Nice People Thread Part 9 - and so it continues

silvercar

You should bear in mind that it would be very hard for her to move at the moment, as her home represents security. She has suffered one loss recently. If you can save her the further trauma of moving, that would be good.

She doesn't like it there, has only lived there 3 years, so it si not really where she wants to be.

Anyway, another crisis today. She is being taken into hospital, think she may have taken 1 too many of her sleeping tablets last night.

Another visit.

OH says: he is coming with me to ensure I come back and we get to go away on Tuesday. Also, he now thinks she is too much of a risk to come with.

lostinrates

Oh dear silvercar.

Taking one too many pills is easily done though. Have to admit, I am finding the pharmacy blistered packs useful ...can she get her pills dispensed in such a way?

lostinrates

Yesterday I had a salad lunch...not lots of raw leaves some, not lots, and other bits.

Last night I had some lamb and nothing else...all good.

Knowing I was ok with beetroot yesterday I'm going to not eat until tonight then have beetroot risotto. I think the milky digestive stuff helps.

misskool

lostinrates wrote: »

For. 37 pence tablet....is it not worth asking for a private prescription? Or is this same practice area and same problem...rhetorical...don't answer missk.

B

:rotfl: only the specialist can prescribe that and they won't refer me to a specialist. So we have bitten the bullet and started the spending spree.

First appointment £185 (45 mins) private prescription £30(?) and to dispense probably £20-£30?

It only aggravates me that I can't get a referral to get a small prescription when single mothers can get IVF. But what do I know, clearly it's a public health benefit to fund single mothers

</bitter mode off>

sss555s

Mum is 71 and dad is 80. I visit mum every week and I understand your frustrations silvercar.
It can only be worse when you are a distance away.

misskool

lostinrates wrote: »

Yesterday I had a salad lunch...not lots of raw leaves some, not lots, and other bits.

Last night I had some lamb and nothing else...all good.

Knowing I was ok with beetroot yesterday I'm going to not eat until tonight then have beetroot risotto. I think the milky digestive stuff helps.

yum. hope your problems are getting resolved.

sss555s

misskool wrote: »

:rotfl: only the specialist can prescribe that and they won't refer me to a specialist. So we have bitten the bullet and started the spending spree.

First appointment £185 (45 mins) private prescription £30(?) and to dispense probably £20-£30?

It only aggravates me that I can't get a referral to get a small prescription when single mothers can get IVF. But what do I know, clearly it's a public health benefit to fund single mothers

</bitter mode off>

I'm probably way off here and haven't read every post but please don't get frustrated...

If you know what you need then can't you buy them from America?

:runs: :ducks: :bolts: :shotdowninflames:

lostinrates

Missk, I only pY the cost of the medication on a private script.....so when I was trying metformin in for PCOS for example, was much cheaper than if I had been on NHS. And other things are more expensive! E.g. I imagine the digestive stuff is cheaper than the cost of a prescription really. I don't know, i might find out.

Tbh, i think £185 for a consultation is pretty good in the scheme of these costs. I know you don't like the idea, but is this something that would have been resolved by a citizenship thingy?

SingleSue

I initially went the private route for my endometriosis as going to my GP had not moved things any further (in fact, the 'treatment' he had given me had made the problem much worse) and he had refused to refer via the NHS route because "the referral would take 6 months"...I had been seeing him for 6 months already.

I then switched back to NHS for it as my private insurance had ended after I had James. Still saw the same consultant though for many years until he decided a problem (painful sex - sorry for the TMI) was in my head rather than due to the endometriosis.

In actuality, the painful sex was a combined reason....cervical pre cancer and the endometriosis!

misskool

lostinrates wrote: »

Missk, I only pY the cost of the medication on a private script.....so when I was trying metformin in for PCOS for example, was much cheaper than if I had been on NHS. And other things are more expensive! E.g. I imagine the digestive stuff is cheaper than the cost of a prescription really. I don't know, i might find out.

Tbh, i think £185 for a consultation is pretty good in the scheme of these costs. I know you don't like the idea, but is this something that would have been resolved by a citizenship thingy?

this would be resolved by having a husband who doesn't have previous children :rotfl: but you can't pick and choose who you fall in love with