I went to the doctor as I had alarmingly swollen ankles and told him I could hardly walk. I was a bit worried about heart disease as my family is full of that.
He didn’t even glance at my feet nor checked anything. I got the impression he was going by a list which started with “If patient is over 70, do not waste scarce NHS resources. Inform patient that all symptoms are due to old age and cannot be treated”
I rarely go to the doctor but will do my bit by dying quietly without troubling him further.
4 Years On…..Health-wise, Has Anything Changed?
To think that London, or anywhere else for that matter, does not belong to any one demographic