I saw a 17 year boy last week. He came in on crutches, unable to weight bear on either leg and in constant pain. He has bilateral total hip replacements, different length legs, and has been referred to the Pain Clinic – the “Fountain of Medical Desparation”. He came to the attention of the Orthopaedic … [Read more…]
I saw an interesting young lady yesterday, with a very effiicient mother. The daughter had been diagnosed with autistic traits, dysphraxia, dyslexia and learning difficulties. But she could live on her with telephone support from a mother who had a military level of organisation and alternate day support. So Coping – just. And of course, … [Read more…]
Unless something changes, this story which might have happened forty years ago, will still be happening in forty years time Everything seemed well with their second child, their parents helped out and her mother returned to work. But at nine months old, Anna started vomiting, every morning without fail, settling by the afternoon. She was … [Read more…]
There is a widely circulated myth, that someone can be too young for a joint replacement. If anyone is crippled by arthritis or other process destroying their joint, it needs to replacing ASAP. The longer a manky joint stays in place, the more damage it does, and the weaker and more dysfunctional the muscles around … [Read more…]
The first person I saw today was 58 year old man from Iran. He has lived in the UK for twenty years, little English, with four children, two under twenty. and never worked. He had been a lawyer in Iran, not as though he wasn’t educated and intelligent. He had diabetes and heart disease. He … [Read more…]
Three children with the same diagnosis, but little else in common. Most autistic children, their parents and their siblings have a tough and expensive life ahead of them. TIME estimated that it cost between $1.4 and 2.4 million in 2014 to raise a child with autism. The cost of special schools in the UK – … [Read more…]
There are times when I have to pinch myself to make sure I am awake and living in the twenty first century. Why do we spend so much children’s services, yet value children so little? This 9 year old boy has long standing behavioural problems, admittedly it is a family with problems. Other children are … [Read more…]
I would not suggest that this young man does not feel pain, or that he doesn’t feel pain in his back. However there is something else going on. At 23, young men are usually going out with their mates, causing mayhem, trying to date girls and sowing their wild oats. Not living at home with … [Read more…]
Carer for the previous 9 years, had a fall at work in 2016. She injured her right knee, she was given crutches and painkillers. This put an increased strain on her left hip, which is now so painful she cannot go outside on her own. She takes Tramadol 50 mg three times a day (an … [Read more…]
How likely is it that a wiring system, sending little electrical charges, across hundreds of miles of cable has given rise to movement, awareness and consciousness, compassion, creativity and can generate daily, sufficient information needed to keep a human or even an animal alive? With no outside influence, no Watchmaker, nor Intelligent Designer, these self … [Read more…]