Pain is a complete pain…

I’m sitting here tonight feeling more than a little bit sorry for myself. My right knee is getting beyond ridiculous how painful it is. I went to make my husband and myself a coffee after dinner and just bending down to get the cups out of the drawer caused a painful, clunk, clunk, clunk in my knee. So, it clunked painfully on the way down to pick up the cups and then clunked again as I stood up. Once I was almost standing I then had to try and straighten up and try to walk.

There doesn’t seem to be a moment in the day when my knee does not hurt. The simplest things like standing at the photocopier sees me standing on one leg, rather like a rather large and demented flamingo without the glorious plumage. Any time I find myself having to stand and talk to someone I will be looking around for a wall to lean against or something to hold onto to enable me to stand on one leg. Throughout the day spasms of pain shoot through my knee and no position really seems to give relief.

I am getting to the point, that I am starting to doubt that I will get any assistance to find a way to sort this knee out. I don’t know if it will involve surgery or indeed what type of surgery that might be. All I know is that I am in constant and almost at times unbearable pain and I want it gone!

My husband assures me that we will take ACC to task and win. Me, I am not so sure anymore. I admit to looking on more of the bleak side of things in relation to this knee and feeling more and more that this is my life. A life of constant pain and locking knee which will stop me being able to do any sort of exercise. He states he is confident that something will be done to remedy my knee, but I am not so sure. Not that anyone dreams of having an operation – like looking forward to it – but I will take any steps necessary to have an end to this pain.

I just hope somehow ACC will come to the party and assist with the cost of surgery if needed and also pay me some loss of wages.

Hopefully, ACC will be persuaded by our specialist that it is appropriate for them to cover my accident. The fact that I have Parkinson’s and Arthritis as chronic conditions, does not mean that I can’t have an accident event which changes my presentation. Ultimately if it goes on for much longer it may preclude me from working. It is also not good for my health and wellbeing.

We have a Case Conference to discuss with a moderator present, solutions to the problem of my knee. At this stage it may be a couple of weeks before we hear any more from ACC. They cannot be rushed!

Let the battle begin.