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neuropathy,odema and my r knee

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gail2

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Sorry to put all this in one post some of its diabetic some of its not i think. need to get it out. this may turn out to be a long post and a bit of a rant. Sorry in advance
As u know i broke my r kneecap about a year ago and have been having bad pain issues with it ever since. its getting so bad i can haedly walk on it. Also have odema and neuropathy in my feet this is very bad at moment its like walking on hard bricks made of water. yesterday had enough so said i wanted to see the ANP when she visits today.Got told by house manager that i would most probelly just have to live with it the pain that is. Saw the ANP and she said hat she ould feed back to the GP i asked about a xray,got told by her that is was up to the GP she wood have a word with him but it might not be till next week. asked again about a referral to pain clinic and she said that there were steps to take before that was possible ie pysio treatment a possible xray told her that i was prepared to go private for xray if need be. i dont think she was to happy with that. she did say that if i wanted to go back to oorthopaedic peeps i would again have to go by a long pathway of this and that. im sorry but last time she said something differant
Then i told her about the odema and neuropathy telling her want it was like and how bad it was. i said i had an appoinment on the 25th (?) and she said she knew that According to her it was to see if i could be put on mountjarro or oylampic (sorry about spelling) this was news to me i thought it was a annual app. no its not according to her which is news to me. she said the best people to talk to about them (o+n) was the EB canter at the norfolk and norwich. Nice to be consulted isnt it. DO THEY think just because i live in a residental home that im thick or something. im sdo pissed off that i feel like screaming
is it to much to ask for some form of help with pain dont get me wrong i dont expect any pain relief to kill it 100% but i expect to be able to spend my time/days without crying because im in so much pain. if she feeds back to me the GP says no im going to make an app with him and tell him what i think i have got to the point where i dont care ho i upset or offend
if you have got this far thankyou sorry about the rant
 
That all sounds painful and annoying. Oedema on its own can cause a lot of discomfort and pain. Depending on what other meds you’re on the GP may be able to give you diuretics that can ease some of that. If you’re able to have your legs raised as much as possible that can help a little. I hope the GP listens to you and you get some movement on it all.
 
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