As you probably know with all my recent moaning, I've been suffering with my back for a few weeks. Last week I called the doctors to book an appointment. My appointment was yesterday at 3.45, and the idea was to ask if he could refer me for some physio or something. I'm glad I booked the appointment as I ended up coming home from work at lunch as I was in tears with the pain.
Well, my usual doctor is on hols so I had another from the practice. He got me to strip to the waist and did some bending so he could see how my spine moved. I was in agony and he just kept pushing me to do more. At one point he told me to touch my toes!!!! My response was to turn round, look him in the eye and say 'Are you taking the p*** or what, this isn't a squashy pillow I've shoved down here you know'
Well, he then asked me what pain killers I was taking, so I reminded him that I was pregnant and could only take paracetamol and they don't touch the pain. He then asked me when my next ante-natel appointment was at the hospital? I told him I had never had ante-natel there and didn't have any appointments, and that I see the midwife at his surgery and my next appointment wasn't until the end of the month. 
By this time, I'm beginning to wonder if this guy knows a thing! 
Anyway, the end of it is, he's not going to refer me for physio, because there is at least a 6 month waiting list , he has told me to take the rest of the week off work and rest, and to go back for a sicknote next week if I don't feel up to going back. Great help, not. 
He ended the conversation by saying that this is just a phase, and will probably get better with rest. Yep, it's nothing to do with the fact that I am carrying a cannonball down the front of my trousers, which is only going to get bigger and heavier over the next 3 months. How the hell is that going to make my back better??!!!! How these people get medical degrees is beyond me.
Well, my usual doctor is on hols so I had another from the practice. He got me to strip to the waist and did some bending so he could see how my spine moved. I was in agony and he just kept pushing me to do more. At one point he told me to touch my toes!!!! My response was to turn round, look him in the eye and say 'Are you taking the p*** or what, this isn't a squashy pillow I've shoved down here you know'
Well, he then asked me what pain killers I was taking, so I reminded him that I was pregnant and could only take paracetamol and they don't touch the pain. He then asked me when my next ante-natel appointment was at the hospital? I told him I had never had ante-natel there and didn't have any appointments, and that I see the midwife at his surgery and my next appointment wasn't until the end of the month. By this time, I'm beginning to wonder if this guy knows a thing! Anyway, the end of it is, he's not going to refer me for physio, because there is at least a 6 month waiting list , he has told me to take the rest of the week off work and rest, and to go back for a sicknote next week if I don't feel up to going back. Great help, not. He ended the conversation by saying that this is just a phase, and will probably get better with rest. Yep, it's nothing to do with the fact that I am carrying a cannonball down the front of my trousers, which is only going to get bigger and heavier over the next 3 months. How the hell is that going to make my back better??!!!! How these people get medical degrees is beyond me.
Off to watch the footie again! 
They are mostly absolutely useless, especially when dealing with pregnant women. Have you thought about trying a chiropractor or someone like that, maybe they'd be more use to you.
