Ailments, Aches & Pains. (Let's hear them here)


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Very sorry to read about your daughters ordeal Gem, and how upset you feel at her treatment, you are so right when you say about our childrens pain being our pain. We worry about them all of our lives. I send you both our best wishes .

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My sympathy is with you Gem. It does seem a terribly uncaring attitude I must say.

My youngest daughter worked in A & E at the QMC in the 80's, and I remember her saying that the nursing staff do tend to be a bit blasé and flippant at times, but as she says, when you've got road accident victims, people with stab and gunshot wounds, industrial accident patients, and every injury under the sun coming in constantly, there's hardly time to think ! 

A different scenario I appreciate, and I hope things improve positively.

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So sorry to hear about your daughter Gem. It really does make you want to say all the things you can think of. Of course it was her decision but think the hospital should keep in touch with her . Maybe she will decide in the future to have a prosthetic and I think the nurses should honour this decision. However I wish her all the best whichever decision she takes.

I think nurses up to a point have to close their feelings and let a little bit of sympthy in.

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Thank you nonna i will pass on your best wishes. She has been coping well, when she feels ready she will consider a prosthetic, her two girls keep her spirits up some of the things they say have her crying with laughter.  When using wheelchair youngest calls here comes Ironside, take more than uppity doctor  to keep her down. 

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Thanks everyone for your best wishes to my daughter.   I agree that sometimes medical staff forgot that we know how we feel not them, can't stand arrogance in any walk of like.  My daughter was an active sportswoman  when younger that caused the problem with her leg.

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A grim story Gem.  I sincerely hope things get better.

 

On a lighter note.. in retrospect this is funny.. though it wasn't at the time...

 

I've been known to suffer from the odd dose of the 'Nobby Stiles' in my time, though mercifully not for some years.

 

Around ten years ago I had a 'flare up' and got the usual stuff from the Doc, confident I'd be 'sorted' n a day or so.

 

Several days later I was even worse and the Doc gave me a different medication. 

 

Several days later I was crawling around the house as I couldn't walk.

 

I called the hospital A&E for advice because I was a bit fearful of having to wait hours.  They said that if I could get a referal from my Doc I'd be seen straight away but otherwise would have to wait like everyone else.

 

Doc's surgery closed when I called and the emergency lot were next to useless so reluctantly went to hospital

 

I had to lie across the back seat of the car while Mrs Col drove me there.  When we arrived I couldn't stand and had to sit with half a cheek on the edge of a chair in agony while waiting for 'triage'.  It didn't help that my condition must have been pretty obvious to all the other folk in the waiting room...

 

After an hour or so I got 'triaged' and they told me I'd still have to wait my turn but could wait on a bed in a treatment room.  What a relief!!

 

Another hour or so and a Doc came along and 'examined' me.  Ye Gods!!!  Quite possibly the worst pain I have ever experienced...

 

As I slowly came down off the ceiling, the Doc calmly stated:  "Not surprised you are in pain.  You don't just have piles, you have badly infected piles."

 

He prescribed Ibuprofen.  I wasn't keen as it gives me bad indigestion.  He just said:  " Do you prefer your present pain to a bit of indigestion?".

 

I gave in.

 

He also prescribed antibiotics.

 

It was only when we got home after midnight that we realised the antibiotics were Penicilliin based.  I'm allergic to Penicillin so Mrs Col rather grumpily drove back to the hospital for a changed prescription.

 

The whole episode was quite literally a PITA !!

 

Mercifully, the Ibuprofen acted very quickly and the antibiotics cleared things up.  Couple of days later I was fine.

 

Don't want that again!!  :blink:

 

 

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I have my annual review with the diabetes nurse later today. Had a blood test a few weeks ago & a few days later received phone call to go for an urgent blood test at the Doctor's request, talk of summat to do with thyroid it seems ?

Time will tell when I get to know later on !

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Well I turned up at the appointed hour as planned, nurse asked me what I was there for, diabetes review & blood test result for thyroid.

Diabetes still in remission smile2 keep up the good work she said.

Problem was the cretin receptionist booked the wrong bleddy blood test. So out came the needle & yet more of my blood was "lett"

 

So good news & a bit of not so good news. Anyway nurse said she will text me later in the week with the result.

Could be a lot worse.!

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I might just have let slip that my right knee has been giving me 'Gyp' for about a month now.  I had the cartilage out nearly 40 years ago and it was pretty much OK until about ten years ago when it started to go downhill again.  I'm told I need a new knee but nobody is very keen on replacing it because apparently my dodgy  ticker etc., make it a bit risky, even done under epidural.

Anyway.. in the last month it has got so painful that I've been reduced to using a walking stick at times. This is really getting me down because I both like walking, and also need to walk for the sake of my general health.

Self referred to 'physio' and went for an assessment yesterday.

Naturally, nothing the physiotherapist could do to my knee would induce any pain....

However, from my description she said it was mostly arthritis and that can cause muscle weakness which leads to instability in the joint and it's sort of a downward spiral from there.

I seem to just about exactly mirror the  68 year old chap in the 'Patient Story' in the booklet they gave me.  Except his garden looks tidier than mine.. :)

Anyway.. a series of exercises four times a day for a month and then a follow up appointment.  Hope that sorts it out.

