"Orthopedics"

Before Christmas I visited orthopaedics and saw a colleague of my consultant regarding my knee. He advised me I had not had my knees xrayed for a couple of years and he would arrange to call me back again for X-rays and possible steroid injection. I returned to the hospital for this further appointment yesterday having arranged a lift as advised for the steroid injection. Unfortunately this time I saw my actual consultant who saw me for no more than 5 minutes never examined my knees or gait and was looking at X-rays from a couple of years ago. He didn't give me a steroid and made no mention of the X-rays. I basically feel

He fobs me off each time and doesn't help me. I am not trying to rush into a knee replacement but am totally dissatisfied with how I am being treated. This is not the first occasion this has happened with this consultant and I no longer have faith in him. Not to mention the wasted afternoon off work for a 5 minute appt!!