REEEESULT!!!

We've finally worn down Marks consultant and he's agreed to refer Mark to a neuro surgeon at Leeds - it's taken months but we've finally got there. We went to Pinderfields today for Mark to have a blood test to make sure the dye they're going to inject into him when he has his MRI won't affect his kidneys. While we were there we asked to see the consultant, hoping he wouldn't be too busy. We were in luck he was free, I bet he was wishing he hadn't been though. He finally admitted that Mark was a mystery to him but understood there was obviously something not right in his back but just didn't have any more answers. Hopefully this is the first step to getting him right. That hasn't taken much effort has it!!

We went to Wheelchair Services on Monday, you'll remember weeks ago - at least 6 weeks ago Mark tried to cancel his wheelchair because he realised it was almost impossible to get it in the car. They told him it was almost ready so he couldn't cancel it. Then two weeks later told him it wasn't all ready still bits to come - still couldn't cancel it though. Anyway we bowl up pick it up on Monday and it was put together with so much camber on the wheels (wheels on an angle like the sports chairs)it wouldn't have gone through ANY doorways. Wheelchair mechanic sheepishly put that right and we got Mark in it. Almost as soon as he sat in it his body went into serious spasms and his arms starting tingling. After spending sooooo long measuring him up and discussing what was needed - how could they have got it so wrong. Well we came away with the new cushion on his borrowed wheelchair and they've gone back to the drawing board. Still can't cancel it though!!