sod the nhs

[old hippy]

went to hospital this morning 2hours later than appoiment time i was seen but was there on time.Mr ****** asked me what was the problem, nearly hit the roof at that point itold him i thought this was about my mri scan ihad few weeks ago ,oh he say i go and have a look half hour later he returnd tel me his diagnosis and it would be discussed on thursday as to the right way to proceed ,he was more intrested in pointing out to me it could go wrong and could be worse so what it not good nowanything worth a try ,the point of this is i wiah i  could afford to go PRIVATE AT LEAST IT WOULDNT DRAG ON and would not be in pain 

[Vandrederic]

Mmm, I can see what you are saying.

The NHS whilst still free at point of use does have some horror stories. I know not so long ago my brother was involved in an accident and ended up on a spinal board with a suspected fractured neck. As such he was imobalised for his own safety until they could confirm what exactly the prognosis was (thankfully just a hairline fracture that healed).

During this time he was left without food/drink and we had to keep an eye on him as if he were sick due to the way he was tied down he could have suffocated

The downside is this particular story comes from a certain local hospital that has a few similar stories too.

I have quite a bit of my family in the NHS and know that 99% of the people involved try their best but I think it's just a case that these days they are far too stretched.

[old hippy]

could cope with the wait if they could cure the pain but dont want to go for a sronger painkiller as that would knock me for six and would have no life  with what i aam on ican still do stuff