Update For Sqad....i Think.

[gness]

Evening, Sqad.....I saw a different doctor today because the consultant I last saw thinks my symptoms don't point to IC. He wanted another opinion.

I had to start at the beginning which I know he needed but I am sick to death of repeating myself.....well over a year of this now.

The outcome is.....He doesn't think it is IC either. He offered to stretch the artery if I wanted it and to begin with I said go ahead and see what happens. However, my track record of successful surgery is awful and while I am prepared to take the small risk that goes with surgery I do want to make that decision knowing what I am dealing with.

He asked about the neuro appointment I should have had. A letter was sent to my GP on Oct. 3rd asking for this to be arranged. I saw my GP on Monday and he had had no communication re the neuro appointment. So, a two month delay on that.

He said he was going to put me on an exercise programme and he wanted me to make sure I carried out his instructions.
I almost lost it there....honestly, Sqad....I don't need an exercise programme supervised by anyone.
I have pushed myself so hard over the last year. I have walked through the
pain.....I run up the stairs without holding the banister...Well, I have no banister since demolishing it in a fit of pique.
If I chat on the phone I do it while using a stepper and I bought the bike much to the horror of the neighbours who have moved all garden ornaments to the safety of their back gardens.

So....I feel as though I am back to square one with still no answer...

Dare I say...I'm a tad fed up........:-(

[gness]

Anne....I love men...I really do, but in their proper place and carrying out the required tasks.......Today his was to diagnose and rectify.....Sort that and then we could move on to the knee patting......☺☺

[Ann]

Thinking of you Gness, just read your thread. You have every right to feel frustrated and fed up ........... it must be awful for you. Lots luv Ax

[gness]

Hi, Ann....I did think I was getting somewhere at Peterborough and I may in time but when things like the letter getting lost or not sent start to happen I lose heart......

Some time ago there was a hostage situation at my last surgery...someone had had enough.
I know how he felt....xx

[puzzled54]

Gness, I didn't realise what IC was, but just glancing through the thread, I realise now it is what my dad had many years ago, so I am going to ask you a strange question. Do you have hairy legs? My father had no hair on his lower legs, we always thought it was due to a bad blood supply to the legs. Just a thought.

[gness]

Not a strange question at all, Puzzled and something I have noticed and mentioned.....not that anyone listened.

I have very thick hair and it was dark red. My legs were always quite hairy and needed frequent waxing.
To the amusement of my kids my big toes were covered in fine blonde hair.
I can't recall when I last had to wax my legs....a token shave now and again and my toes are now as hair free and smooth as a baby's bottom!

This has only happened in the last eighteen months or so and I have been convinced it is something to do with the blood supply....but who am I to argue with an overweight, knee patting doctor who wants me to join the gym.......still rankling me a bit isn't it?!.........☺

[Psybbo]

So every cloud has a silver lining. I don't mean to trivialise the problem gness but that must be a plus. How are you feeling otherwise? And good luck, I hope there will be light at the end of the tunnel xxx

[gness]

Hi, Psyb....nope...rather have hairy legs and be able to run. What's the point of smooth legs if I can't catch the postie...

Feel fine thanks......well the loo ribs are nipping but that could have been worse.....could have been my teeth....☻