“It’s hell. I’m in so much pain” Davy Strange was told it would take 16 months to see an NHS pain consultant If the pain consultant agreed he needed the treatment, he said he would have to wait another 17 months to see a back surgeon due to the backlog
News reporterA man suffering “intolerable” back pain claims he could be waiting up to four years for NHS treatment, forcing him to turn to costly private care.
Davy Strange, in his late 40s, from Hampshire, developed back pain after an operation in 2017 that has got progressively worse. His back is now “the most painful thing you can imagine”, leaving him with less than two hours of sleep per night, he said., explaining that his only option is to crowdfund more than £20,000 for private spinal cord stimulator treatment to relieve his back pain.in his local area. If the pain consultant agreed he needed the treatment, he said he would have to wait another 17 months to see a back surgeon due to the backlog.
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