got a phone call ???????

mike77

Hi all,

Remember I told you that a gp at my health centre was going to send district nurse out to dress my toe well, out of the blue I got this phone call. Hello this is the district nurse you have been reffered for a change of dressing for toe, well can you not come on yer own , I told her why, but your so young ( I hate it when they say that ) but she said we we will call out to assess you ok End of call.

Do they not check with a gp first? I told the gp that it is very hard for me to get down , I said sometimes I would get a taxi & other times I use my scooter but if a district nurse is not able to come out mabye I could dress them myself , the gp said no I would rather get someone to call out and do the dressing.

noting goes ever goes smoothly for me :?: :?: :?: :?: :?:

Mike R & Hazel & Mike JR

woodbon

Well, at least she told you you're young! She probably didn't want to come out in the cold Seriously though, if the doctor has asked her to visit you then thats what she should do. Maybe she was having a bad day :!: Sue

mike77

Hi All,
Just fed up with the health service at the minuite, Are thay trying to erase me from their system, afterall On Monday hazel rang them and asked for me to be put on the doctors list as my feet were swelling ( the gp had put me on this laxitive called Movical, and it said if ankles swell stop meds stright away and tell your gp) the girl told hazel ok hes on the list for a call back today , well I went down on tuesday with hazel her gp looked at my feet and put me on anti boticis right away I told her about doctor not phoneing me on Monday. she was shocked I went round to see recpitionist and told them the doctor was cross that I was not called back on Monday , she looked it up on her computer and said it was put down for a call back on wednesday??????????????? I said well cancel that call the gp sorted out the problem for me . are they not passing on the message for me / I dont moan. I only went down because hazel in 2007 found me lying on the ground , just really fed up .

Mike R & Hazel & MIKeJR

mike77

Just fed up with the health service at the minuite, Are thay trying to erase me from their system, afterall On Monday hazel rang them and asked for me to be put on the doctors list as my feet were swelling ( the gp had put me on this laxitive called Movical, and it said if ankles swell stop meds stright away and tell your gp) the girl told hazel ok hes on the list for a call back today , well I went down on tuesday with hazel her gp looked at my feet and put me on anti boticis right away I told her about doctor not phoneing me on Monday. she was shocked I went round to see recpitionist and told them the doctor was cross that I was not called back on Monday , she looked it up on her computer and said it was put down for a call back on wednesday??????????????? I said well cancel that call the gp sorted out the problem for me . are they not passing on the message for me / I dont moan. I only went down because hazel in 2007 found me lying on the ground , just really fed up .

MIke R & hazel& Mke JR

jaspercat

Hi Mike, that is just so annoying, you should make a complaint to the practice manager, no-one should be treated in this way, I do hope they sort it all out for you and quick, I am miffed off too with the health service but for a different reason love Jasercatxxx

mike77

Hi jaspercat,

Well I phoned up and was told that someone should have called out , they said that they would look into it , I said find out if someone is calling out cause if not then I would do own dressing myself (I prefer that ) as their is green stuff coming from toe and it is causeing me pain.

they have got me thinkng of treating myself, I dressed the other toe and it is fine altho gp said she found somethng in foot , I will make an appointment to see what it was.

Mike R & Hazel & MikeJR

frogmorton

Oh Mike what a mess!
Your surgery seems to be one of the worst i have heard of :!:
You must find out what they have 'found' incase it means you need a specific kind of antb's.
Look after yourself
: Toni x

mike77

Boy guess who called out , not a district nurse that the gp asked to call out . But the podiarty, and this was the guy that made my toe worse the last time , that I had to be rushed to A&E the hospital wanted to know why he touched my right toe as it was not infected , he had packed it but the left toe was the one that was infected . as he was dressing it.

