Re: on the waiting list

In Reply to: Re: on the waiting list posted by Kelly on November 22, 2003 at 00:08:11:

: : i've been diagnosed with CTS and i'm on the NHS waiting list(up to 18 months) and have had two series of injections from my GP to relieve symptons. I am a builder by trade and a musician by choice. As far as the causes of CTS pounding away at building tasks all day is certainly not helping the condition and the music suffers consequently. I'm interested to hear about recovery times post op,delay between each hand being operated upon and the efficacy of the results of any similar sufferers.

: Hey there
: I am not sure what NHS is. You must be out of the US. I can sure feel for you though, I have Cubital Tunnel .
: I had my EMG test on Monday and they set up my surgery for 12-8. I thought 3 weeks was alongtime.
: Best of luck to you.
: Kelly

Kelly
NHS is the National Health Service that we have in the UK. It was a wonderful idea when it first started around the end of WW2 but sadly is now on its knees. We pay a kind of tax on our pay & most of our health treatment comes free of charge. We don't have all the hassle of Workers Comp. If we get CTS we get free surgery for it & many employers give you full pay while you're off sick. It's a very long & slow process though with long queues for surgery etc.

Evelyn