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cloaked_wolf
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Srsly? WTF? Very much sounds like a cock-up somewhere in the system. A private MRI scan is ~£150 which some people find they're desperate enough to pay for. The problem is it doesn't always help unless you're seriously considering surgery. IIRC they scanned something like 100 people with no back pain and around 25-50% (cannot recall precise figure) had abnormalities like slipped disc which didn't correlate well with symptoms.
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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I did go back to him after about 6 weeks, and it turns out that I was put in the wrong list... they had me marked down as a cardiology patient. It is a series of cock-ups. In fairness they've always been a bit useless, so I'm not sure why I'm surprised at this latest display of ineptitude. Edit to add: I'm not medically trained, but the fact that my back, shoulders, knees and wrists/hands all hurt suggests that surgery won't help. It was the doctor who suggested an MRI scan. _________________John Vella BSc (Hons), PGCE - Still the official forum prankster and crude remarker  Sorry  I'll behave now. Promise 
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pcernie
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Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm
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Why has John Barrowman adopted a Scotch accent for his injured animals programme?
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Fogmeister
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Location: Getting there
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pcernie
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Far as I know, but I've never heard him use the accent lol. The delivery has a Scotch brogue but the words sound Americanised; like an AI robot trying to blend in. _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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oceanicitl
Official forum cat lady
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:04 am
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Location: London
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He has worked in the States for a long time _________________Still the official cheeky one
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pcernie
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He's only sounded vaguely Yank until now, that's why it sounds so strange.
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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After waiting three months for my doctor to book an MRI scan appointment, I got the number yesterday, and have, in less than TEN MINUTES, managed to book an appointment for Tuesday.
It's not that difficult...
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oceanicitl
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To yank or not to yank? That is the question  _________________Still the official cheeky one
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cloaked_wolf
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Pain in multiple joints suggests a systemic problem. Don't want to try and diagnose you over the internet but it could be something as simple as a vitamin d deficiency, more serious eg inflammatory arthropathy, more complex eg fibromyalgia, or idiopathic eg medication. Something is not quite right. I suspect the scan will show nothing. _________________He fights for the users.
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pcernie
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10538 Overture by ELO has an intro very like the later Siouxsie & the Banshees' Dear Prudence.
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oceanicitl
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Paola just got married
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ProfessorF
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Turns out we're Outstanding.
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Zippy
Spends far too much time on here
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Motorhead.Totally.Amazing! Now knackered and very hoarse! _________________The Official "Saucy Minx" This above all: To Thine Own Self Be True "Red sky at night, Shepherds Delight"..Which is a bit like Shepherds Pie, but with whipped topping instead of mashed potato.
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l3v1ck
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Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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Whether the displacement to oil based mud will happen before the end of my shift.
I really hope not as it's a 240 m3 displacement and I only have 110 m3 of pit space for the returns. There's going to be lots of tankers involved in this cluster [LIFTED].
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