Also, once I get the all clear from Cardio, I'm hoping to get back into regular swimming, weights etc., so I can get back to my former magnificent physique. :laugh:

 

Col

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Sorry about your knee problems, Col.  Just make sure you actually DO the exercises you've been given, though!  

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Yes Boss!! Will do! :)

 

I did one lot yesterday.  It'll be two today and then the 'full hit' daily until follow up.

 

Col

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Also got my diabetic review coming up. When I asked for the paperwork for the blood test I was asked if I wanted to book my flu jab as well. I pointed out to the young lady concerned that I usually had the jab at the same time as my review and was told that was fine. The appointment was duly made.......October 10. Before I had left the health centre my mobile was singing with the text confirming the appointment. Bu66er me, a letter arrived this morning saying I had not responded to the offer of a review this year and did I want one. On querying this it turns out the reception computer does not talk to the one in the data office so letters are sent out irrespective of if you have responded or not until the date of the appointment being completed. What a waste of time and resources.

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Went for my eye appointment this morning at the hospital - 8.10am appt so we had to leave home before 7am.  Pleased to report that the AMD is still 'dry'  so it seems the optician was being a little over-dramatic when he said I needed an urgent appointment.   The doctor just said to check every day on a special grid I have stuck on the fridge to see if my vision is any worse.  It's certainly been worse today - a bit blurry - after having 4 lots of drops in each eye before seeing the doctor.  I don't like being 'black eyed susie' although I used to like Guy Mitchell singing the song over 60 years ago...   my daughter says my pupils are still a bit dilated even now. 

The very cheerful little doctor just kept on about everything in our body wearing out eventually and that included our eyes.    I thanked him for that information..... did I needed to be reminded?   I think not.  (but I'm sure he meant well...)

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It does pain me to hear about the NHS and its failings. Gem, I do understand. I have worked in the NHS for a few decades and largely what we do is superb care. I could tell you about the horrors of private care (A Hungarian doctor managing to put a probe into a heart of a patient who went in for back surgery for example!) I was until retirement quite senior and dealt with major problems in the hospital I worked at, known as SUI, Serious Untoward Incidents, and Never Events meaning something so serious they should never have happened. 

 

Gem, entitlement sometimes does not mean that, it means that the service cannot immediately provide it. A good understanding GP can smooth out many of the problems. Compression dressings post-amputation may not be in the remit of the department you spoke of. They are not necessarily the experts. They could have been more gentle and advised you to refer to GP services. Specialist wound care experts are available via the GP service. As far as I know, compression dressings are on NHS prescription list. I am an expert in NHS complaints, and if you need advice, please contact me and I will impartially advise you. 

 

Margie, have you talked to your doctor about MERLOT? Not the wine but a new treatment for AMD. Worth an ask. Not pleasant (Needs an injection into the eye) but worth it. 

 

I am sure that dissatisfaction with the NHS is fuelled by the likes of the Daily Mail. Largely we do extremely well. Triage is much misunderstood. No one ignores pain, not any nurse or doctor does it. Sometimes a patient comes in with severe problems which need not just a nurse or doctor but teams of specialists. This is normal for any large hospital. A car crash can lock up an A and E for some time. The staff do know about pain and bottoms and such like, but if someone is bleeding to death, they get priority. Not that you would see the patient bleeding, but often that is so. It can be incredibly busy behind those screens, but the waiting room just gets filled of people needing care. 

 

I am very surprised about the penicillin allergy. Its a standard question asked in any assessment. However some antibiotics are derived from penicillin but are not penicillin. Actually quite a lot of anitbiotics are. They do not cause penicillin allergy reactions, but that said, everyone is different and if a person has a history of antibiotic allergy then that should be taken into account. Its basic stuff. 

 

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Mercury Dancer, I think the MERLOT treatment is for wet AMD and when one has already had the injection treatment?  Maybe in the future if my eyesight suddenly deteriorates it would be appropriate but it's not that bad yet.   Thank you for your comment, though.  As long as I can still manage to put make up on and cut my hair, I reckon I'm OK.   lol

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Bugger! - my back 'went' yesterday while kneeling down and twisting to adjust a bolt on the underside of the saw bench. It's been many years since that last happened. Fortunately the cidre barrel was nearby so sat down and had a pint. 2 1/2 pints later I was able to hobble about. Nature's cure :rolleyes: On the rowing machine this morning and felt just a bit of twinging  Tightened belt up and extra notch and OK for the day now.

....my first post on this thread :biggrin:

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PP You've got the right attitude - just keeep on doing what you want/need to do as long as you can!  

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They tell me that drinking is bad for my gout...so I am now limiting my drinking to when I'm thirsty.  

 

Isn't it funny how we grow up fit and healthy but as we get older the niggling little ailments creep in.  I started with an aching back when I was in my mid-fifties and heavy work can now sometimes put it out for several days at a stretch.  I used to run a lot but my right knee is now a bit fragile, so I can't run any more. I still manage my mountaineering but not as frequently or as quickly as I once did.  Gout is a flipping nuisance, being constantly a small pain in the big toe but occasionally flaring up into the whole foot.  Oh well - as Julie's mother used to say: "I'll be alright when my legs get better." ....still optimistic at age 95!  Sadly, they never did get better.

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Compo, I haven't 'liked' your post because of your problem with gout (sorry that you have it) but because of admiration for the mention of mountaineering!

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