Some doctors are poo

[Bob696]

On friday I started to get twingies around an old scar on my gut. oh oh thinks I, I have had this befor, its a cyst forming.
So off I toddle to the doctors to get it sorted.
Doctor knowingly informs me that it is not a cyst but a sweat rash due to me being fat. He prescribes me some cream and off I toddle home.
Feel worse on sat.
On sunday feel downright awful
Then at about 8pm this 'sweat rash' burst.
Hospital job, intravenous antibotics pumped into my system and now have 6 pills to take every 4 hours.
The only reason I wasnt admitted to a ward was because karen said she could take time off work to keep an eye on me and there was a shortage of beds.

I just made an appointment with the same doc for tomorrow night as I want a consult with him on how to prevent  sweat rashes  :twisted:

[LOULA]

Sorry to hear you are unwell, and have become yet another victim of the
glorious NHS.  I had a simular experience when i was 19 (a long time ago)
GP told me kidney and water infection- next day was rushed into hospital with burst appendix, had septisemia and absus on pelvis thus 1 hour away from death....... really builds you with confidence ehhhhhh.

Anyway hope that you are feeling better soon, perhaps the same GP will suggest its your age or perhaps put you on a diet for those sweat rashes

 :twisted:

[JeepCher53]

Don't get me started on Doctors.  We had a whole catalogue of events with my late Father - took them weeks to decide he had cancer and then it was too late.  10 weeks later we buried him.  Our whole family left that doctor's practice and registered elsewhere.  Tricky for me, personally, as I sell to these doctors at Glos Royal.  I can't stand the place and make excuses not to go there

[driftwood]

sorry to hear that, hope you make a early recovery.

our doctors are pants too, we pay for all these university students (not all i add) for them to get a degree in saying :-

"take two paracetamol and come back in a week" :twisted:  :twisted:  :twisted:  :twisted:

some doctors however are pretty good, unfortunatly there not the ones you see!

[Bob696]

Doctor at the hospital was excellent took the time to explain everything. Nurses were terrific. Local GP is going to get a telling off.

Feeling better now as I can swollow without pain. Might be well enough to try and fix that plunger on my hand brake tomorrow.

[JeepCher53]

It must be some sort of new therapy or a motivator to get well - doing those jobs you need to do on the Landy :?  When Tazman is ever ill (rarely) he seems to suddenly spout off how many things he's going to do on the Disco once he feels up to it - and that's usually the next day :D

[Andy the Landy]

We had crap service from NHS Direct just over 3 years ago with our youngest - she kept throwing up and we were told it was the common Reflux and to give her Calpol - so we did, didnt make any difference so phoned again, Told once again it was reflux and to go and see GP on the Tuesday morning (it was Bank Hol W/E). 9 hours later poor little b*gger was on a drip in Pendlebury Childrens Hospital - Thank God the staff at the hospital were excellent

[jalopy joe]

I`ve had some pretty frightening ongoing health problems lately and I have to say that in my case everyone from my GP to the people at Kettering General Hospital have been fantastic.  I know it isn`t the same for everyone but they`re not all bad.

[wibble]

Bob. you have my sincere condolences mate, but for every bad one theres a good un, i was unlucky enough to get wiped while riding to work on a motorcycle in 2003, paramedics there in mins and to heartlands i went to have my left foot put back on, all physio on nhs even tho i have privbate medical insurance cos the hospital by me (george elliott in nuneaton) could fit me in with no probs. fully healed now but only tnx to the nice doc. can't say they are all bad but the bad uns need striking (off!!). sue him and he'll think twice next time.

get well soon mate

[Bob696]

cheers all.

I agree totaly with everyone who said there are good uns n bad uns. Seems to be the GPs that have the highest proportion of inepts but it could just be me and the stories I hear.

