Perth Sports Medicine - Claremont

Fantastic Bloke, Colm was spot on time and had a beautiful manner with my 15 year old daughter. He was exceptionally thorough in his examination and gave us plenty of time to discuss her injury. Would highly recommend. A big thanks to you Colm.

putrid experience- Herniated disc - He would not send me for MRI just more pills - hurt my back end of April 2019. My GP sent me for an injection in my spine, did nothing got recommended Gary Couanis . Was busy so unfortunately got Colm. Visit 1 Beginning of July, Colm 30 min late. Tell him hurt my back, had a ct scan and injection. Scan shows a bone spur on my spine. Tell him known about the spur for 15 years and this problem is different and the pain is different. Sent for another injection. Injection did nothing. Visit 2 beginning of August- 30 mins late. Didn't have my file up, finally looks at it mentions the bone spur. Same conversation, known about it for 15 years, different pain. Ask for MRI. Told need to wait 20 weeks before a surgeon would see me. Puts me on Lyrica Visit 3 beginning of September - 45 min late. Brings up the bone spur, I request an MRI. Will not do it. Puts me on Pregabellin. Meant to only do this for 5 days. Tells me to do ten days. After 8 days medication making me feel terrible back getting worse. End of September pain is so bad i lose my job. 6th Oct- see my awesome GP 10th Oct - Have MRI 16th Oct - Get results - Hurniated disc 22 Oct -Have epidural to help with the extreme pain 25 Oct See Mccloskey - He asked why it has taken so long for me to see him. Tell my story and the 20 week wait is either a lie or an uneducated doctor. Puts me in for surgery 3 days later cause of the extreme pain and possible permanent nerve damage. 28th Oct- Have part of my disc removed as well as bone spur. 27th Feb 2020- back coming good, extreme tingling in my right foot looks permanent due to how long the nerve was compressed.