General Talk

yeah pam, thanks

will she have to stop work.

no she should be ok, hows you pam you sound tired

am a bit weary but am coping as usual theres not enough hours in the week.
Mind you going to have my yearly check up on wednesday (how about this) by telephone. apparrantly can now be done by phone. so could be interesting. need someone to do this

M.O.T over the fone since gary's in hiding from all the send some of it up here
sorry you feel so weary tho

aww pam sorry to hear this...lots of energy your way

hi Wendy actualy every time I see your laughter is the best medicine think Wendy you very right.
Wendy do your Drs do treatment by phone.

yeah we do do over the phone consultations

its a great way to do things actually unless you have a boil on your botty that needs lancing then phones dont work lol

wendywoo wrote:

its a great way to do things actually unless you have a boil on your botty that needs lancing then phones dont work lol

trunk calls

wendywoo wrote:

yeah we do do over the phone consultations

not 100% sure I agree with the practice.... I know in 99% of the time it saves wasting the doctors time.... but there are pepole like me (according to you lot) who understate the symptoms.... could it not be a case of a doctor missing something and the patient ending up dead and the doctor with a malpractice case on their hands for missing something that would have been obvious IF the doctor had seen said patient

I agree it's all about cutting costs and inevitably...lives too.

telephone consults should only be for continuation of existing problems or for discussions on results of tests. If there is any new problem happening then patients are ALWAYS encouraged to see a GP face to face.

Telephone calls can amount to another full surgery on top of those being seen face to face, so anything to lessen the calls. It's getting the balance right -

A lot of things are just putting minds at rest for most people.

Ahh see the other side of surgery practice

Ah but at our surgery.... we have to.....
1) phone the surgery to make an appointment for the doctor to phone you back
2) wait for the doctor to phone you back
3) tell the doctor what is wrong
4) then and ONLY then does the doctor make an appointment (the next day at the earliest (normally)) If and ONLY IF the doctor thinks it needed

if you fail to emphersise (sp) a symptom the doctor could well miss something...

example... (and see healing thread)

our next door neighbour phoned the doctor on monday complaining of a "bad back", which has been getting worse for about a week, the doctor told him to take pain killers but carry on as normal "as resting it does not help".... so he carried on working

today he went to see the doctor (without phoneing) as the pain was very bad.....

He is now in casulty and having had a scan he has been told that the "spongey bit" between 3 of his disks have "slipped out" and he has vertibrates rubbing bone on bone". the hospital have compleatly immobilised him while they do some more tests to find out the extent of the damage to his spine....

So much for the doctors diagnosis over the phone....

what will happen IF the damage done to his back has permantitly damaged the nerves in his back (which at the moment they are not sure about)....

one doctor sued and possably struck off for negligent as he failed to Diagnose the problem because he had failed to make an appointment to see the patient as "it was only back ache"

by the way had my check up by phone Dr didnt know why he was ringing me, explained why & so he looked at my records & said as havent had bloods checked for a year had better make an appointment for bloods to be done, & check my blood pressure. anyway that can wait he said till I am ready to arrange so will book that for next week sometime.
am just waiting and worried about next door have seen to the cats, & now all we can do is wait for Helen his wife to come home.

sounds like your surgery needs a shake up with how they deal with their telephone appointments. Sorry to hear about your friend's experience

I'm sorry to hear that too.

I've had a lot of problems with my left arm this year, I went to dr's she admitted she didn't know what it was asked how long i'd had the pain when I said over two months she said ' well take ibuprofen three times a day for two weeks and if it's no better come back' they treat the symptoms only these days, what is the point in that? Naturally it might have hurt less but only because the pain was masked by drugs, if it's been bad for so long a few poxy painkillers won't cure it DOH

your back/hip/leg is not to good either jay.... is it

old age setting in.

Any news on your neighbour?

he is on bed rest until they do some more tests

well please get younger... I have enough aches and pains of my own

I'll certainly try some say you're as young as the fella you feel so find me a toyboy I have a few in mind

yes thats why sometimes I feel younger than I am (not ofton though) so have they deceided whats wrong with your arm.

No pam I didn't bother going back