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Age 61-80
Interview CP41  

Interview CP41

Age at Interview: 73
Sex: Female
Background: Retired health visitor; divorced; 3 children.
Brief outline:Back and shoulder pain following fall at home in 1999. Spinal osteoarthritis. Treatments: Epidural steroid injections. TENS. Physiotherapy. Current medication: oxycodone (Oxycontin) Past medication: gabapentin.


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Hoped that tests would reveal something that could be operated on but wasn't surprised that it was not possible.

 



Before I had the x-rays, I hoped that there could be some, something which could be done to relieve whatever was the problem. That showed that my spine was a mess, but it didn't show it in the same detail obviously as the MRI scan. I don't really think that I expected much to be able to be done because what can you do for a spine? Not a lot.  

You know, if it's a hip or a knee okay, go through a nasty operation, but there is an expected recovery. Having a spinal problem there's less hope really of relief and less hope of a recovery. You just have to hope for relief rather than cure. I think one of the things that it made me do was realise that they're not going to cure me, it's not going to get better, it could get worse, so I've got to prepare for that. 
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