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Title: A Good NHS Experience!
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 22 April 2025, 19:15:47
Over the weekend my lower right leg became quite painful and swollen and so today I phoned the Drs at 0946. 

The receptionist said the Practice Nurse would phone me back for a chat about my symptoms, which she did at 1038.

After a quick chat, she gave me an appointment with the Dr and I found myself sat in front of him at 1125.

He wanted a blood test.  I was with a nurse 20 minutes later having some blood extracted and back with the Dr about half an hour later discussing the results, getting a prescription and a referral for a scan on my leg at Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester. Time & date TBA.

Home by 1300, for a bacon sarnie!  :y

Can't complain with that service!  :)

Title: Re: A Good NHS Experience!
Post by: Andy B on 22 April 2025, 19:51:35
Are they taking on new patients?  ;D

Last time Mrs B tried to see the doctor the best she got was a phone appointment 4 weeks later!
Title: Re: A Good NHS Experience!
Post by: STEMO on 22 April 2025, 19:59:18
The scan at hospital will be in 2028.
Title: Re: A Good NHS Experience!
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 22 April 2025, 21:42:50
The scan at hospital will be in 2028.

It's a suspected DVT which apparently is deadly!  :)                          I'll be long gone by 2028 if it is....  :-\
Title: Re: A Good NHS Experience!
Post by: STEMO on 22 April 2025, 22:11:00
The scan at hospital will be in 2028.

It's a suspected DVT which apparently is deadly!  :)                          I'll be long gone by 2028 if it is....  :-\
When my missus had a suspected DVT, they sent her straight from the surgery to Barnsley hospital and she was seen within an hour  :-\
Title: Re: A Good NHS Experience!
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 23 April 2025, 01:20:03
The scan at hospital will be in 2028.

It's a suspected DVT which apparently is deadly!  :)                          I'll be long gone by 2028 if it is....  :-\
When my missus had a suspected DVT, they sent her straight from the surgery to Barnsley hospital and she was seen within an hour  :-\

Well.... I've also got something funny going on with one of my toes and the Dr reckoned that it could be infected and the infection might have gone up into my leg.

So I've got penicillin for that and blood thinners in case its a DVT, covering both eventualities.  Anyway whatever it is, it had already started to improve from where I was at the start of the weekend.  :y
Title: Re: A Good NHS Experience!
Post by: STEMO on 23 April 2025, 06:32:56
The scan at hospital will be in 2028.

It's a suspected DVT which apparently is deadly!  :)                          I'll be long gone by 2028 if it is....  :-\
When my missus had a suspected DVT, they sent her straight from the surgery to Barnsley hospital and she was seen within an hour  :-\

Well.... I've also got something funny going on with one of my toes and the Dr reckoned that it could be infected and the infection might have gone up into my leg.

So I've got penicillin for that and blood thinners in case its a DVT, covering both eventualities.  Anyway whatever it is, it had already started to improve from where I was at the start of the weekend.  :y
Good news :y
Title: Re: A Good NHS Experience!
Post by: Rangie on 23 April 2025, 06:46:00
The scan at hospital will be in 2028.

It's a suspected DVT which apparently is deadly!  :)                          I'll be long gone by 2028 if it is....  :-\
When my missus had a suspected DVT, they sent her straight from the surgery to Barnsley hospital and she was seen within an hour  :-\

Well.... I've also got something funny going on with one of my toes and the Dr reckoned that it could be infected and the infection might have gone up into my leg.

So I've got penicillin for that and blood thinners in case its a DVT, covering both eventualities.  Anyway whatever it is, it had already started to improve from where I was at the start of the weekend.  :y
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That's good news , got to be very careful with any form of infection nowadays, we changed to a different doctor/surgery a couple of years ago as I was concerned about a diagnosis re my diabetes, after being checked at the new surgery my suspicions were confirmed that they had diagnosed me incorrectly, the new practice is really top notch.
Title: Re: A Good NHS Experience!
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 23 April 2025, 09:42:36
I'm going in for my scan this afternoon.  :y
Title: Re: A Good NHS Experience!
Post by: Raeturbo on 23 April 2025, 10:29:20
That’s great,  it’s not nice waiting to be seen when you’re worried about yourself👍
Title: Re: A Good NHS Experience!
Post by: STEMO on 23 April 2025, 10:55:49
I'm going in for my scan this afternoon.  :y
Right, not half eight when I said, then.  ;D
Title: Re: A Good NHS Experience!
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 23 April 2025, 11:17:44
Hope you feel better soon, Tig. :y

