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mike77
mike77 Non-active member Posts: 879
edited 16. Jan 2009, 11:50 in Living with Arthritis archive
Hi all,

As Most of you know that I get an ambulance to hospital appointments , the last one to have a MRI Scan , well I got it done and was waiting to get results back. Today I got a letter for an appointment at Moyle hospital in Larne so I was all delighted to get the letter so rang to book an amublance.

The lady started to quiz me as to why I needed the ambulance I told her about the oa althrough body she said well we are only allowed to book ambulance s for heart paients unless your dr says its ok and really if he said travel by public transport is not allowed then you should not be getting an ambulance.

Boy has she got my blood boiling :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x she says she will get a sister ( nurse) to phone me on Friday to talk with me.

I am sooooo :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x I need to hear what the results are. the sugeon wont send notes to gp on findings .


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

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  • lindalegs
    lindalegs Member Posts: 5,399
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Mike,

    Now first of all take a chill pill as this stress will do you no good at all :wink:

    What I can't understand is why, with an ongoing appointment, has the ambulance not been booked automatically for you - is it because you're going to a different hospital?

    You could ring your doctor's surgery to find out if the procedure has changed - not so long ago here, we weren't allowed to book an ambulance direct it always had to go through the GP - now we're not allowed transport if we're on high rate mobility as we're supposed to pay for transport out of the allowance - which I wouldn't mind but getting a caring taxi firm is another matter :roll: Now don't get me started :x :x It's obviously catching :|

    Luv Legs :D
    Love, Legs x
    'Make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing'
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,425
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Blimey Mike! :shock:
    You don't have much fun with the NHS do you?!
    Hope you get it sorted as you need those results.
    Good luck
    Toni x
  • hazelm
    hazelm Non-active member Posts: 25
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Oh dear Mike, nothing seems to run smoothly for you does it, I can understand you're frustrated, perhaps its just a mix up, don't get too worked up or you will make yourself worse.
    ((((( hugs))))) xx
  • luckybug
    luckybug Non-active member Posts: 205
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    You might just have got an over zealous receptionist, I have more arguments with drs receptionists than anything, I am sick of complaining and fear my GP might throw me off his books because I make myself heard, If I get no joy from the receptionist I contact the NHS and complain to them, then I get the practice manager ringing me to try to resolve things, I'm on Humira and feel I get ignored when I need help from my GP, I got told these injections are dangerous and to make sure I contact my GP if I need to, only problem is I haven't seen my GP for over 2 years, as I can never get an appointment, then the silly receptionist tells me to go to the walk in centre, which is there to fix a burn or put a plaster on, not to give prescriptions. I recently had to go to see a locum at another surgery and he sent me to the surgical ward at the hospital with suspected sceptacaemia, it wasn't it was a fungal infection through the Humira. Now my GP would have known this, the system is getting worse.
  • mike77
    mike77 Non-active member Posts: 879
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi all,

    All I WANT IS TO GET THE RESULTS OF MY mri SCAN, BUT BOY IS THIS HARD . Lets hope I get a phone call on Friday saying that of course you can get an ambulance. if not I am going to phone my health centre and ask them to book it for me I made a mistake today and told them it was not my first vist thats why they told me to phone the hospital up , this time I will say yes first visit ( at least this way they might book the ambulance.

    it never rains/ but pours for me / for once I would like things to go smoothly for me.

    But thats life I suppose :cry: : :cry::cry::cry:

    Mike R & Hazel & Mike JR
    Mike R & Hazel & MikeJR
  • petmad
    petmad Non-active member Posts: 252
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Mike I am so sorry you are having all these problems, hopefully your GP will help. Linda
  • mike77
    mike77 Non-active member Posts: 879
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    :x :x :x :x Hi All :x :x :x :x :x :x

    I just got the letter today from the dla appeals place and it said The leagal member has refused the appliciation to appeal . I thought as they had found a point of law it was a good sign not so sure now what to beleive.

    Also a sister ( nursefrom the hospital was meant to phone me regarding an ambulance booking for me , The appointment is in January 27th its cocering my Mri results . I cant understand why its so hard to get the ambulance now as it is my secound time. the gp booked it no problem before.

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

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