My involvement with the Walton Centre began just over 2 years ago. Given an organic neurological diagnosis, thankfully not terminal and I commenced a longterm treatment plan. I prepared for returning to work and resuming fun activities with my 10 year old daughter. The treatment didn't work. My physical symptoms worsened, my mood plummeted due to feeling I was drifting further away from my goals. I was told there was no funding for me to access psychology services though I desperately needed someone to talk to and help me - I had responsibilities and had to keep going. Instead, I saw a neuropsychiatrist once who verbally assured me I would improve, discharged me and farmed me out for 'evaluation' at a psychiatric hospital.
I was subjected to intrusive questions, and to add insult to injury, asked why I couldn't be treated by psychology at Walton centre as surely they would better understand my neurological condition. Thankfully, I was discharged although I now have that inappropriate referral on my health records. Stuck in no man's land. Repeat EMGs have only muddied the waters. My neurologist tells me my symptoms are 'psychological', that I can improve and to continue talking to my church pastor. I am utterly lost. I have had to self-fund physio/psychotherapy out of dwindling savings but I have learnt to my cost, that getting the right kind of care is like searching for a needle in a haystack. I used to be a strong, independent person working full time, but now rarely leave the house. Every day, staring out of the window watching others lives go forwards - my life over. I have tried and tried, all too aware of people with life threatening illnesses, I have fought to improve. But I have no faith in the Walton Centre now.
"Lack of access to treatment"
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