I asked him if that was right , the district nurse thought I was to young to call out to , His answer made me so mad yes you do not warnt a call out I told him about the arthitis he said sure all of Carrickfergus have arthritis , I said right look I have osterarthritis running right through body he started to stammer and I said its in my back at the lumbar regieon he said but for now as the nail was took of I will call back to dress it mabye monday or maybe Friday . I said its ok I will dress it myself , he said I not going to argue but let me dress it , I told him I was raging at his comment at saying arthritis not good enough to call out for. he said we only see people in wheelchairs and bedridden. he went away saying dont touch the toe as he will dress it .

First he only rang doorbell once and then opened the door as we dont lock it , you just turn the handle and walk right in ( Which he did , how rude. and then when he saw toe he said its not that bad , to which hazel said maybe its the anti botics doing there work he said oh it healed ok . I said funny gp said it awful , weel he said its not healed yet ( did I not hear him say that it had healed )



I have made an appointment for the gp that said I was to get a ditrict nurse , here I want to ask her what it was she said my left foot had in it the pain at times is awful.

Well that is my day for now, think it time for a rest.

and people wonder why I like to keep things from the gps ( saves all the hassle.

Mike R & Hazel & Mike JR

frogmorton

Hi Mike
All of Carickferguss have arthritis?!!!!
What a thing to say :shock: :!:
It's not your age that deonotes your ability to get into the surgery is it?!
You go and see that GP and find out what had concerned her. Then you'll just have to try to grin and bear your friendly podiatrist :roll: :!:
Glad the antib's seem to be working though.
Take care
Toni x

jaspercat

Hi Mike, things seem to be getting worse rather than better for you, I can only report good things about the district nurses locally, Malcolm has an open wound on his heel which they come and dress twice a week, as I am now wobbly on my legs they have offered to do my MXT blood tests while they are here.

So nice, I just tell them when I want a blood test, they are so gentle when taking my blood, I don't even feel it, hope things get better love Jaspercatxxx

mike77

jaspercat wrote:

Hi Mike, things seem to be getting worse rather than better for you, I can only report good things about the district nurses locally, Malcolm has an open wound on his heel which they come and dress twice a week, as I am now wobbly on my legs they have offered to do my MXT blood tests while they are here.

So nice, I just tell them when I want a blood test, they are so gentle when taking my blood, I don't even feel it, hope things get better love Jaspercatxxx

Thank you for reading my post I cant belive the way things are going for me. I was out at my fathers on saturday and phoned wife up she said a lady is hear to see you a distrit nurse , Hazel ( the wife ) put her on the phone to me, I said the podiarty came out friday to change the dressing and told me not to touch it untill friday, I told her if hes not here by tuesday I am changing it myself as when the green stuff is coming out of bandage it is painful and burns a lot . she said well if the stuff is coming out then it needs changed , they said they dont normaly come out to young people only the eldery bedridden. glad to hear that they do your mxt and are gentle , the podiarty just grabbed my toe and scrapped away roughly not looking foreword to him coming out again.

Take care

Hope your hubbys heel mends quickly.

Mike R & Hazel & Mike JR

jaspercat

Hi Mike, thanks for good wishes about Malcolm's heel, it is a long term thing, it gets better and then breaks down again, I wonder if it is anything to do with his medications, he is epileptic, like Hazel I think, I think I will go on their forum and ask if anyone knows love Jasprcatxx

colinone

mike77 wrote:

Hi all,

Remember I told you that a gp at my health centre was going to send district nurse out to dress my toe well, out of the blue I got this phone call. Hello this is the district nurse you have been reffered for a change of dressing for toe, well can you not come on yer own , I told her why, but your so young ( I hate it when they say that ) but she said we we will call out to assess you ok End of call.

Do they not check with a gp first? I told the gp that it is very hard for me to get down , I said sometimes I would get a taxi & other times I use my scooter but if a district nurse is not able to come out mabye I could dress them myself , the gp said no I would rather get someone to call out and do the dressing.

noting goes ever goes smoothly for me :?: :?: :?: :?: :?:

Mike R & Hazel & Mike JR

Hi Mike, sounds like your having a bad time hope things get better for you soon
take care Colin