"From a possible surgery suggestion to a..."

Today I had app. to the consultant of the Department;

after only 2 mins I felt very uncomfortable not only was the consultant half lying down on the desk, clearly tired to be there and listen to what I had to say, but also really skeptical on what I was saying about my situation.

After explaining that my pain got worst even after a 2nd session of injections, that I sense numbness on my leg and sometimes also on my arms, the consultant just assumed there was not reasons (looking at the same MRI imaging of the first appointment), to believe these discomforts were actually connected to my left-sided paracentral L4/L5- disc herniation which push the descending transiting L5 sciatica nerve root ( which according to my GP, the previously surgeon, my private surgeon and the emergency team staff explain why I got numbness on my leg).

I also added that I got 10 as pain in a 1 to 10 pain scale especially during my period and the consultant just assumed it was definitely something to do with my ovary....

I explain to them that for all the woman when you got the period your body become very wick that is why we usually get more pain in areas that usually are already wicker or in discomfort for other reasons; plus I actually had a pelvic scan recently where everything was fine so I express my disbelieve and I ask their professional opinion about how my numbness in leg and foot can be related to my ovary if the pelvic ultrasound scan was clear, at this the consultant replies in a very annoyed way that they didn’t know and that I should have asked to a gynecologist. I started to believe to be in a candid camera jokes.

Not only was the consultant really clear that for them this pain is not caused by my lumbar disc condition, but also that I was not saying anything interested or anything important enough to get their attention/time, but also was definitely looking at me like I was lying about everything, making up my pains, concluding that it was impossible looking at the scan that I got this kind of discomfort.

At the end of the appointment which it actually lasted not more then 15 mins, this Dr told me that if I actually would have said that my pain was like a gunshot pain on the left side theye would actually suggested me to do a surgery..

Thanks God, I never been shot so I am not very sure how it feel and that is why I would not use such an example to express my pain, instead using a pain-scale from 1 to 10, which I did and I said sometimes it was 8-10 and giving example like feeling a burning painful ball on my back all the time, I thought it was terminology more appropriate to use.

My last worry is how can I pass from being almost suggested to get a surgery to be discharge because not enough reasons are connecting my pain to the images of the MRI??

At this question the consultant just put their shoulders up and saying they did not know and that maybe it was a psychosomatic pain….. are we serious??

I never had such a terrible experience.