NHS, grrr

no fair, you nearly died twice :D you left that info out, i didn't know :(

i have had dark brown hair since the age of 4 off that

then in 2006 my thyroid out - gaaah! a 4 day stay in hospital - the food was utter crud, the nurses not nearly as sexy enough and i had to end up with the junior doctor driving the canula into my hand missing my vain and continuing to do so even though i told him - stupid jerk with stupid happy grin grrrr.
 
lol yeah i dont really like telling people but i feel comfy here plus you was beating me lol

i could write i book i really could.

i had a biopsy with no pain killers

i had my leg off less than 48 hours my epidural fell out was left 12 hours with no pain relief aprt from paracetmol!! that hurt lol

i had blood clots christ know how many

i lost loads and loads of blood which left me white and extremly weak till i could get a blood transfusion

i had a knee that could not be adjusted which left my leg very short..

oh i could go on i wont eve tell you the trouble i had up london i only got 2 hours left at work lol


but hey ian we're still here and theres people worse off then us always remember that!!!! :thumbs:
 
KayJay said:
I don't think they should have taken you off the list, but how far in advance did you tell them that you were ill?
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"Hello....is that the hospital? I'm planning to have the flu in 2 months time, can I change my appointment?"

:shrug:
 
I had loads to do with the NHS last year and ended up having a kidney removed and I can honestly say that I have nothing but praise for the NHS ..we are blessed in the UK to have it....I even had the op with a really bad cough and they said it would be ok and it was, but after the op the cough caused me agony because everytime I coughed I strained my side.

I have a mate who lives in Memphis in the states and he needs medical treatment for a stomach problem but cannot afford it...he joked that he is gonna come over to visit us and then collapse at the airport.
 
KayJay said:
I don't think they should have taken you off the list, but how far in advance did you tell them that you were ill?
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Missed this earlier. In each case they made the decision either day before or on the day.

The first time is was on the day due to infection and they explained that their reasons which are understandable. We agreed that antibiotics the week before would help next time.

Second time I called a few days before because I had the cold and asked if it would matter. I was told to call back the day before so I did and this time I was told a cold in the 2 weeks leading up would stop them going ahead so they cancelled it.

Third time the infection was bad over christmas so I had antibiotics but they didn't really help and my wife also had the horrible cold bug that was doing the rounds so I ended up with that as well.

So really it's my wife's fault for bringing the germs home, combined with all the antibiotics which are wrecking my immune system it's a vicious circle.

As I say, I understand why they're not doing it but to drop me off the list without informing me, let alone discussing it is what's annoyed me. Making out it's my fault was a bit rich too :nono:
 
Much as your problems with the NHS are not good I can say that in all of my contact with the NHS, and there has been a lot over the last 9 years ( Son who is severly disabled and has multiple issues and appointments at 5 different hospitals, and a wife that has just been diagnosed with MS:bang:), it has almost always been good.

The only small problem seems to be communication with William's 12 consultants as they are all over the place:bat:

Any way hope you get it sorted as Sinus problems are never nice.
 
Spoke to my docs, they are going to get it "un-cancelled", said that it was a rubbish system but the hospital did it that way so it didn't affect their figures :bonk:
 
FIGURES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh come on what a joke this is not currys!!!! this is peoples health.....

whats next there gonna be in the staff room chatting over there monthly commission!!!!!!!
 
it was the nhs that didnt detect i nedded calipers until it was too late for me to have them... so my knees will eventually give out, and then my hips... oh the joy
 
I had to take my disabled 83 yr old Dad to the hospital, just for them to tell him his recent test results were ok. Why couldn't they just pass the results on to his GP and then let us know from there.
What I find disgusting is the £50 a week I have to pay for NI, the Government can't gaurantee a pension, the number of NHS dentists is no where near the number when I was a kid. We have a new local hospital which has replaced four hospitals, not all in the same area and the number of beds is only a couple more than two of them had.
My Wife's ex doctor used to hate out of hours calls and would do her nut if she had to pay for an emergency doctor.
Is it the NHS or just the government.
My mates sister works in administration in an NHS hospital and has an Audi TT as a 'company car.' Money well spent.
 
