I had a whiplash injury in Feb 2001. I was diagnosed in worcester in
March 2002 with fibromylagia.
To cut a long story short, I have not had a day without pain since the
day of the accident.
Since the diagnosis of fibromyalgia made in Worcester I have moved to
sheffield. Here I saw another doctor at the hospital who also
confirmed fibromyalgia. I am now having physio etc.

I saw an orthopaedic consultant for legal medical compensation claim..
He agreed with the fibromyalgia diagnosis and said the accident
almost certainly brought it on but by how much acceleration he could
not say. He advised seeing a rheumatologist for the answer to that
question (My solicitor thought it in my best interest to ascertain
this information)

I saw a rheumatologist for this purpose in Manchester and have just
received a report. I was shocked!

He is not sure I have fibromyalgia as I do not fulfill the diagnostic
criteria? He says with my past history of depression (20 years) and
various pains eg lumbar pain ..albeit I have had four babies,
labyrinthitis..a viral problem and neck pain form being diagnosed with
cervical spondylitis four years ago he thinks I have chronic pain
syndrome.

He is disputing three docotr opinions? Am I unlucky? I know there is a
school of thought that fibromyalgia can be associated with depression.
Have I hit on a person with this view?

The pain I had from cervical spondylitis is nothing like the
whiplash/fibromyalgia pain I have suffered and conitnue to suffer
with. Whilst I understand the meaning of chronic pain syndrome, I know
this man is wrong.

My solicitor is suggesting raising questions back to the doctor who
made the report. This obviously i will do.

About three months after the accident I suffered benign positional
vertigo. This docoter is linking that with the labyrinthitis I
suffered before the accident. I thought they were two completely
different things.

I would appreciate your view on my situation. I will not quote you in
any way and indeed I do not know anything other than your name. I
would be most grateful.
Thank you
Sue

sue wrote:

snip Ros Kellett-type story

> About three months after the accident I suffered benign positional
> vertigo. This docoter is linking that with the labyrinthitis I
> suffered before the accident. I thought they were two completely
> different things.
>
> I would appreciate your view on my situation. I will not quote you in
> any way and indeed I do not know anything other than your name. I
> would be most grateful.
> Thank you
> Sue

Assuming you are not Ros Kellett posting under another name, I suggest
you do a google search on "Ros Kellet". You may find what comes back
useful.

Archie

"sue" <suedelete> wrote in message
news:a520
[..]
> About three months after the accident I suffered benign positional
> vertigo. This docoter is linking that with the labyrinthitis I
> suffered before the accident. I thought they were two completely
> different things.
>
> I would appreciate your view on my situation. I will not quote you in
> any way and indeed I do not know anything other than your name. I
> would be most grateful.
> Thank you
> Sue

see www.drlowe.com for more info on Fibromyalgia

Archibald <me> wrote in message news:0c9a
>
Hi Archie,
No I am not Ros Kellett. I put a search in google and could fine
nothing...kept pointing me back to my post!! Am I missing something
here?
Thanks
Sue

Archibald <me> wrote in message news:0c9a
>
Hi
I found articles (under Roz kellett). The general concencus seems to
be that she is trying to grab from the system. I hope people dont
think that of me . I am genuinely very annoyed that I have aged ten
years in two since this accident. I have three small children to care
for and I used to play badminton, table tennis etc before the crash.
My life has changed so much, sometimes I could just sit and cry
thinking about it.
I am so tired all the time...so tired that I probably wont put up much
of a fight over all this. Just feel angry that the opinion of one
consultant means more becasue he writes legal reports than the
opinions of three other (just as )professional people.
Anyone???
Sue