Hi Buttercup
I am also in the UK and it has taken me three years since diagnosis to feel as though I am actually getting someone listening to me - I hope your experience is better but my experience is that as long as referrals meet the 12week target of being seen you then are left to get on with it. I would recommend you try your best to get Mark admitted to hospital, even if it is 45miles away.Good luck.

You know, it is a terrible thought, but severe PN in a person like this progressing rapidly, could be paraneoplastic.

Certain cancers cause PN like this.

Has he had a chest Xray?

http://www.uptodate.com/contents/par...rve-and-muscle

I also meant to add the best thing my GP done for me was to refer me to the Chronic Pain Clinic, they took the time to look at my history and treat me, it has been very successful - you may find they will be able to do more for your husband than the neurologist - just because they give a diagnosis doesnt mean they will be able to provide a treatment but the Pain service treats the pain

Thank you for this info Mrs D. I have checked out the information on paraneoplastic and thankfully I don't think Mark fits this? The Dr did ask Mark if he had visual disturbance or headaches etc.

He did have a chest X-ray about 3 mths ago, as the Dr suspected he had COPD. There was signs of COPD, but he had the blow tests done and the results were mild COPD.
I'm not going to let this lay, I will be back on to the Dr's if things don't start to settle down.
If anything else comes to mind, please let me know.
Hope your feeling better
Buttercup x

Hi Malawigirl, It's over 12 wks since Mark was referred to the neurologist. I did speak to their department which is in Liverpool to ask how long he would have to wait for an appointment and the girl the other end shouted "how long is the waiting time in Wales!" She told me 3 mths, but when his letter first came they wanted him to wait until the end of Nov', I told them he couldn't wait this long and we would travel to Liverpool for an earlier appointment. They then found an appointment in our local hospital for 30th Sept', which has now been changed to 14th Oct'. Poor Mark almost cried when he read the letter!
I could see on Thursday that our Dr was not happy with the way Mark is suffering, but other than him faxing off a letter to the neurologist there is little more he can do.
I can't understand why they have not referred him to the pain clinic? The would seem a normal process to me!
Thanks for the input
Buttercup x

I am so sorry to hear about your husband, Is there any way to get him to a Emergency room, that's what I did last week and they put me in the hospital immediately, I was able to get help very quickly, they did so many tests, sometimes it pays to go through the ER. I hope he feels better soon. Blessings, Jan