any medics or doc's out there

[Egbutt Wash]

Did you get training?
Report to hospital and company.
Could be a decent claim here.

[MBChB]

He needs a physical examination, including a neuro exam, by someone who is medically qualified asap. Unfortunately on a Saturday night this means A&E, but as he's offline I'm hoping it means he's on his way there as we speak.

[dixie180]

Sorry about your accident bricey.As the accident happened at work i hope you filled in your companies accident book.If your company doesn't have one they could be in trouble with the Health and Safety Executive.If you did fill in the accident book it will help if you need to make a claim in the future.Alot of companies disregard H & S at work and if your company try to dismiss you due to you not being able to forfill your job description, then go straight to CAB as you could take them to an Industrial Tribunal for wrongful dismissal.
Sorry its not the medical advice you are after but a little bit of legal advice for you to consider.
All the best mate.



Rob

[bricey]

right well back from a&e,
had a brief examination and thhe doc has said i could be suffering from a
intervertebral disc prolapse,
he has given me a letter to give to my gp 1st thing monday morning so i can be booked in for an mri scan as soon as possible...
i wonder how long that waiting list is lol

[Wazzzer]

James you clown lol. As above make sure it's in the accident book at work mate. Backs are never good to damage, and ffs leave off the painkillers unless you've been given them, my mate did the same thing as you and just took them to mask the pain and ended up doing more damage. Thankfully it wasn't permanent

[MBChB]

Glad you've been seen so quickly. MRI scan should be pretty quick depending on where you are. A disc prolapse is something that needs imaging to confirm. Just a heads up, but expect your GP to advise taking time off from Mon onwards. Did they give you any medication?

[bricey]

no they didnt give me any meds just said to keep with the paramol and paracetamol.

[MBChB]

no they didnt give me any meds just said to keep with the paramol and paracetamol.

Fair enough. Please don't feel like you've wasted your time. A disc prolapse can lead to some serious problems with the nerves that travel down to your legs. With you having pins and needles, it suggested that the disc was compressing one of the nerves that exits your spinal cord in between each segment of your vertebrae. That needs a medical assessment, not just a few words of advice from a forum.

Hopefully your MRI will be pretty quick. As they haven't admitted you, then I expect the GP will recommend time off work, plus possibly prescribing you some painkillers that are a bit more effective than just paracetamol. Medium-term, rest and some physio are probably likely. You defo did the right thing getting in the loop tonight.

[bricey]

i cant thank you and the others enough for your help-thanks
was nebt to be going on a 4day piss up golfing sociaty mid sept if i cant swing a club
it will be the most expensive weekend i have paid for drinking wise lol

[MBChB]

Just make sure you follow the advice you get from the professionals you see. First up is that GP appt on Monday morning - make sure you let the receptionist know you have a letter from local A&E recommending an MRI scan. You need to see a GP on Mon to get into the secondary care loop - don't let them fob you off