John
He had a spinal cord injury.
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He suspects his injury was caused by the epidural that was used to anaesthetise him for his knee...
He suspects his injury was caused by the epidural that was used to anaesthetise him for his knee...
Well I went into hospital in September. I was going to undergo a total knee replacement on the left knee. I had osteoarthritis in the knee, so I had no choice but to have this operation anyway. Anyway, they proceeded with the operation. After the operation I didn’t gain full movement of my legs, or my trunk – would be from your back round from your spine around to the trunk of your stomach – and I stayed in hospital for five months in which they was rehabilitating me.
John describes the medication he takes and its side effects. His GP can't change his medication...
John describes the medication he takes and its side effects. His GP can't change his medication...
John learned how to use his wheelchair with help from physiotherapists and by attending a course...
John learned how to use his wheelchair with help from physiotherapists and by attending a course...
They [rehabilitation staff] used to take me for wheelchair skills...You go for wheel chair skills up and down ramps to get you used to wheelchair friendly. We used to go round the block in the wheelchair on the hospital grounds. Then they used to get someone in from Back Up to come round to teach you how to get up small kerbs and things, which you’d have to bend right forward and get up the kerb – but it wasn’t too much of a kerb because I couldn’t do it – and go down backwards. So people can go down frontwards. I’m not so clever going down. I can wheel-balance in the wheelchair. But, I can tilt and balance in a chair without falling backwards. Because I’ve been on the wheelchair course and I was taught different techniques. Plus, I went into [rehabilitation hospital] and they taught me different techniques with wheelchairs and occupational therapy.
The DVLA withheld John's licence until his driving ability was assessed. His licence now...
The DVLA withheld John's licence until his driving ability was assessed. His licence now...
I went to a driving assessment in [place name], which Motability paid for me to go. I don’t know how much it cost, but they paid for it anyway. And I passed that assessment first time. And then they gave me my licence back, sent my licence back. I’ve got a disabled on my licence and I can only drive hand controlled vehicles. So that was a bonus and a big plus for me, because it gives me a bit more freedom to get around to shops and places. So, it changed my life a bit, although I haven’t used it. I’ve only done a hundred miles in it so far.
After his spinal injury John attended a course run by the Back-Up Trust on using a wheelchair. He...
After his spinal injury John attended a course run by the Back-Up Trust on using a wheelchair. He...
John was unable to travel on the bus twice because of a broken ramp, and a pram in the wheelchair...
John was unable to travel on the bus twice because of a broken ramp, and a pram in the wheelchair...
John slept in the living room for nearly two years and used a commode to go to the toilet until...
John slept in the living room for nearly two years and used a commode to go to the toilet until...
John's phone was stolen when he dropped it on the floor in a public toilet. Initially he thought...
John's phone was stolen when he dropped it on the floor in a public toilet. Initially he thought...
John has been left at the bus stop because ramps haven't worked or there was no room for him. One...
John has been left at the bus stop because ramps haven't worked or there was no room for him. One...