Nice people thread part 6 - thrice by twice as nice :)

lostinrates

Can you believe the eyeclinic referal cack to nhs got lost? Three losses within same hospital. I am afraid i was not a nice person again and explained i was not prepared to lose my sight because they could not organise themselves correctly, and have got eye ultrasound a week today.

I shudder to think what someone who relied on and trusted in the system would have done through out this. That is three losses of referral in the same state hospital. ( one between a consultant and himself private to state).

Nikkster

Lir, there are times when it is not appropriate to be a nice person. This was definitely one (and I'm sure you were not abusive or rude).

chewmylegoff

lostinrates wrote: »

Can you believe the eyeclinic referal cack to nhs got lost? Three losses within same hospital. I am afraid i was not a nice person again and explained i was not prepared to lose my sight because they could not organise themselves correctly, and have got eye ultrasound a week today.

I shudder to think what someone who relied on and trusted in the system would have done through out this. That is three losses of referral in the same state hospital. ( one between a consultant and himself private to state).

that is awful, and one of the reasons why i get so irritated by people, especially rubbish populist politicians and the gutter press putting the NHS on a pedestal. it desperately needs to be reformed, it is so inefficient and what you have experienced is just a symptom of that fundamental problem. yes, some of the staff obviously do care a lot, but that doesn't mean that it is a world beating service, or anything close to being world class (especially in terms of value for money) despite the nonsense we are supposed to believe.

chewmylegoff

Nikkster wrote: »

Lir, there are times when it is not appropriate to be a nice person. This was definitely one (and I'm sure you were not abusive or rude).

yeah, i doubt there are many people who would have been happy to have their eyes stop working just because someone else can't manage to retain their own internal documents.

lostinrates

My dad offered to stay the night so that i could call an ambulance and 'beat the system' the way I have been advised. It just feels a bit useless. All they will do i think is keep me in till the morning, tell me what i know, that the senior opthalmologist is away till the day i have an appt with him anyway, and that the neurolgy dept will make an urgent referral, which i already am waiting for in nhs and have private. So not really sure what i would gain. I might..depends what happens between now and then.



Besides all the losses and confusion i find that an urgent referral can take so many weeks quite scary anyway. To day my head is cracking at the seams it feels like. After doing the animals i am going to have the longest shower in the water conserving world and that will help:)

lostinrates

chewmylegoff wrote: »

that is awful, and one of the reasons why i get so irritated by people, especially rubbish populist politicians and the gutter press putting the NHS on a pedestal. it desperately needs to be reformed, it is so inefficient and what you have experienced is just a symptom of that fundamental problem. yes, some of the staff obviously do care a lot, but that doesn't mean that it is a world beating service, or anything close to being world class (especially in terms of value for money) despite the nonsense we are supposed to believe.

Yep. The junior consultant i got blew me away with her care and compassion. What a gal.

Btw, i want to take her a thank you gift next week, wine is out (muslim) and i guess chocolates maybe too? Flowers...is that appropriate. None of my muslim friends are that observant (mysteriosly they are all less observant without their partners, e.g. Dh and i know a couple where she will have a glass of wine with friends, his liver must hurt at times with his friends but neither know the other drinks at all). I suppose i could email one of them to ask for an appropriate idea though.

chewmylegoff

lostinrates wrote: »

My dad offered to stay the night so that i could call an ambulance and 'beat the system' the way I have been advised. It just feels a bit useless. All they will do i think is keep me in till the morning, tell me what i know, that the senior opthalmologist is away till the day i have an appt with him anyway, and that the neurolgy dept will make an urgent referral, which i already am waiting for in nhs and have private. So not really sure what i would gain. I might..depends what happens between now and then.



Besides all the losses and confusion i find that an urgent referral can take so many weeks quite scary anyway. To day my head is cracking at the seams it feels like. After doing the animals i am going to have the longest shower in the water conserving world and that will help:)

i would offer to help, but unfortunately i am not an eye specialist and the trip is probably not worth making.

lostinrates

chewmylegoff wrote: »

yeah, i doubt there are many people who would have been happy to have their eyes stop working just because someone else can't manage to retain their own internal documents.

The other problem is they have all taken holiday at this ti e of year, so its a skeleton staff. (hence suggestion to queue hop by going in as an sos in an ambulance). Thing is, i know if the queue is long some of the people going in have things that can wait less than mine. Mine is 'urgent' but not acute. A stroke victim needs help NOW even if with a mild stroke the outlook might be more optimistic the time is of the essenece. Time is important to me but i only have a one in ten chance (so the stats i have read now say) of vision loss being permanant with 'timely' addressing.

lostinrates

chewmylegoff wrote: »

i would offer to help, but unfortunately i am not an eye specialist and the trip is probably not worth making.

Its an eye symptom of a brain problem, can you be a neurologist please?

No chance of a change in eyecandy is there?

Nikkster

lostinrates wrote: »

Yep. The junior consultant i got blew me away with her care and compassion. What a gal.

Btw, i want to take her a thank you gift next week, wine is out (muslim) and i guess chocolates maybe too? Flowers...is that appropriate. None of my muslim friends are that observant (mysteriosly they are all less observant without their partners, e.g. Dh and i know a couple where she will have a glass of wine with friends, his liver must hurt at times with his friends but neither know the other drinks at all). I suppose i could email one of them to ask for an appropriate idea though.

I think it is Ramadan at the moment so perhaps not chocolate? I'd email your friends and see what they think.