I'll put it like this. Plenty of medical conditions would prevent you from (for example) passing a HGV medical, but still allow you to have a 'normal' car licence.

Some detail on the medical situation might be helpful.

Edited by RobJP on 13/09/2017 at 19:19

I think that answers the question.

A professional driver will be driving more than a private individual driving for "social, domestic and pleasure", and will carry more responsibility for others' welfare (if, for example, driving HGVs or PSVs).

If you are in effect partially disabled your surgeon's advice makes sense. Rob may know, but I don't, about what the medical conditions are that relate to HGVs and PSVs. Does taxi-driving come into this somewhere, or are there no restrictions?

By the way, very sorry to hear of your difficulties.

Edited by FP on 13/09/2017 at 19:49

Unfortunately, as FP says.

Obviously your financial position will dictate if it's feasible, but I know of a lady who suffers with a similar condition. By getting a decent sports massage - which really works the muscles quite deeply - every 3 or 4 weeks, along with some good exercise regimes, she's managed to virtually stop the loss of muscle mass.

She found the NHS physio sessions to be next to useless. She was given 6 months to her first appointment, and then told the appointments would be every 2-3 months after that. So she ended up getting the sports massage done privately.

Good luck.