Mrs LD

tigers_gonads · 27 March 2018, 11:59:55

Its one thing to live with a ailment but to be in pretty much content pain / discomfort is another

Add on top of that bringing up 2 young children at the same time, the worry must have been driving you all crazy

Fingers crossed things are now sorted

Sir Tigger KC · 27 March 2018, 15:11:28

Hope Mrs LD gets well soon!

CaptainZok · 27 March 2018, 18:35:30

Best wishes to Emma from all of us in Bolton mate.

Lagondanet · 27 March 2018, 19:32:51

Sorry to read this. Hope she gets well soon.

Lazydocker · 01 April 2018, 01:36:03

She's recovering well but had to call the District Nurse out yesterday (31st) because one of her wounds may be infected. Nurse wasn't sure either and suggested calling 111 to get a doctor out to check and probably prescribe antibiotics just in case. She called 111 at 13:50 and here we are almost 12 hours later still waiting!

The worst thing is that somebody, somewhere lied and marked her case as attended by an ambulance so cancelled it. This only came to light after 6 and a half hours! She then had to join the back of the queue

Still, yet another serious error in care provision to add to the case... If her first consultant had examined her properly 2 years ago she may not have needed the surgery!

BazaJT · 01 April 2018, 08:06:54

Delays like this are unforgiveable and just shouldn't happen,sadly of course they do.Hopefully she will receive the proper treatment for this infection and her recovery will not be set back.

ronnyd · 01 April 2018, 11:02:50

Just keep hassling them if things ain,t right. My youngest had to do the same for his partner, which was finally diagnosed as a heart attack, which is a higher than average risk with her other health issues. Was rushed into the Freeman in Newcastle asap.
So, just keep on top of them. Hope she gets well soon.

TheBoy · 01 April 2018, 11:04:31

Sadly, you have to accept that the NHS are growing even more incompetent by the week. This is a separate issue to cutting costs, but a general apathy that has been taking over the service for the past 20yrs or so.

And its for this reason, it can't be fixed, and is getting ever more expensive to run.

Migv6 le Frog Fan · 01 April 2018, 13:05:03

I wish I could disagree with that, but I cant. Had similar experiences to the LD family, for very serious (sometimes life threatening) issues, on several occasions, and can sympathise fully with just how frustrated and angry it makes you feel, to see your other half treated like this for absolutely no justifiable reason.
Hopefully the worst is over for you both now, and things will quickly improve now.

P.S. Don't be surprised when someone lies. It seems to be almost standard practice these days I'm afraid. But when you challenge the lies, they close ranks and cover each others arses like you wouldn't believe. Its like the masons.
Me bitter ? Absolutely.

Entwood · 01 April 2018, 13:16:40

Slightly off topic ... but for everyone's sake let us be a little accurate ... folk talk about the "NHS", the "Government" , the "Council" as if they are living breathing entities .. they are not .. they are LABELS and nothing more .. the "NHS" can do nothing (like "Government" and "Councils") as they do not think or breathe or make decisions .... that is down to PEOPLE, it is PEOPLE who make decisions (or not). who lie (or not), who "pass the buck" etc etc.

The "NHS" did not cause Cakey to have to wait over 12 hours .. some prat employed by the NHS who lied did that .. then another prat who can't be arsed to fix the problem put her to the back of the queue ... those are decisions made by PEOPLE, and it is those who should be blamed .. not the "label"

Andy B · 01 April 2018, 13:25:25

Quote from: Migv6 on 01 April 2018, 13:05:03
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P.S. Don't be surprised when someone lies. It seems to be almost standard practice these days I'm afraid. But when you challenge the lies, they close ranks and cover each others arses like you wouldn't believe. Its like the masons.
Me bitter ? Absolutely.

You should have seen them (A&E) close ranks when my then 35 yr old sister in law died in their 'care'

Migv6 le Frog Fan · 01 April 2018, 16:06:27

Entwood. I'm sorry but your wrong, its culture, infestation of a mindset.

Entwood · 01 April 2018, 16:18:55

Quote from: Migv6 on 01 April 2018, 16:06:27
Entwood. I'm sorry but your wrong, its culture, infestation of a mindset.

That's just an excuse by those too lazy/incompetent to try to change things.

The NHS cannot have a "mindset" ... it has no mind .. the PEOPLE in the NHS have a "mindset", and the leadership of the organisation control that "mindset" .. therefore blame the leadership .. and NOT the "NHS".

Point in context .. somewhat out-of-date ... but interesting reading if you believe that the "managers" are who set the "mindset" ...

While the total number of NHS staff increased by around 35 per cent between 1999 and 2009, the number of managers increased by 82 per cent over the same period, from 23,378 to 42,509

https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/projects/general-election-2010/how-many-managers

Too many chiefs and not enough indians ? ? ?? or paperwork / targets matter more than patients ? ? ??

TheBoy · 01 April 2018, 17:03:14

Quote from: Entwood on 01 April 2018, 13:16:40
Slightly off topic ... but for everyone's sake let us be a little accurate ... folk talk about the "NHS", the "Government" , the "Council" as if they are living breathing entities .. they are not .. they are LABELS and nothing more .. the "NHS" can do nothing (like "Government" and "Councils") as they do not think or breathe or make decisions .... that is down to PEOPLE, it is PEOPLE who make decisions (or not). who lie (or not), who "pass the buck" etc etc.

The "NHS" did not cause Cakey to have to wait over 12 hours .. some prat employed by the NHS who lied did that .. then another prat who can't be arsed to fix the problem put her to the back of the queue ... those are decisions made by PEOPLE, and it is those who should be blamed .. not the "label"

Trouble is, its so endemic, it cannot be changed (without a mass sacking of those infected with that attitude, and replaced... ...but the unions have too much power in those areas to allow that to happen).

Migv6 le Frog Fan · 01 April 2018, 20:36:57

Again, I agree, but to clarify - there are of course lots of good people in the NHS, but there also those who see it as their own personal gravy train through life, and see their patients as an annoying distraction, who are best ignored.
When someone is crying out loudly through agony which they describe as worse than childbirth, and the response from nursing staff is to tell them if they don't shut up and take a sedative, they will call security, something is very badly wrong indeed.

Entwood has a point, in that ultimately management are responsible, and they are the ones who have allowed, encouraged even, this mindset which is rotting the whole thing away from the inside out.

Anyway, we are hijacking a thread about someone going through a really bad time, by the sound of it, so maybe its best to let it lie.

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Mrs LD