Is the NHS useless?

[steve68]

Please don't.

Homeopathy will do nothing but steal your money.

 

I suggest writing to people. Maybe your MP?

I know it's unpleasant and un-British, but you have to make a fuss (or have somebody do it on your behalf) otherwise they'll keep walking all over you.

Bureaucrats don't like it when there's a paper trail showing their failures.

 

I said it at the end of my 1st post, the NHS just doesn't live up to people's expectations, it doesn't mean it's useless more fruitless.

 

I have an appointment my GP next week, I've decided to disengage completely from the NHS until I see the endocrinologist on the 22nd Dec, patient choice and all that, my records will show why I'm choosing to do so, I've stopped taking my diabetes medication, statins, blood pressure tabs, arthritis meds and calcium supplements plus a further 7 items, I will keep monitoring the glucose levels, I can then at least physically demonstrate the affect this has, I'm eating normally but the glucose results so far have been between 18-35 mmol some way outside the normal 5-7 or my own managed 6-9 levels.

 

I know this will be frowned upon by my GP as they are in charge of my diabetes care not the hospital, but then why not?

 

if my testosterone are allowed to run at 3 nmol, or maybe even lower now, as the results are a month old.

 

why should the diabetes be any different, other than they have to take ownership of it.

 

The positive aspect will be that the endocrinologist will be able see my whole system for what it is, medication free and then treat accordingly.

 

I'm personally just lowering my expectations down to Zero, instead of constantly putting health first and getting nowhere, I'll stick it on the back burner and focus on work, even if I just work half days, at least I'll not be constantly stressing or juggling appointments.

 

I'd add that NHS is a slow beast, very compartmentised little or no cross over between depts, I know, I'm not in charge but between my GP and my current 3 consultants, no one is in charge, they all do their own thing rather that treat me as a whole person I've just become bits, it will be 4 consultants when I attended in December, Maybe I've just reached NHS burnout with so much constant GP and hospital attending over the past year.

 

I can focus on 1 appointment in Dec.

[Beauchiefs]

The good thing about homeopathy, is that it's guaranteed to have no negative side-effects, or, do you any physical harm

 

If you can actual testosterone over the internet, then talking that over with your gp sounds like a good plan.

 

Best of luck :thumbs:

 

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They'll give him a prompt appointment, see him on time, give him a good long consultation and allow him plenty of time for questions, and, basically, treat him like a human being.

 

The NHS have, and will continue, to treat him like an animal.

 

 

 

 

 

If he wants to kick-start the NHS, I can tell him what to do. But, he's said he doesn't want to. If he changes his mind, the offers still there.

 

You're spot on about the paper trail and bureaucrats. And I cannot over emphasise the value of carrying a voice recorder when facing staff who've previously fobbed you off- it's amazing how things can start moving once they realise any you're getting objective proof of what's been going on.

 

---------- Post added 06-11-2015 at 20:47 ----------

 

He's on a very limited time schedule here- no reason whatsoever to think that the NHS will "eventually sort it's stuff out and get something proper done...".

 

They often do not.

 

 

There is no evidence that homeopherapy can cure anything. At best it may have the same result as a placebo.

[steve68]

There is no evidence that homeopherapy can cure anything. At best it may have the same result as a placebo.

 

Then again there is no evidence, that being probed and fondled inside and out by 4 females and 6 male medical staff, their Soft words and man handling my private bits hasnt cured anything either.

 

So far in my case, in the past 8 months, I've only been touched by NHS professionals.:o so far the laying on of hands has been a total flop.

Edited November 7, 2015 by steve68
Forgot somethin...

[I1L2T3]

I said it at the end of my 1st post, the NHS just doesn't live up to people's expectations, it doesn't mean it's useless more fruitless.

 

I have an appointment my GP next week, I've decided to disengage completely from the NHS until I see the endocrinologist on the 22nd Dec, patient choice and all that, my records will show why I'm choosing to do so, I've stopped taking my diabetes medication, statins, blood pressure tabs, arthritis meds and calcium supplements plus a further 7 items, I will keep monitoring the glucose levels, I can then at least physically demonstrate the affect this has, I'm eating normally but the glucose results so far have been between 18-35 mmol some way outside the normal 5-7 or my own managed 6-9 levels.

 

I know this will be frowned upon by my GP as they are in charge of my diabetes care not the hospital, but then why not?

 

if my testosterone are allowed to run at 3 nmol, or maybe even lower now, as the results are a month old.

 

why should the diabetes be any different, other than they have to take ownership of it.

 

The positive aspect will be that the endocrinologist will be able see my whole system for what it is, medication free and then treat accordingly.

 

I'm personally just lowering my expectations down to Zero, instead of constantly putting health first and getting nowhere, I'll stick it on the back burner and focus on work, even if I just work half days, at least I'll not be constantly stressing or juggling appointments.

 

I'd add that NHS is a slow beast, very compartmentised little or no cross over between depts, I know, I'm not in charge but between my GP and my current 3 consultants, no one is in charge, they all do their own thing rather that treat me as a whole person I've just become bits, it will be 4 consultants when I attended in December, Maybe I've just reached NHS burnout with so much constant GP and hospital attending over the past year.

 

I can focus on 1 appointment in Dec.

