Ann Smith, who works at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH), says staff at the site linked numbness in her right leg to spinal stenosis, a condition causing narrowing of the spinal canal.

Mrs Smith, left, works at the NNUH (Image: Submitted)

It was only when she had been off work for seven months with “horrific” back pain, waiting for an ultrasound-guided injection into her spine, that she went to get a second opinion.  

She says doctors at Spire Healthcare, a private hospital, discovered three small bleeds on her brain and confirmed her symptoms were likely to have been from a stroke rather than spinal stenosis.

In November 2023, Mrs Smith was rushed to the NNUH's A&E department by her partner, Paul Smith, as she couldn't get out of bed due to numbness in her leg.

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