I work for the NHS, the part I work for has so many problems it's unreal. Most of the problems stem from the government. The financial problem for the NHS is that people are living "too long" as in what people pay into the NHS by tax is usually less than what they will recieve in their life time (more so those who scam illness to avoid working).
Unfortunately I don't think its going to get any better, only alot worse :(
 
pxl8 said:
It's not the people (they're good and bad same as anywhere else) so much as the system.

What kind of sense does is it make for them to decide to cancel my op 3 times and then take me off the list because "I" had cancelled it. Even worse to have a policy that they won't inform me that's what they'd done.
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Unfortunately that's the NHS policy [under govt guidance]! The powers that be have now put the ball in the "patient's court" so to speak making the patient more responsible in making an effort to attend. :eek: Unfortunately it does not matter a hoot whether a patient has been ill once or the hospital have had to cancel the appointment twice or the scenario that the 1st or a subsequent appointment was arranged and mailed out only for the patient not to receive the appt and therefore fail to attend.:shake: The patient is then discharged back to their GP's care and re-referral is required and then back to square one on the waiting list. Incidentally, the policy for not notifying the patient is probs due to costing resources - time to type letter, cost of paper/envy + postage - it all mounts up to a deficit for the NHS.:rules:

This is also the practice for the 18 week deadline from receipt of referral [from GP or other hospital clinician] reaching hospital/relevant department to appointment being guaranteed and actually carried out. If this isn't achievable due to cancellations making further delays for the 18th week deadline, again the patient is discharged.

Hope this helps and apols if it was longwinded! :eek: :lol:

[I am an NHS waiting list co-ordinator/patient admin]

Hels
 
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I sympathise big time.Ive had sinus problems for 40+ years------Boy can it hurt !!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes Ive had an Op but not much
difference.For me I now keep Sinutab or similiar at home at all times.At the first signs of serious pain Antibiotics usually do the trick.The GP surgery I go to are pretty good and I can usually get a prescription over the phone.Bottom line is that you end up managing the problem yourself.
Good luck,
Pete.
 
It makes perfect sense. On paper the NHS have tackled the problem with some creative accountancy. I cancelled my op, all my fault, they're squeaky clean and the numbers show what an excellent job they're doing :bonk:

So just what the hell am I supposed to do to get this op? They won't do it unless I'm fit and I can't get fit without the op. At this rate I'll think my best bet is to botch it myself with a heated wire coat hanger and then call an ambulance :lol:
 
TheWombat said:
I sympathise big time.Ive had sinus problems for 40+ years------Boy can it hurt !!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes Ive had an Op but not much
difference.For me I now keep Sinutab or similiar at home at all times.At the first signs of serious pain Antibiotics usually do the trick.The GP surgery I go to are pretty good and I can usually get a prescription over the phone.Bottom line is that you end up managing the problem yourself.
Good luck,
Pete.
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Oh boy, I'm hoping the op will sort it out or at least give me the chance to control it. At the moment I have a lump of infected gunk about the size of a golf ball under my cheek bone which needs to be drained :(
 
Yeah, new op date arrived this morning - 2nd March - this time I don't care if my arm is hanging off, I'll tell them I'm fine, it's just a scratch :lol:
 
Well the NHS saved my ass when I was a kid.
I had Meningitis when I was 9, and at that time they didn't know as much about it as they do now.

I came out of it 100% fit and well.
I've heard of people that can lose their sight, hearing all sorts.
So to get away with it like I did is either a miracle, or the doc's and nurses etc done a pretty good job on me.........
 
I have nothing but praise for the NHS. I came out of hospital this week and was extremely well treated and the ward I was in was fantastic. I wanted to stay in a bit longer! Everyone from the porters to the catering staff to the surgeons were fantastic.
 
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