 

Steve, this is not good for you. By letting your glucose levels run at a high level you are putting yourself at risk.

 

Please reconsider

[steve68]

Steve, this is not good for you. By letting your glucose levels run at a high level you are putting yourself at risk.

 

Please reconsider

Hi L1L2T3,

 

Oddly 3 days in without meds and I'm feeling a bit more myself, bloods are high but my food intake is lower, a couple of bagels for breakfast and a pot of quorn and planner curry over the day, plenty of tea no milk no sugar, seems sufficient and enough not to feel hungry and well under what I would be eating to avoid hypoglycaemia, when taking meds.

 

I might need to go to bed a bit earlier, but that's most likely because my pituitary and hyper thalamus are in over drive producing hugely elevated LH and FSH hormone levels, I haven't had a proper night sleep since April, but that won't change, not until I get testosterone replacement therapy, internally I don't feel so bad as I did a few days ago letting the stress go, seems to have settled everything.

 

So back to the tread, is NHS useless, I still don't think it is, it deals with life and death situations very well, longer term care of medical needs is one thing I have noticed as a patient, is that In most clinics, the staff just want to tick the right boxes and book you in for a follow up.

 

I've raised a few questions before and been ignored purely because the person ticking the boxes at assessments either can't or does not have the knowledge skill to answer simple things, like after my 2nd scan back in May, I raised the question would the inflammation cause any loss of function, only to be told it'll all be fine once it settled down, which was also the same line my GP took when I asked them.

 

So my only problem in clinic is that the conveyor belt system, whilst practical and efficient, it leaves very little scope for staff to make, what I would call proper observations of patients.

 

People often make the mistake in thinking that they've got their appointment for whatever condition they may have and think everything wil instantly start, the processes are long and getting an appointment is pretty much the first day of many wasted days to come in clinics before anything is achieved.

[Obelix]

He's on a very limited time schedule here- no reason whatsoever to think that the NHS will "eventually sort it's stuff out and get something proper done...".

 

They often do not.

 

I note the way that you will engage when you get a chacne to score cheap points, but ignore the difficult questions.

 

Have a go at answering the ones I asked you on this thread. Not tricky I assure you but I'm certain you wont like the answers to have to give...

[Margarita Ma]

Hi Beauchiefs, I just think my is a catalogue of errors from the start that stops you getting on the specialist list.

 

My first scan was beginning of May the radiologist went to speak to his boss about the scan, he came back took me to a small room and told be it was very bad inflammation and told me his boss had recommended a repeat scan in 4 weeks, if I hadn't received an appointment in 2 weeks to call up for one.

 

2 weeks pass and I call, I'm told by appointments earliest appointment was 11 weeks time, I checked with my GP and was told the report said it was an 8 week repeat I called on the 7th week and was told November 19th was the earliest appointment, that would have been 6 months.

 

I therefore politely kicked up a stink and they said they call me back, when the did, they offered a scan in just 2 days.

 

 

With the next follow up repeat in 6 weeks report triggered a recommendation for fast track appointment, but even then I only found out when I had a my annual check at rheumatology.

 

The consultant took a look in my file and saw the report, she immediately told me to go to my GP and make sure they send off the recommended fast track which they did and not to leave the GP surgery until I was seen.

 

It seems at every stage a week two weeks a month has been lost in the process.

 

 

This looks like maladministration( in other words some one not listening and taking appropriate action) you are right to create a fuss do it more. Being a patient patient does not work for you or anyone else. Phone the Endocrinologist's secretary and tell her you can be available for any cancellations (With as much notice as you need). I did this for a recent op that I was waiting for. Saved a couple of weeks waiting.

[onewheeldave]

I note the way that you will engage when you get a chacne to score cheap points, but ignore the difficult questions.

 

Have a go at answering the ones I asked you on this thread. Not tricky I assure you but I'm certain you wont like the answers to have to give...

 

As I'm autistic, have got memory issues, and, have been addressing lots of questions in this 19 page thread, I would ask that you select one of your questions and re-present it here.

 

If that happens, I will either address your question, or, if not, give reasons why not.

[GLASGOWOODS]

Then again there is no evidence, that being probed and fondled inside and out by 4 females and 6 male medical staff, their Soft words and man handling my private bits hasnt cured anything either.

 

So far in my case, in the past 8 months, I've only been touched by NHS professionals.:o so far the laying on of hands has been a total flop.

 

You really need to stay away from La Chambre.

[steve68]

You really need to stay away from La Chambre.

 

I guess I could get a their logo tattooed, I presume they have a logo? they might sponsor my treatment, in exchange for product placement. Maybe even a future idea for a Dragons Den venture.

 

Cheers Glasgowood.

 

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This looks like maladministration( in other words some one not listening and taking appropriate action) you are right to create a fuss do it more. Being a patient patient does not work for you or anyone else. Phone the Endocrinologist's secretary and tell her you can be available for any cancellations (With as much notice as you need). I did this for a recent op that I was waiting for. Saved a couple of weeks waiting.

Thanks, I'll try that now I know who will be my endo.

 

 

I did leave a few messages last week, with my urologist secretary, as yet no one got back to me, I'll try the endocrinologist on Monday maybe I'll get more than an answerphone.