you anything anyway.' How I bit my tongue I don't know. 'Whens the MIR likely to be?' The answer? 'Not this side of Christmas.' Fucking great, seeing as I'm supposed to be an emergency case. Then it was a 'we'll contact you soon, bye bye now' and shown the door. ---------- Hydro later on. I saw my physioist and relayed this whole saga and was shocked that we were treated so badly. She's referring me again to the same hospital and a new consultant or a new hospital all together so I'll have to go through all this again soon. Also SHE'S referring me to pain management clinic, writing a report for school to okay hoisting and writing me a special considerations letter for exams all of which THE SPECIALIST SHOULD HAVE DONE. To top it all off I was only in the pool for 15 minutes as they'd over booked with kids. I spent more time being hoisted in and out than actually having therapy. Zippedy do frickin' da. (I didn't really mind because I was in pain but ya know it's the principal) Hopefully she'll ring tomorrow. We're also complaining about the consultant. So to be honest I've had enough. I just want some answers and soon