Useless Doctors

[flashy]

I've been feeling unwell for about a month now, been feeling really drained and keep falling asleep when i shouldnt, so i went to the doctors this morning, didnt see my own GP but saw another doctor who i have never seen before and who is very new to our practice...the conversation went something like this


Dr S..sit down how can i help you?

Me..i'm constantly feeling tired and drained and cant be bothered with anything

Dr S..what do you mean?

Me..i'm lacking in energy and feel really weak

Dr S..how long has this been going on for?

Me..about a month now

Dr S..i see you are on anti-depressants

Me..yes i'm trying to come off them

Dr S..well i think we should up your dose

Me..why? i'm trying to come off them

Dr S..because you are depressed

Me..i want to come off them not go up a dose, this has nothing whatsoever to do with me feeling tired all the time

Dr S..lie down on the couch

Me..erm ok

she proceeds to examine my tummy for some unknown reason, i then get up and.....

Dr S..there is nothing wrong with your tummy

Me..(felt like saying something sarcastic) yes i know there is nothing wrong with my tummy thats not the reason why i came here

Dr S..well what do you want me to do for you then?

Me..well if i knew that i would be a doctor wouldnt i?

Dr S..well i will give you some more anti-depressants and see how you go on



i was gobsmacked, then i left


it makes me wonder if that woman is actually qualified

[Margaret Pilkington]

Did she ask you anything about your menstrual cycle, or offer to check your Haemoglobin levels or your Thyroid function.....if the answer is 'No' then perhaps you should make another appointment - see someone else and ask for these tests to be done.

[flashy]

well actually i had to ask her if i could be tested for my thyroid Margaret, before i went up my dad said it might be that thats making me tired, the doc said 'well if you think it might be that then make an appointment for a blood test'

i was tested for my thyroid two years ago and for the blood test i was asked to starve for twelve hours which i did, when i booked the appointment for the blood test today i asked the receptionist if i had to starve and she said 'did the doctor tell you to'? i said 'no she just said if you want a blood test then book one'


i wont ever be seeing her again, and if anyone on here goes to any other cornerstone practice, Rhyddings etc then i suggest you avoid Doctor S if you can, my own Dr (Dr Murdoch) is a lovely man but unfortunately since he has opened several other practices he isnt available at mine much

[Margaret Pilkington]

Aah Dr Murdoch......heck he trained on my ward, many many years ago.

[flashy]

ah he's lovely, been my doctor for the last 12 years, pity i cant see him as much now though

[emzy]

When i suffered from those symptoms I was told that I was aneamic? and put on iron tablets (this was days after having the boys) so that may be whats wrong, but im not a doctor although am wondering if I am more qualified than the one that you saw lol

[flashy]

you probably are more qualified than her Emzy lol

i thought about not going for the blood test, which she wasnt bothered about giving me, and i think i'll eat some liver instead, that might just pirk me up hey

[Margaret Pilkington]

Flashy, you should also have the blood test for diabetes too.

[WillowTheWhisp]

If I were you I would ask to see a different doctor. It's not up to you to tell them what you think you've got and what tests you need. They are supposed to do the diagnosing from the symptoms you describe to them. Mind you, I got fed up trying to get to the bottom of my water retention because nobody seems to be able to solve it so they just dismiss me and tell me to lose more weight. As if I'm not trying to do that!

[derekgas]

25years ago I asked for a doctor to look at a baby, he refused the first day, second day (even though the baby was not keeping food or fluid down), he refused, when I insisted, he said it would be later in the day and he would remove us from his list, I said ok, just get out to him, he walked in the door, the babies mother opened babies top, doctor looked, didnt examine, and rang for an ambulance, it was pyloric stonosis (if I have spelt it right), hospital said the baby would have died if he had been left another night. A doctor recently told me that the new doctors were tarined very quickly, and to be honest dont have much idea, but they can ring me or my colleagues for advice, most proffessions are like this now, my apprenticeship was seven years, it is done in 3 years max now, no wonder doctors etc dont know thier backside from thier elbow.

[flashy]

oh my goodness Derek, thats awful, thank god you where there to insist on the doctor coming out to see the baby

[derekgas]

Originally Posted by flashytart

oh my goodness Derek, thats awful, thank god you where there to insist on the doctor coming out to see the baby

He did take us off his list by the way, and I reported him to the general medical council, who responded by telling us that they would proceed with the report, but that we
should be aware that it would take years, cost us a vast amount of money, and would involve lots of days off work! Talk about put you off?

[banjoman]

I think its like any profession, there are good ones and bad ones, it just seems the bad ones are taking over. My doctor is great...when my wife went to see him when she was about sixteen he said she wasnt ill she was pregnant. After about 20 seconds of the pause he said "Nah only kidding you`ve got XXX". He always makes me feel at home, seems interested and can remember things I`ve said before.

Nowadays though who would actually want to be a doctor ? Years ago people went into the field to help others, but look at it now....Long hours, not great pay, and if you make a mistake straight into the courts to have your life under a microscope. As a society we are making it less attractive for people to go into certain careers, ie Police,Fire,Medicine.

[derekgas]

Doctors hours are quite dramatically less now than they were, they are limited.

[polly]

My GP has lost 30 years of blood test results!

I despair