Frustration with NHS
When I read that people are quickly getting treatment (I understand it might not feel quick to them) and I'm still waiting 8 months and 3 "severe" relapses later, I feel pretty isolated. Has anyone else had to push for treatment? How do you do this to get heard? I've had what I now know are symptoms of MS for 20+ years, and pushed for a diagnosis due to relapses similar to a stroke for 2.5 years, and my life has had to completely change. The lack of urgency with this is both physically and emotionally harmful. Has anyone else had similar experiences?
Fuckin hell, what happens when you present to a hospital while you are having a relapse ? Surely they would start you on something
@Irish34 I need to build up trust with my local A&E again, because I just get passed around when I go and nothing gets done, even when I have been taken by ambulance or my GP has sent me, so I didn't go when I needed to last week. It might have pushed neurology. I do have contact with the MS team, who put me on steriods a couple of months ago and said my official treatment might start the following week... I eventually speak to them every relapse (they're busy), but they didn't want to put me on steriods again so soon. It's just continuously calling and emailing them to push.