Fatpony yes it drives me mad because in the next few months I won't also be working 10 -12 hours a day and trying to function in a fairly high pressure environment!
Well I went to the doctors this morning and she agreed my back pain is too bad to be 'normal' pregnant back ache. She told me I had to self refer, so I called the number she gave me and the man on the other end of the phone told me as I'm pregnant I can't self refer I have to go through the midwife. I explained that the midwives weren't referring me as they told me it's 'normal' to have back ache in pregnancy, even though it is getting debilitating and he told me I obviously don't need physio then and to take the midwives advice.
After many tears down the phone, my lovely husband is trying to sort it out through his work healthcare to go through BUPA but I'm not sure if I'll be covered as they don't cover antenatal care in their policy :(
Looks like it's going to be 3 months of ice packs, paracetamol and pain. If I can't go through BUPA I'll be going back to the Midwife next week and refusing to leave until she refers me, but I was told this morning it can take 9 months for a referral anyway!!!
Feeling a bit at the end of my tether 