Adrian Leiper

I've been suffering since late 2009 from chronic back pain, type 2 Diabetes and AF. All happened around the same time, the chronic back pain which started as a narrowing of main artery to my right leg. Bit like running an engine without oil. This wasn't discovered for over 2 ½ years later. I was being treated for back problems which nothing was working cos like I told them it all started with pain in my right leg. Doctors had it arse about tit, they were saying my back is causing my leg problem. When really it was my leg causing the back pain. Because every time I walked for more than a few minutes I'd turn into a cripple. Seen so many supposed to be specialist, only 1 noticed my right leg was wasting. Then my GP looked for a pulse in my leg. He sent me to another specialist, and 2 weeks later I was in hospital having a stent put in. Well that fixed my leg, but all that trying to walk with pain in my leg had truly aggravated my back. With trying to deal with my employer and the excruciating pain is what triggered of the depression? No one could feel or see the pain I was in cos they’d see me walking fine sometimes and other times I was limping really badly. So it looked like I was faking it. Lost my job and then I was in even deeper depression, and still am. Recently I had a minor stroke now I suffer from Vertigo as well. With the constant ringing in my head, I can’t concentrate on anything. Only thing I can do is lay down on my bed and hope I can sleep. I have become a hermit, I really prefer not to leave home. I’m afraid of going anywhere in case I end up in a confrontation with someone. The Government won’t give me a disability pension. I had to give up applying for it as it was causing me more stress than it’s worth. I’m tired of fighting with the idiots..