Was my osteopath right discharging me from his treatment?

Question

I have a slipped disc and a sciatica for 2 months now. NHS referred me to an osteopath but today he told me if I don't agree to have an operation he will discharge me, so he did so. I did not want to have an injection nor operation. He said if his treatments have not improve my condition by now I need an operation. But today I went privately to a physio and she said I don't need an operation just a good physio who can take care of me. Who should I trust more? To be honest I wasn't happy with the treatment I had from the osteopath as he never did any massage on me, I saw him once every 2 weeks (5 or 6 times altogether). Any advise?

Answer 1

I have the same problem as you, but for 2 years, physio, chiropractor (once, never again) hydrotherapy...nothing worked, only diagnosed 3 weeks ago after MRI (doctors gave me 2 different diagnosis before that), so I either suffer or have the injection tuesday......won't be a good day but it if helps its worth a try.......see doctor to get you into ortho, it's the only way.......it will NOT go on it's own, trust me

Answer 2

so you didn't want to do what the osteopath suggested and went and got another opinion you like more....sounds reasonable to me, I advise you to take the advice of the professional you want to listen to.