I now need to ask you some very important questions |
1 | Since this problem in your back started have you had a sudden, severe, worsening pain in the middle of your abdomen and upper back? | Yes | No |
2 | Do you have a new or recent problem in being able to pass urine? | Yes | No |
3 | Do you have a new or recent loss of control of your bladder and/or your bowels? | Yes | No |
3a | Has your bladder been working properly? Can you tell when it is full? Have you felt that you want to ‘go’ all the time? | Yes | No |
4 | Do you have numbness or altered feeling or pins/needles around your back passage or genitals, for example, wiping after being at the toilet? | Yes | No |
5 | Since this problem in your back started have you had any heat, swelling or tenderness in your calf? | Yes | No |
6 | Since this problem in your back started have you been unable to put any weight at all through your legs? | Yes | No |
7 | Do you have constant pain that worsens at night? | Yes | No |
8 | Do you have a history of cancer? | Yes | No |
9 | Since this problem in your back started have you had any widespread or worsening weakness in your legs? | Yes | No |
10 | Did this episode of pain start following a fall, or get much worse and stay bad following a fall? | Yes | No |
11 | Do you have any chills or fevers or feel like you are running a temperature? (without other explanation) | Yes | No |
12 | Do you have trouble with your balance while walking? | Yes | No |
12a |
| Yes | No |