keitha
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2024, hopefully the year I get out of P2P
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Post by keitha on Apr 10, 2024 10:51:35 GMT
Just had to ring a local hospital to change an appointment, now my appointment was early May,
disgusting experience, I could hear the member of staff drinking whilst talking to me.
got through the security questions asked me what issue was so I explained I would be on holiday "can't you move holiday !"
I explained no and at this stage I would lose a lot of money
twice during the process of cancelling appointment and making a new one the "system crashed" and she had to reboot and I had to pass security again. for pitys sake I was still on the phone.
eventually found a day with free appointments agreed to an 8:30 even though it will take me > 1 hour to get there. then I get "oh hang on, note from Doctor no appointments before 10" so now I'm booked in for 12:00
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Post by moonraker on Apr 15, 2024 11:56:05 GMT
Just a self-indulgent rant ... This morning I rang the local haematology department to enquire mildly about a follow-up appointment I was due early this month following my giving five phials of blood for comprehensive testing on March 5. I explained that I'd been feeling very tired since then, perhaps/probably due to my red blood cells not replenishing. No, I couldn't speak to a nurse because I didn't have one allocated to me. I should ask my GP for more blood tests, because my levels might have changed. But what about following up on two key indicators in my results? No, more blood tests needed. Five more phials? I spoke with a very sympathetic receptionist at my GP's who was as puzzled as I, as they wouldn't know what tests to do (and they don't cater for the full range).
Haematology said my follow-up appointment was now due later this month, but there was no spare capacity - perhaps when I do get it, my levels might have changed again, so yet more tests ...
Anyway, I'm speaking with my GP on the phone this evening.
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