Phone calls in covid times

[Francie 6,362]

4 minutes ago, Born Hunter said:

I wasn’t being screened for breast cancer lol. Honestly I’ve just looked at exact dates. I contacted gp on 22nd Sep, was consulted within an hour (they phoned me, no waiting on phone in a que) and I have an mri booked for the 24th Oct! I also saw the specialist at hospital last week. A lot of folks would have been waiting that long just to see their gp before covid!

This is all obviously after the NHS stopped panicking about the pandemic and are getting on with regular healthcare again.

Im not making any political point, simply relaying my experience. Folks can do what they want with it.

Yeah but yous are all laughing at max an saying he making it up when in fact he's correct about folk not getting seen or treated for sickness other than covid, an that folk are mostly getting nowere trying to get help. 

Looks like your prediction of 95percent for this covid antibody test is flawed, have a read when your not to busy, an see what you think. 

https://www.bmj.com/company/newsroom/review-finds-major-weaknesses-in-evidence-base-for-covid-19-antibody-tests/

[Born Hunter 17,622]

13 minutes ago, Accip74 said:

Exactly! I wouldn’t say have I’ve had really bad experiences with GP’s, but it took me a while to realise how limited they actually are & how often they are just guessing! Best avoided if at all possible.

Me neither. But I do a bit of groundwork first usually. I mean going to the docs is a pain in the arse so I usually try to sort whatever myself first. In doing so I’ll have a good idea of the diagnosis, a good idea of what the gp will want to palm me off with and I’ll have a plan on how I’m going to dodge the shit and get what I want.

Tbf this time I wanted an mri and everyone said you ain’t a cat in hells chance but because I said the right stuff the gp advised it before I even had to request it.

[Born Hunter 17,622]

1 minute ago, Francie said:

Yeah but yous are all laughing at max an saying he making it up when in fact he's correct about folk not getting seen or treated for sickness other than covid, an that folk are mostly getting nowere trying to get help. 

Looks like your prediction of 95percent for this covid antibody test is flawed, have a read when your not to busy, an see what you think. 

https://www.bmj.com/company/newsroom/review-finds-major-weaknesses-in-evidence-base-for-covid-19-antibody-tests/

We’re not laughing at max because folks weren’t getting seen. We all know that ffs. We were laughing at max because he said most the 40k deaths were actually caused by cancer or whatever. Francis, once again, I’m not talking politics, just relaying my experience. Unless you  take offence to anything that counters your bias.

[Born Hunter 17,622]

Quote

When sensitivity results for each study were pooled together, they ranged from 66% to 97.8% depending on the type of test method used, meaning that between 2.2% and 34% of patients with covid-19 would be missed.

Pooled specificities ranged from 96.6% to 99.7%, depending on the test method used, meaning that between 3.4% and 0.3% of patients would be wrongly identified as having covid-19.

Are you f***ing serious? Read the f***ing report, they literally quote tests being up to 97% accurate for positive reactors.

I can’t keep having to do this for you. Please stop

[Greyman 25,164]

58 minutes ago, Born Hunter said:

To me that’s all GPs are for, to direct you to someone who knows what they’re talking about and to dish out drugs that actually work. I wish it was as simple as you guys have it.

Clues in the name mate general practitioner is the same as general builder, It equates to jack of all trades master of none

[Born Hunter 17,622]

Also, sorry if I’m grouchy! I’m moving house today. Been stressful as f**k.

[WILF 44,193]

From what I can see of it, the NHS (forgetting it’s lurch towards a totally unsustainable business model) was designed for a country that historically had about 55 million people, give or take 5 million.

Its now dealing with a country of 70 million people ! .......it was creaking at the seams prior to this pandemic and when that hit it showed the fragility of it all.

The elephant in the room is that 16 million f***ing people shouldn’t be there and they are pissing money away on nonsense right, left and centre ! 
 

You know, if some freak walks into the doctor or hospital and says “I need help dealing with my sexual identity” then the reply should be “f**k off”

If they are rocking up at the doctor with a sniffle that could have been dealt with by lemsip they should get told to f**k off.

I could go on and on 

[Born Hunter 17,622]

Why the f**k am I still logging in to here lol

[Greb147 6,808]

20 minutes ago, Greyman said:

Clues in the name mate general practitioner is the same as general builder, It equates to jack of all trades master of none

Which makes you wonder why they get payed what they do. 

Even I could ask someone their symptoms and look them up in a medical book. 

If in doubt give them a course of antibiotics and you're covered. 

Edited October 15, 2020 by Greb147

[WILF 44,193]

10 minutes ago, Born Hunter said:

Why the f**k am I still logging in to here lol

I’m sorry to have to break this to you mate, but you are as f****d up, small minded, bigoted, mad and generally socially outcast as the rest of us! 

[Francie 6,362]

1 hour ago, Born Hunter said:

I wasn’t being screened for breast cancer lol. Honestly I’ve just looked at exact dates. I contacted gp on 22nd Sep, was consulted within an hour (they phoned me, no waiting on phone in a que) and I have an mri booked for the 24th Oct! I also saw the specialist at hospital last week. A lot of folks would have been waiting that long just to see their gp before covid!

This is all obviously after the NHS stopped panicking about the pandemic and are getting on with regular healthcare again.

Im not making any political point, simply relaying my experience. Folks can do what they want with it.

It's not political for me either it's about humanlife bud. 

You keep logging in to to compliment me born haha

 

[iworkwhippets 12,247]

21 hours ago, Balaur said:

Ring 111 mate, don't bother with surgery and tell them you've tried to get hold for a couple of days and condition is worsening.

you will have to excuse my ignorance, but isn't 111 for urgent cases , I try not watch the news life is depressing enough, so im not up to date, thing is I tried ringing the doctor yesterday for a certain prescription, the hospital put me on , but my doctor is reluctant to give them to me , cinnarizine, I honestly couldn't hang on the phone much longer, I was near passing out I was that high in the queue , not forgetting the phone bill

[The one 8,396]

We got to phone make a appointment and the doctor phones you back at a allocated time .i got one of those a week later still no better the doctor phoned me back said you better come in and see me can you make it in a hour ?. i got sent to the hospital going back for a scan  and xray in a fortnight 

It a silly system now you got to call from 08.30 every morning for a appointment but the phones are engaged till quarter to nine , they stopped walk in appointments six months ago now you turn up at your appointed time you got to press the buzzer to get in by the receptionist  your the only one in the surgery then after the last patient leaves the doctors got to wipe down the chair a 6 doctors surgery seeing 20 patients a day ? its nearly laugable 

[iworkwhippets 12,247]

good luck with everything mate, 

[iworkwhippets 12,247]

35 minutes ago, Balaur said:

How NHS 111 works

You answer questions about your symptoms on the website, or by speaking to a fully trained adviser on the phone.

You can ask for a translator if you need one.

Depending on the situation you’ll:

find out what local service can help you

be connected to a nurse, emergency dentist, pharmacist or GP

get a face-to-face appointment if you need one

be told how to get any medicine you need

get self-care advice

Thank you