On 31st May 2022 during lumbar fusion surgery, a surgical error led to a spinal cord injury and cerebrospinal fluid leak. I woke to no function or sensation below my waist. Advised flippantly by a surgeon I’d never previously met that I’d never walk again, I was discharged with no referrals, no assistance and no appropriate aids. My life had been changed forever and I felt totally and utterly alone. Advised that the nearest NHS neurorehabilitation was in Sheffield and was a minimum 10 month wait, my only option for recovery was private neurorehabilitation. Told that those who undertook my surgery have no responsibility to source appropriate rehabilitation and with no appropriate rehabilitation services in Lincolnshire, I began to attend Flex Health in Hull. With no funding or appropriate NHS neuro rehabilitation, it is likely I will now have to end my rehabilitation as it is just not financially sustainable. The potential impact of this on my recovery will be devastating.