Bits seem to drop off you on a regular basis. >:D
Title: Re: A Good NHS Experience!
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 23 April 2025, 11:53:07
I'm going in for my scan this afternoon.  :y
Right, not half eight when I said, then.  ;D

Not a bad guess. Only about four and a half hours out.  :)
Title: Re: A Good NHS Experience!
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 23 April 2025, 11:54:20
Hope you feel better soon, Tig. :y

Bits seem to drop off you on a regular basis. >:D

I'll be Tigger's broom by the time they put me in my box!  ::)   ;D
Title: Re: A Good NHS Experience!
Post by: STEMO on 23 April 2025, 12:05:39
Going off tangent .....I know, unusual on here......my wife's pain turned out not to be DVT. It was really painful, in the middle of her calf muscle. After further blood tests, it was found she had virtually zero vitamin D. No one connected this with the pain, of course, but the minute she started taking the huge doses of vit D the doc gave her they disappeared.
When she finished the course of capsules, it came back. Doc didn't believe her because there's no way they can be connected. We now order 20,000 iu vitamin D from sunvit, and the pain hasn't come back. Go figure  :-\
Title: Re: A Good NHS Experience!
Post by: STEMO on 23 April 2025, 12:07:00
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Title: Re: A Good NHS Experience!
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 23 April 2025, 13:08:38
With all the time I spent in the tropics over the winter I doubt I have a Vitamin D deficiency.  :)
Title: Re: A Good NHS Experience!
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 23 April 2025, 15:46:39
With all the time I spent in the tropics over the winter I doubt I have a Vitamin D deficiency.  :)

I'm surprised you returned without a 'lady' of questionable gender. :)
Title: Re: A Good NHS Experience!
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 23 April 2025, 16:03:38
With all the time I spent in the tropics over the winter I doubt I have a Vitamin D deficiency.  :)

I'm surprised you returned without a 'lady' of questionable gender. :)
Just because he hasn't said doesn't mean it didn't happen  >:D
Title: Re: A Good NHS Experience!
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 23 April 2025, 22:38:30
Well the good news is that there was no sign of blood clots, so it looks as though the Dr was right about the infection.  :)



Title: Re: A Good NHS Experience!
Post by: STEMO on 24 April 2025, 06:41:44
Well the good news is that there was no sign of blood clots, so it looks as though the Dr was right about the infection.  :)
That's good news, provided the infection doesn't kill you  ;D
Title: Re: A Good NHS Experience!
Post by: Andy B on 24 April 2025, 08:22:16
Well the good news is that there was no sign of blood clots, so it looks as though the Dr was right about the infection.  :)

 :y :y Good news!  :)
Title: Re: A Good NHS Experience!
Post by: Rangie on 24 April 2025, 08:44:55
Well the good news is that there was no sign of blood clots, so it looks as though the Dr was right about the infection.  :)
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That's great news, soon be as right as rain once the antibiotics take effect..👍
Title: Re: A Good NHS Experience!
Post by: Raeturbo on 24 April 2025, 10:55:55
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                  This may help too.    https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vitamins-and-minerals/vitamin-d/
Title: Re: A Good NHS Experience!
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 24 April 2025, 11:10:50
Well the good news is that there was no sign of blood clots, so it looks as though the Dr was right about the infection.  :)
That's good news, provided the infection doesn't kill you  ;D

Yes, it might get me yet!  :)

The sore spot on my toe is about the size of a nail head, so it's amazing how these little things can develop into killers!  :-\

Our ancestors were knocked over by these kind of things all the time.  ::)
Title: Re: A Good NHS Experience!
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 24 April 2025, 11:13:42
Well the good news is that there was no sign of blood clots, so it looks as though the Dr was right about the infection.  :)

So you are basically a work shy malingerer. :)
Title: Re: A Good NHS Experience!
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 24 April 2025, 12:21:23
Well the good news is that there was no sign of blood clots, so it looks as though the Dr was right about the infection.  :)

So you are basically a work shy malingerer. :)

Yes I'm swinging the leg!  :D
Title: Re: A Good NHS Experience!
Post by: Raeturbo on 24 April 2025, 12:35:48
Always nice to get your leg over :o