"Total disrespect and ignorance"

After waiting three months I finally saw a neurologist at Saint Helier Hospital in Carshalton Surrey. He was rude, arrogant, short tempered, and said that post concussion syndrome does not exist....it was all psychological!! He mocked me for believing I had anything like that, as I has not passed out when I hit my head. He also mocked casualties diagnosis. A Physiotherapists diagnosis. My GP and a Immunologist consultants diagnosis. He believes I have migraines and need to see a psychologist!! I’ve never had migraines or suffered headaches before I hit my head...now I have them almost day/week. Only since I hit my head!

He offered me amitriptyline and beta-blockers both of which I turned down, Without even checking my history he offered me those drugs. I have slight arrhythmia so there was no way I was going to take them.

When I asked him, why was it only since I hit my head I had all the symptoms, he said I don’t know but it’s not post concussion!

You have no damage to your head or brain because it doesn’t exist, as it hard to get a brain injury as your head is so hard. I sat there with my mouth open as I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Although it was hard to listen to him as He could barely speak English and I had to ask him to repeat himself several times to which he lost his temper.

I’m sure if I was a doctor in his country and I couldn’t speak his language easily I would be asked by my patients to repeat myself too!!

30 years ago the medical world denied that Chronic Fatigue existed, now there are posters everywhere saying if you have CF/ME....don’t feel alone get support. I felt like I had gone back 30 years in time to be told that something I’m suffering with does not exist.

He offered me a scan as a way of shutting me up and but said nothing will come of it. He then discharged me without even getting the scans result. I’m now waiting for a date for a scan. I’m going to be making a formal complaint against him as I came out and cried my eyes out in sheer anger and frustration. I was fuming!!

He was rude ignorant and I did not feel supported by him in one bit. I’m telling my experience so it may help others and I hope no one ever has to see that neurologist ever again. Sadly that man will keep practising but I intend to make a formal complaint against him!!