A pensioner was forced to have both his legs amputated after it took 29 medical appointments and four years to diagnose a common medical condition.
Nic Olsen, 80, visited his GP in 2020 after he began to experience foot and leg pain.
Believing it was linked to back problems that Mr Olsen had suffered with for years, he was referred to an orthopaedic specialist.
What followed was years of appointments with consultants, specialists and GPs, as well as endless scans and tests while his pain continued to worsen.
Each time he was sent away with new remedies, including being told to ‘walk more’, put
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