Need opinions please fibro family......

[charlii]

Without going into detail (it is available to see on earlier blogs) i was involved in a major car crash a year ago.My little girl was in the back beside me and as i saw the other car heading straight towards our side i threw myself over my daughter to protect her leaving my right hip exposed. The other car drove straight into my door which then imploded on my hip. I was in agony and rushed to hospital where they took an x ray which showed no fractures. I went for endless private physio which didnt help and was stopped as there was no improvement. I started having physio for my fibro and in particular my knees as i always have bad pain in both but i was unable to do the gentle excercises on my right knee because ofthe ongoing pain in my hip. My physio at the hospital was understanding, his opinion was that the car crash had had a detremantal effect on my fibro and the fibro is also having the same effect on my hip.....like a vicious circle i suppose. My sainted gp has been wonderful as always and provides pain relief for both and i have been backwards and forwards to her often as im in so much pain sometimes. My fibro physio has been put on hold until i am able to use my hip, he doesnt want to cause any more damage.

My solicitor has just written to me informing me that i have an appointment with a private consultant on 29th of this month and she says that i need to tell him about all of the symptoms which i have experienced as a result of the accident and she strongly recommends that i keep a diary of the progression of my symptoms and that i make him fully aware of all my syproms annd the result on my domestic, work and social life and the extent of the problems caused in your day to day life.

Where do i start? Should i just say about my hip or the fibro too. I never had any hip apin before the accident and i still dont in my left side, just the right? How do i write all this? How should i set it out?

Help would be very appreciated family as ive tried a few times this morning to start it and i keep tearing the pages out as i want to get this right........much love.....Charlii xx

[Extremelygrumpy]

Hi Charlii I don't know the right answer but if it was me I would emphasis on the injuries sustained in the crash and then add that your pre existing medical condition has deteriorated due to the pain in your hip making your quality of life deteriorate.. You are obviously a wonderful mom as you protected your daughter so well

Good luck

VG x

[charlie_red]

Hi Charlii,

I have been in your situation not that long ago. I have been in 3 car accidents, the 2nd been quite bad. I still had neck pain from the first accident so I stated that my neck pain was made a lot worse due to the accident. I also kept a diary which is a great idea, I organised a word document into different sections - University, mobility (driving & using public transport), domestic, social life (friends & family), work, personal (getting dressed, using the bath, drying hair etc) and other (hobbies etc.).

Hope this helps, let me know if you need any more info

C xx

[Ozzygirl64]

I cannot offer any ideas sorry but I agree with the previous two answers xxxxx