Has anyone been in this situation before?
I have injured my back, I cannot stand or walk – I’ve been told I need to go to A&E or an urgent care center but as I cannot safety get to either of those, they advice to call 999 (had this twice now) – I reluctantly called 999, was told I should get an ambulance within 8 hours, only later to get a message saying they referred me to 111.
I feel in stuck between levels of seriousness, not life threatening so no ambulance, cannot stand or walk so cannot attend anywhere myself.
I think it’s some kind of joint lock, however the pain comes suddenly, unpredictable and my body freezes / leg jolts with an involuntary moan. So occasionally I feel well enough to attempt to stand but, a tiny wrong movement and I’m going to fall. My wife attempted to help me walk across the room yesterday and I ended up on the floor and ended up sleeping on a blanket as was too painful to attempt to stand. Today if I attempt to stand, my back is leaning/twisting too much to one side to stabilise.