All pain is not equal

[Michelle Maree]

Why isnt Radiculopathy seen as an an emergency?
I dont understand why sciatica isnt seen as an emergency seeing as it can be permanent so quickly. Why do you have to be crawling on the floor and wetting your pants before it is serious? You can have disc pain for years and years and get it removed and be pain free, but nerves are another issue.
In Australia you have to have Cauda Equina syndrome before you are kept in hospital otherwise you are given pain medication and sent home and told to see a specialist. And if you have to wait 5 months to see a surgeon like i have it can be too late!
In the US if you have sciatica and call your specialist are you seen to sooner?
I dont think I can mak e it untill October.
All pain is not equal and shouldnt be treated so.