Lisa’s story
In January 2005 I sneezed and I remember a shooting pain run down my shoulder and arm. A few months later I was aware that I had a bad back and what I thought was a crick in the neck plus numbness along my arm and fingers. At that time I was exercising at the […]
Megan’s story
My only symptoms in august 1996 were the third finger of my left hand itching constantly. After tests for carpel tunnel proved negative I was referred to an orthopaedic surgeon this took until March 1997. By this time the last three fingers and wrist on my left hand were tingling, burning and aching. After various […]
Paul’s Story
UPDATED – My Story April 2025 It has been over fourteen years since I initially composed my story below in 2011. Since then, I have relocated to my own house instead of a flat, and have had a couple of different jobs since, including my own funding consultancy. I now work for the Civil Service […]
Carole’s Story
In 1989 I had an operation to remove a spinal cord tumour (ependymoma, C6-T1). I was told it had probably been lying dormant for years and had suddenly become active. I developed a severe pain in my neck and began to lose the use of my fingers. Simple things like writing and doing-up buttons became […]
Alison’s story
I was 40 in 2003 and had been suffering from a ‘crunchy’ painful neck and some loss of sensation in my finger tips on my left hand. I had been pushing to get some help via my doctors and eventually they sent me to an orthopaedic consultant, with the thought that maybe I had a […]