Getting a GP appointment

[nw42]

Lad I work with, 61 has been Ill for several months. GP refuses to see him basically and fobbed him off saying his persistent cough was a chest infection probably and prescribed antibiotics. Got no better, finally saw him and again, just prescribed antibiotics telling him not to worry. Weeks later, couldn’t eat or keep anything down, blood in stool they book him a colonoscopy. That was last week. They found a polyp and growth which resulted in a CT scan. Today he got told cancer is everywhere and all they can do now is palliative care.

Could and would it have been a different outcome had he been seen immediately and proper investigations happened? No idea, I’m no doctor but personally I think his care has been an utter fucking scandal.

So sad to read this, my brother went through something similar, not exactly the same but along similar lines, ie, not seen by the GP when he was clearly struggling with a bad chest cough, basically fobbed off. This all culminated in, just over 12mths ago, him being told he was riddled with cancer and palliative care was all that could be offered, he passed away in November last year, still can't get my head round it all, we were pretty close and I really miss the regular visits and phone calls we had, his widow is still struggling to come to terms with the loss, he was only 65.
Ok so maybe the outcome was inevitable, who knows, but I can't help but think if he'd been seen sooner by the right people he may well still be with us, thank fuck he's at peace now and not suffering the horrendous pain I saw him go through, I got to spend plenty of quality time with him and to help fulfil his wish to stay at home until the end.

Fuck off cancer!

 

[m7mcfc]

Not even the landlord sending you out the door on your arse?

Wouldn't dare.

 

[m7mcfc]

Cool story. Makes you sound like an utter **** but you go right ahead.

Thanks for the compliment.

 

[m7mcfc]

Yep.....definitely cuckoo

Lol

 

[Blue Mist]

OK slightly off thread in that I wasn't seeking a GP appointment but.... I have blurred vision in my left eye. 24/7. Long story short I asked the gp to refer me back to the specialist as I had read that pressure on the nerves in the C2 vertabrae caused this.
I stated the specialists had concentrated on the problems around the C5 6 and 7 vertabrae and just maybe they had missed this.
Today I got a copy of the letter the consultant has sent the GP. It said that as he had provided no information what so ever about the referral they were refusing it.
4 months wasted. I was simply fobbed off by the gp.
The phrase Fucking Wanker springs to mind

 

[cleavers]

Could and would it have been a different outcome had he been seen immediately and proper investigations happened? No idea, I’m no doctor but personally I think his care has been an utter fucking scandal.

As you say who knows, but probably.

I can only go on my wifes treatment from our surgery, which for nearly 18 months has been a complete disgrace, but she spoke to a doctor last week, who actually seemed to give a shit, and who has surprisingly phoned her back twice since, saying he wasn't happy with various tests results that didn't seem to have been looked at properly.

He's subsequently asked for further tests, prescribed different medications than she was already on, based on questions he asked, and there has already been improvement. We await further test results, and a further set of tests, but at least we now feel that someone is actually listening.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

OK slightly off thread in that I wasn't seeking a GP appointment but.... I have blurred vision in my left eye. 24/7. Long story short I asked the gp to refer me back to the specialist as I had read that pressure on the nerves in the C2 vertabrae caused this.
I stated the specialists had concentrated on the problems around the C5 6 and 7 vertabrae and just maybe they had missed this.
Today I got a copy of the letter the consultant has sent the GP. It said that as he had provided no information what so ever about the referral they were refusing it.
4 months wasted. I was simply fobbed off by the gp.
The phrase Fucking Wanker springs to mind

I’d go and have an eye test, they can pick up on stuff like that.

Then A&E it if you can’t get seen again.

 

[cleavers]

I’d go and have an eye test, they can pick up on stuff like that.

And over a certain age (65 ?) they're free on NHS wherever you go, they do very specialised checks now, obviously won't x-ray your back, but they will find the reason.

 

[Blue Mist]

I’d go and have an eye test, they can pick up on stuff like that.

Then A&E it if you can’t get seen again.

My eyes are fine, the Manc. Eye Hospital have done every test, there is nothing the can do and to get fair, maybe nobody cab but the gp could at least have written down what I asked so the specialist had a clue. He has clearly sent no info at all. Just fobbed me off.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

My eyes are fine, the Manc. Eye Hospital have done every test, there is nothing the can do and to get fair, maybe nobody cab but the gp could at least have written down what I asked so the specialist had a clue. He has clearly sent no info at all. Just fobbed me off.

What could 111 do? Probably just say A&E, I guess.

Could you get another Doctor to refer you?