missacorah
29-09-06, 13:34
I went back to the doctors today as my sick note ran out. As per usual these days it was another locum, but one I have seen before. When I said most of my symptoms have eased except the breathlessness and lump n throat and told him I just didnt think I could go to work at the moment and be confined to that space and he got a bit funny and said the longer I left it the harder it would be ever for me to return.
I mean what he said is true but I have also been making a conscious effort to go out 2 or 3 times a day and have a good walk round my local neighbourhood just so I do feel like I am 'back in the land of the living' so its not like Ive been sitting home just waiting for a miracle recovery.So I came away feeling quite sorry for myself as he went on and on and on!
I dont think he has much sympathy for anxiety sufferers. When I got into the waiting room a middle aged lady was just going into him and after about 10 minutes she came back out and said to the receptionist ' my mum is waiting in the car but she hates being out in public and is terrified of coming in so the doctor said he will see her now so can you get her notes out?' . I pricked my ears up immediately of course thinking there was someone with similar issues to me (i wasnt eavesdropping, honest. The waiting room was really quiet!) so the lady went out and brought in this woman and you would never have guessed what she was going through. Of course everyone stared at her as she came in as they had all heard what her daughter had said to the receptionist. She sat near me and then the doctor came to call his next patient. I was amazed when he didnt call her but went onto the next patient. You could see the woman physically 'slump' when she knew she'd have to sit there and wait with other people. While I sat there near them I could hear the womans daughter telling her not to be so ridiculous etc and I really felt for her. They then started to play a word association game about countries and I had a smile to myself thinking there was someone like me - sadly I wasnt asked to join in the game so instead had to endure a 2004 edition of 'womans weekly'! When the doctor came out again I was even more amazed when I was called and the woman was left there again obviously suffering.
What do you all think to that? Do you think she should have been seen first or...? I wasnt sure what I thought right. I mean I wanted to be first because I am in a similar way myself but Im sure if I wasnt I would have felt it ok for someone in that much mental anguish to be seen first! Be interested to hear your views.
I mean what he said is true but I have also been making a conscious effort to go out 2 or 3 times a day and have a good walk round my local neighbourhood just so I do feel like I am 'back in the land of the living' so its not like Ive been sitting home just waiting for a miracle recovery.So I came away feeling quite sorry for myself as he went on and on and on!
I dont think he has much sympathy for anxiety sufferers. When I got into the waiting room a middle aged lady was just going into him and after about 10 minutes she came back out and said to the receptionist ' my mum is waiting in the car but she hates being out in public and is terrified of coming in so the doctor said he will see her now so can you get her notes out?' . I pricked my ears up immediately of course thinking there was someone with similar issues to me (i wasnt eavesdropping, honest. The waiting room was really quiet!) so the lady went out and brought in this woman and you would never have guessed what she was going through. Of course everyone stared at her as she came in as they had all heard what her daughter had said to the receptionist. She sat near me and then the doctor came to call his next patient. I was amazed when he didnt call her but went onto the next patient. You could see the woman physically 'slump' when she knew she'd have to sit there and wait with other people. While I sat there near them I could hear the womans daughter telling her not to be so ridiculous etc and I really felt for her. They then started to play a word association game about countries and I had a smile to myself thinking there was someone like me - sadly I wasnt asked to join in the game so instead had to endure a 2004 edition of 'womans weekly'! When the doctor came out again I was even more amazed when I was called and the woman was left there again obviously suffering.
What do you all think to that? Do you think she should have been seen first or...? I wasnt sure what I thought right. I mean I wanted to be first because I am in a similar way myself but Im sure if I wasnt I would have felt it ok for someone in that much mental anguish to be seen first! Be interested to hear your views.