Good morning all from a cloudy Glasgow, where it is a chilly 7°C .
Yesterday's experience with the surgery was as awful as anticipated,
I had a consultation with the rudest and most patronising GP, I have ever encountered. DH came home from the shops to find me sitting sobbing.
The GP would not allow me to speak and talked through me.
It was obvious, that she had not read my notes.
She demanded to know, who had requested the bloods and pulled back a little, when I said my consultant, followed by a specialised one by my GP.
Then she said they were not back. I caught her off guard, when I said they were available to view on the portal and my deficiency was not intrinsic.
Silence!
It is dietary then, she snapped, Trying to explain, that the cause was my medication, not my diet, proved pointless.
Are you taking your medication for the deficiency?
I don't have any medication and my symptoms are worsening, I feel very unwell, that is why I requested an appointment!!
She cut me off and snapped, that she would leave a prescription at the desk.
I proceeded to say, I had also been diagnosed with thrush in my throat and that the dental hospital were writing to advise treatment for the thrush and make my Sjogrens more bearable, could I please have those medications. I also mentioned the delay in treatment was impacting on my mental wellbeing.
We are not dealing with that at the moment, she snapped, saying Have a nice day and slammed the phone down. 😪
It was then, I realised, that she was the GP, who had previously advised me to buy a tube of Bonjela, when my rheumatologist suggested I ask my GP for help.
A few hours later, I received a call from the surgery, advising, that I had to pick up a bowel testing kit, at the request of the oral medicine consultant. Apparently, they are concerned about my excessive weight loss (GP wasn't interested) and had suggested other interventions, to determine why I was so unwell.
What a totally different and supportive approach in dealing with my situation.
I asked about the oral medications, I needed, There is nothing about that.
Another receptionist intervened and found the necessary information and said they would pass the prescription request (the actual ones I had requested and been denied, from the rude GP, a few hours earlier) onto my GP.
Explaining that I had other prescriptions lying, I asked could they all be put together and I would pick them up this morning, along with the screening kit, to save two journeys.
No problem at all.
Two hours later, a call from the surgery. We have a prescription for you, you can pick it up after 4pm tomorrow
They hadn't been signed yet and my request to get them all done together, hadn't been passed on. 😪
That is when, much to my shame, I blew up. The poor receptionist was lovely and sympathetic, graciously accepting my apology for being ratty.
Aparrently the the problem is that my complex medical history made it difficult to deal with my needs!
As you can imagine, I am feeling pretty low at the moment.
What happened to that strong feisty woman, who would have taken on the world?😉
DH has offered to drive me to the surgery this morning to get the first batch of scripts (some need ordered) and the test kit.
The bowel screening has come as a shock!
After umpteen messages, the plumber has not responded. 😡Fortunately DD found a local one, who is hopefully coming this afternoon. The leak needs fixed because DS2 has asked us to go away with him, DIL and Babydoll, next week, their treat.
Georgesgran, guess where I plan to visit? 😉 It has been on my bucket list.
I have to go back to the surgery this afternoon to pick up the other prescriptions and will leave DH in charge of the leak.
He has asked me to leave a script, so that he doesn't mess up.😉
I apologise for my tale of woe, I just need to unburden myself and don't want to upset DH.
He is becoming very anxious about me, but is trying to hide it. ♥️
My plan today is to cull my card making stash and donate some of it to the guides, where DIL helps her sister, the guide leader. There is something cathartic about clearing out a stash.
I wish you all a pleasant day, enjoy whatever you are doing.
I am particularly worried about Blossoming, she is not responding. 😪