Good enough to go to work today anyway. Spent 11.5 hours talking to the parents of the little darlings today which is easier than teaching the nice little kiddies.  :P

[simdeb]

IN 1992 I FELT REALLY  ILL KEPT GOING TO DOCTORS WHO KEPT SAYING IT WAS MY ASTHMA I GOT RUSHED TO HOSPITAL (LIGHTS FLASHING BUT NO SIERN :shock:  :shock: ) WITH PHNEMONIA WAS IN HOSPITAL FOR A WEEK  

DEBBIE

[old joe]

I get to hear all the horror stories about good and bad Drs and hospitals yet when i had my appendix removed last year I can't rate the NHS highly enough.

I called NHS direct, nurse called my back within 20 mins advised me to get the OOH Drs and not to drive, got in a taxi walked straight in they then sent me down to MKGH A&E they wanted to call an ambulance for a trip off 200 yards i said no longest 200 yards i've walked and went in to A&E at around 12:00 am and there was my ex-wife waiting to be seen i was taken straight round to a cubicle and by 4:30 i was in the ward 11:45pm i was having my appendix out.

to say i was scared was an under statement but the care i recieved was beyond the call of duty for the nursing staff overworked and underpaid same with the DRs they made feel relaxed and noting was to much trouble.

I can't praise them enough the only problem was not being able to drive for a week.

however in all place's you get good guys and bad guys and all i can say if you're not happy ask for a 2nd 3rd opinion and don't stop until you're happy and satisfied even if it means going to the top.

just glad you're feeling Better Bob

Dazza  :D

P.s. Top tip don't upset you're Nurses they're your best friends and can make you suffer if you upset them in the nicest possible ways :twisted:

[Bush Tucker Man]

I know there's good & bad in the NHS, as there is everywhere.

On a personal note, I must admit a partial amount of bias towards the NHS,as it employs me.
I must say that  I'd trust most of our departments senior staff; Staff Grades, Registrars, Specialist Registrars & (most certainly) the Consultants with my life

Other Side Of The Fence

[dracula]

Like BTM I am biased towards N.H.S. 'cause they pay me.
Don't have any trouble with G.P'S....my wife is a receptionist at the surgery.
Only problem....when she comes home in tears/distressed state 'cause
some irate patient has decided to vent his/her spleen at her over a
situation that she can not control or do any thing about.
Rant over :(vamp):

[Bush Tucker Man]

Like BTM I am biased towards N.H.S. 'cause they pay me.
Don't have any trouble with G.P'S....my wife is a receptionist at the surgery.

At the Surgery where I went as a kid, the receptionist there must have survived an attack by StGeorge.
Ooh, she was evil :twisted:  

Only problem....when she comes home in tears/distressed state 'cause
some irate patient has decided to vent his/her spleen at her over a
situation that she can not control or do any thing about.

Tell me about it...
The patients in our A&E can vary between the little old lady who cut a finger off whilst peeling vegetables, but says;
"I'm sorry, but I don't want to trouble anyone"

To the drug-addled 20year old who's been found on a corner (or in some cases slumped over the wheel of a car!!!!)who wakes up and creates mayhem & ends up on the floor with all the male staff 'controlling' him
Then gets dragged away by the Bobbies only to 'fall' into the back of the van.
It's not too long since one of our Nurses was punched in the face & throat by a drunken girl (who, I think) is now in jail :D
Not a weekend goes by without someone being abused in one way or another

Then we had, the ultimate, a few years ago.
It was well before I worked there, but plenty of my collegues remember it.
I know the person who found them.
A patient went to see 2 of the Plastic Surgeons about having some tattoos removed, he was told that he couldn't have them done on the NHS (at that time anyway)
So what did the b*st*rd do??
He stabbed both the initial Consultant, & the other one who walked into the room.
Sadly he's got 'the life of riley' now in Broadmoor.

String the swine up!
Hardly politically correct, but it's my own view.

[dracula]

BTM,
I know what you mean, I worked as a porter in A+E before.
Some of the things that happen in hospitals, if you wrote a book,
they wouldn't believe you!
So why am I still here 30 years later #-o