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About: New Stobhill Hospital / Pain management

(as the patient),

I got told I I had fibromyalgia June 2017 and I was 32 at the time. By October that year I got sent to the pain clinic and doctor said fibromyalgia was all in my head and used my panic attacks and anxiety as the main cause. Even though I was at the royal and seen the team there so deals with conditions like fibromyalgia and I mostly got it from having a nasty fall on the ice.

At stobhill they used the mental health card on me. I walked out crying to my friend on the phone and I reported the incident to my own GP who was going to look into it. Having a hidden condition is real and they shouldn’t be using the mental health card on people.

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Response from John Stuart, Chief Nurse, North Sector, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 3 years ago
John Stuart
Chief Nurse, North Sector,
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Submitted on 16/06/2020 at 15:23
Published on Care Opinion at 15:23


Dear NicS,

Thank you for taking the time to contact us via Care Opinion.

I was sorry to hear of your recent experience at the pain clinic. In order for us to look into this in more detail for you, it would be helpful if you are able to contact me on 07900678367. Once we have your personal details we will be able to ask one of the pain management team to review your case and respond to you.

Your sincerely,

John Stuart

Chief Nurse.

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