MSE Parents Club Part 10

Becles

Been to the doctors and it was a complete waste of time.

Told her all my symptoms and said the symptoms had gone on long enough and they were making me feel depressed. She ignored all the symptoms and went straight for the depressed angle. I had to fill in one of those crappy question sheets that asks how many times you have cried and if you've tried to kill yourself etc., which I didn't want to fill in, so I just ticked it randomly.

She said yes, you're depressed. Here's a card for Mind. Give them a ring and come back in a few weeks.

I asked about the physical symptoms that are bothering me and said I would feel happier getting them sorted out, but she said there is nothing else wrong and I'm just depressed.

There is no way I'm going to Mind. I went there once before when I really was depressed and it was awful. The lady was all touchy feeling and kept holding my hand and rubbing my arm and thigh in a "there there" way which made me feel really uncomfortable. She was asking what was bothering me and I was saying stuff and she would say "oh well you could do this, or you could do that, or you could not just do anything, it doesn't really matter does it?" Errrr yes it does matter as I like plans and knowing what to expect and it's the sitting on the fence worrying about stuff that makes me feel anxious!

I've made an appointment with a different doctor but the earliest I could get was the 23rd Feb.

I've been looking on BUPA and a private GP consultation costs £61 so I'm thinking about trying there instead if I can scrape the money together.

Tigsteroonie

I think we all need a big group hug

elle_gee

emlou2009 wrote: »

Are you proud of being deemed capable of playing with a small child :rotfl: what was the visit for elle?

Completely!

Play specialists are supposed to bridge the gap between monthly physio visits. I was never convinced we really needed them but willing to give it a go, but now I'm pretty much convinced that we don't. We're at the physios next week so I'll ask them if they think we really need to continue :cool:

Just left Rhys nappy free for a while - for the first time He laid there almost completely still, star-like, just muttering for ages, then came alive again once I put his nappy back on him. I have a child with nudity issues :rotfl:

feelinggood_2

Becles - I'd be tempted to phone the surgery again and ask to see another GP. Two weeks is too long to wait for an appointment, if you can, try and be firm and say you really can't wait that long, and want an appointment this week. Might be worth a shot before forking out.

Glamazon

becles - agree with feelie, ring them back.
there are guidelines which state anyone with any signs of depression have to fill out one of those questionnaires, based on answers offer counselling THEN antidepressants. If you feel your problens aren't depression then go back & ask for a blood test.

hopefully be back in abit -try to have something to eat & J is still very whingey & clingy

searching_me

its hail stoning some rotten here and philip picked up zoe ...

might go out tomorrow ... wonder round town so bored of looking at the same 4 walls x

pinkpig08

we've just had the hailstone too SM.
Pancakes for tea!

Sami_Bee

elle_gee wrote: »

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Just left Rhys nappy free for a while - for the first time He laid there almost completely still, star-like, just muttering for ages, then came alive again once I put his nappy back on him. I have a child with nudity issues :rotfl:

:rotfl:i BET THE MUTTERING WAS (oops caps!) "oh !!!!!! she's forgotten to get me a clean nappy, whats she doing I could pee any minute now, tut"

I can't do nappy free with Ed he seems very angry that he has a winky and I'm scared he's gonna damage it :eek:

searching_me

pinkpig08 wrote: »

we've just had the hailstone too SM.
Pancakes for tea!

zoe requested pancakes as she wont be here for pancake day x

searching_me

i feel lazy today ive done nothing apart from type and play with jayden (although hes now play keyboard with daddy) .. might redeem myself later and do dinner, sort the kids out, do uniform and pack up x