NHS strike

[Alan1]

I have gone on strike from the NHS because I'm sick of it. I had a great appointment with a superb doctor a couple of weeks ago. She promised me lots of things but first of all she said she'd get me these anasthethic patches sent to my local hospital. About three days she said but definitely inside a week. Two weeks later and another daily phone call to them and another sorry, nothing here yet. I know for a fact it wasn't her fault as I was there when she gave this other woman the details of what to do and where to send it.

I have enquired further and was told she (the doc) has been off sick for a week. I said that is irrelevant as it was all dealt with one week prior to that. They are looking into what has gone wrong

I've actually been on strike for a while, I'm supposed to get bloods done every 2 weeks just now and I've not been to get it done for 8 weeks. I'm waiting to see how long I will go without getting it done before they realise, probably never but if they do I will tell them to stick their blood tests up their back passage. I will refuse to get them done until they stop being so useless. End of rant.

that reminds me of an old joke.. A guy goes to the doctor with piles, the doc says put one of these suppositories in your back passage every night and come back in 2 weeks. 2 weeks later he goes back to the doc and the doc says how did you get on? the guy says to be honest doc, for all the good they have done I'd have been just as well sticking them up my arse

[Beverley]

Alan, I think you will have a long wait as well !!
I don't blame you for going on strike but don't let you health suffer just because they are incompetent.
Good joke by the way

[wigwamman]

hey alan,have you ever thought that they might be telling you what you want to hear!

[justmeandmytortoise]

Oh Alan. I agree that to miss regular blood tests can put your health at risk especially if on tablets. Use the PM I sent you if you need it.

[Alan1]

Originally Posted by wigwamman

hey alan,have you ever thought that they might be telling you what you want to hear!

I don't usually take anything they say seriously now but I really think this woman is genuine, she's the only one in 30 years that has offered to help. She has given me a list of things they will try and they are going to try them all. I had a meeting with her that lasted about an hour and 40 minutes which is about an hour and 35 minutes more than any other I've ever had.

Someone phoned me again at teatime though to say that even though they know that I've to be sent this stuff she still has to authorise it before it goes out and it now won't be this week or next because she will be off at least that long and maybe longer. They said that no one else can authorise it and I don't believe that part.

The blood tests are unrelated to the above, they are for my crohns and to do with blood count for azathioprine use. I don't care if I get ill to be honest, had enough of them

[Alan1]

I now have my anasthetic at least. 4 hours on and nothing happening though. I've had someone on the phone explaining it all though, impressed at least with that department

[Alan1]

Well my strike paid off eventually. they spotted I hadn't been in to get bloods done and I told them why. now I've got the appointment I wanted, I had the option of a 'fit you in now' or a scheduled one in 6 months. I took the latter as the former would be a 2 minute job i told them

[yuna1971]

Nice one Al, they better keep their word.....or I will be down there!

[Bindi]

Good for you alan x