[Lyndsay]

Thanks Mark. I did have a read up on Discitis so understand the concerns. The problem I have is the very slow NHS service though my GP did put "Post Op Infection" on the blood request form. Also, until I see the new surgeon in just under 2 weeks I'm without a consultant.

I can't say that I feel any better than I did when this first started except thanks to the Lyrica, the nerve pain has calmed down quite a bit. I find with the heat & swelling, as long as I stay resting up it stays at this lower level but as soon as I start to do anything it flares back up again so not sure if that tells anything?

A question if you or anyone knows it about the ESR, if it is only slightly up or the high end of normal, I know that the Dr's will say it's normal (it happened with something else a few years ago) but I read that sometimes in Discitis etc, it only needs to be slightly up & actual sometimes you can get false negatives with a high normal result. Any thoughts? Once I have the blood results next week I'll of course update.

Can I ask, even though you've had a patient with Discitis before, have you come across my symptoms before? Did your patient make a good recovery? I do feel a bit out on my own with it all at the moment. I spoke with Alastair the other night but he's not sure either.

Thanks for your time