Hi,
I'm so desperate and have resorted to coming onto mumsnet to ask for help and what i should do.. My father had a car incident back in february and since then has suffered back pain. It's been found out that he has 2 slipped discs i think. I dont know the details but he is in horrendous pain. It has only gotten worse since then. He cant sit down properly, cant walk and these couple of days has been screaming of pain. He was given pain medication by the GP and takes them every couple of hours, his last physio appointment was on Friday and he's worse than he was when he started physio! Hes currently downstairs groaning because of the pain and he cant sleep, he hasnt been sleeping for a couple of days now. I would see him fall asleep for a maximum of 2 hours before waking up because of the pain.
Im not sure what to do but im so tempted to take him to A&E but i dont want to be a burden on the NHS if this isnt a serious issue. I also dont want to go there and make him wait 3 hours only to be given a packet of paracetamol and being told to go home and make an appointment with the GP. My father has a very high pain tolerance so to see him like this is so shocking, what should i do?
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To take my father to A&E ASAP?
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emelxxo · 14/05/2017 22:05
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