Hospital appointment time

mike77
mike77 Member Posts: 879
edited 10. Dec 2009, 11:25 in Living with Arthritis archive
Hi All, well another appointment to see the surgeon again and that means asking for the ambulance again ( boy I dont fancy asking them on Monday , but Hazel has ordered me to ) ( I thought I could put it off until the new year , with it being so near xmas )

Mike R & Hazel Mike JR
Mike R & Hazel & MikeJR

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  • dachshund
    dachshund Member Posts: 9,287
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Mike Hazel Mike jr.
    i hope you get good news this time mike.
    good luck.
    love to hazel mike jr.
    joan xx
    take care
    joan xx
  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hello, Good luck for tomorrow. Love Sue
  • annie_mial
    annie_mial Member Posts: 5,614
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Good luck and best wishes for tomorrow, Mike.

    Annie
  • sharmaine
    sharmaine Member Posts: 1,638
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Mike
    Good luck at the hospital. Let us know how you get on.
    Sharmaine
  • mike77
    mike77 Member Posts: 879
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    SORRY PEOPLE i FORGOT TO SAY THAT MY APPOINTMENT IS ON 22nd December , justn to book the transport ( which I am not looking forward to do) you people here are the best Merry christmas to all

    Mike R & Hazel & Mike JR
    Mike R & Hazel & MikeJR
  • sharmaine
    sharmaine Member Posts: 1,638
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi

    I can't believe Christmas is only 3 weeks away! I hope you both have a merry one too and all goes well on 22 December.

    Sharmaine
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Mike
    Hope all goes well on the 22nd.......dont envy you having to make that appointment on that date LOL

    Love
    Hileena
  • ritwren
    ritwren Member Posts: 928
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Snap, I have a Rheumy apt. on 22nd as well. Thankfully I don't have to depend on an ambulance to take me. Good luck.
    rita
  • mike77
    mike77 Member Posts: 879
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    hi All , I tried to book the ambulance , as I was phoning up I was so scared my stomach was feeling tight . ( now that should not be happening , but sadly i am feeling scared about phoning for what should be so easy to book , it used to be ) going tomorrow to try and book it through my health centre , they told me before we only book the first appointment for you after that I thought it would be so easy , How wrong was I.

    if I cant get any joy with the health centre booking might just give it a miss , cant be borthed nearely having to beg for an ambulance

    Mike R & Hazel & Mike JR
    Mike R & Hazel & MikeJR
  • eileenc
    eileenc Bots Posts: 118
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi - I'm lucky that my hosp rheumi receptionist books the transport at the same time as the next appointment so I don't have to try and run the gauntlet of trying to book myself. My next hosp appoint is the 24th Dec Ho Ho Ho - hope I get there at the same time as the mince pies and Christmas cake!!
    Hope everyone is not suffering too much with the rainy cold weather.
    Eileen x
  • mike77
    mike77 Member Posts: 879
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi All , I tried to book through my gp was told that ambulance service are cutting down on taking some people , I said well I told them I was having problems and they told me the department that books the appointment.

    I asked if I could speak to the doctor , she said no I will send down and ask him if it is ok if we can book it for you I said will you call me back to let me know what he said, She said yes of course. now its 8.18 and still no call they did this before , saying they would book it and let me know , they never did , so tomorrow I will phone to see if they did speak to gp and if they say no it was not done but it will be done today for you , I will ask to be told. And if no one phones I will then cancel appointment, just fed up having to beg , beg beg . I will make an apointment to see gp after xmas , were I will ask for a refferal for a surgeon to see me at my health centre , they make my blood boil each time I think of them :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x

    Mike R & Hazel & Mike JR
    Mike R & Hazel & MikeJR
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Awww Mike
    I'm so sorry....its awful having to almost beg for things that you are entitled to......dont know what the answer is....just want to send yo a post and some {{{{{{{{ }}}}}}}}}}} {gentle ones}

    Love
    Hileena
  • mike77
    mike77 Member Posts: 879
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    hileena111 wrote:
    Awww Mike
    I'm so sorry....its awful having to almost beg for things that you are entitled to......dont know what the answer is....just want to send yo a post and some {{{{{{{{ }}}}}}}}}}} {gentle ones}

    Love
    Hileena
    thank you for replying to my post.

    Take care

    Mike R & hazel & mike JR
    Mike R & Hazel & MikeJR
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Mike,
    Make sure you tell them that if they do not get back to you you will feel the need to cancel your appointment...presumably because you find it very difficult to travel to the appointment by your own means.Dont sound angry just say without the ambulance you just cannot manage the journey.TRy not to feel you are at fault for needing this help either.Hope I have understood your concerns.

    Best wishes
    Elizabeth
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • mike77
    mike77 Member Posts: 879
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    tkachev wrote:
    Hi Mike,
    Make sure you tell them that if they do not get back to you you will feel the need to cancel your appointment...presumably because you find it very difficult to travel to the appointment by your own means.Dont sound angry just say without the ambulance you just cannot manage the journey.TRy not to feel you are at fault for needing this help either.Hope I have understood your concerns.

    Best wishes
    Elizabeth
    you have understood my concerns well, thank you , I am just going to phone them now to see if they did contact the gp for me if they say no but it will be done today for you and we will get back to you fine I will just wait , but if they say sorry we did not get back , the gp says you must phone the place that you are going to for them to book , well I did that and they will not book it for me so now option buit just to cancel it ( they make you feel so awful , I dont need that )

    thank you again,
    Elizabeth
    Take care
    Mike R & Hazel & Mike JR
    Take care
    Mike R & Hazel & MikeJR
  • mike77
    mike77 Member Posts: 879
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi all , I feel like I have won a big fight , yesterday I tried to book an ambulance but was told no they needed to check with the gp and they would phone back but no one called , so I was all ready to cancel the appointment with the surgeon , but Decided to phone them up to see if any one did contact the gp , will they did and was told that I did need the transport :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
    and they were over the phone you know the ambulance people are tighing up who to gets the transport , it not up to a reciptinist to make a decision but a gp so glad to be going altho the surgeon says he wont do op until older . my gp advised me to wait until I am older.

    :o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o

    Mike R & Hazel & Mike JR

    Thank you all for your kind support :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
    Mike R & Hazel & MikeJR
  • dachshund
    dachshund Member Posts: 9,287
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Mike Hazel Mike jr
    i'm so pleased for you.
    nobody knows what pain is like untill they have it there selves.
    good luck mike.
    love to hazel and mike jr.
    joan xx
    take care
    joan xx