"A Solution for Pain"

I was perfectly normal when I went to bed. The next morning, I could not move my back, and I struggled to get out of bed. I spent about a month just struggling. I started to get dizzy spells (which I've had before, they've been tentatively diagnosed as either vestibular migraine or Meniere's, but I've not had any in the preceding year and a half). I called the Red Button service and an ambulance came, they sorted me out, and advised me to contact my doctor ASAP.

The next morning a doctor contacted me by phone; eventually I had an in-person visit from a physiotherapist, who managed to fit me in between other appointments. The work of the physiotherapist was amazing. She gave me exercises, which I do, and she has set up improvements in equipment in my house (handrails) and ordered a four-wheel walker for me. The team were very reassuring, and a joy to work with.

I've since been prescribed medication which (following the doctor's advice) I increased weekly. My pain is still bad on some days, but I get good days.

The physiotherapist and her team will now take me off their list, but I can still ring if and when I need them. They feel that if I keep up my exercises and my medication, I will continue to improve further. The above narrative covers a period of about four months.