Like Letitia, I also have painful knees (‘Living with pain', The Weekend Sun, August 7).
I had my appointment with the surgeon, and was told I needed knee replacement.
I signed the forms for more blood if needed etc, they wrote to my doctor and said I would be having the operation, only to then have a letter from the DHB to say ‘No sorry your not bad enough. Go back to your doctor to find out what is going on.'
I guess they ran out of money for the month. But that takes me off the waiting list and I have to start again. I also have a friend who was sent to the nose and throat doctor for a foot problem, only to be told by staff later that it was to get her off the waiting list.
C O'Brien, Tauranga
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