Relapse! Coping, Symptoms and Tips.

[fishman65]

It's like being on the upper deck of a bus though..

Just say "inglesa" (inglay-za) and shrug your shoulders if you get stuck with the lingo.

Tell them their window needs glazing?

[.Poppy.]

Yes I think so. I remember the days when doctors actually used to see their patients with their own eyes and make a stab at a diagnosis. Now you might as well phone a friend or ask the audience...or better still go for the 50/50 option..

Ha, I couldn’t tell if the question was rhetorical

I call everything a doctors appointment whether a doc is present or not. I do see an actual eye doctor for part of the appointment, and the dentist comes in at the very end for like two minutes to take a quick peek. Pretty much everything else is just nurses or nurse practitioners- what a racket.

[Catkins]

Tell them their window needs glazing?

I will practice that over the next few days P!

I'll have a look for those earplugs Carnation.

[pulisa]

Ha, I couldn’t tell if the question was rhetorical

I call everything a doctors appointment whether a doc is present or not. I do see an actual eye doctor for part of the appointment, and the dentist comes in at the very end for like two minutes to take a quick peek. Pretty much everything else is just nurses or nurse practitioners- what a racket.

Nurse practitioners are probably a better option than a GP anyway. They tend to be a lot more clued up and specialised..just not as well paid as the GPs who have better things to do other than see patients.

In our practice a lot of the GPs now do private work on the sacred "second floor" of the building. You get an audience with them as well whereas the gatekeeper receptionists on the floor below continue to keep the rabble at bay in their quest to get access to a precious appointment.

[Carnation]

It's been at least 6 years since I went to the doctors so I have no idea of the current protocol or system of the GP surgery. I have heard its almost impossible to see a GP these days and there's a type of gestapo attitude from the receptionists when calling to get an appointment. That's if they answer your call. My neighbours have been fuming with the downslide of the NHS with their health issues and issues are reverted to 111 which is even worse for getting a physical response. Basically if it's not an emergency they refer you to your GP and if it's an emergency, they tell you to go to A & E. So basically they are just glorified receptionists.
More people going private these days which is basically NHS with a bill. Which is all very well if you have the money, but......
In other words it's not what it used to be.

I've got more visitors coming today. Not my idea as we are still getting over the 6 hour visit from Sunday.
It's a couple we've not seen for about ten years and they are staying in the area. We should be pleased but it's not something we've been used to for so long now and it means more house cleaning before they arrive. I'm also nervous about any remarks personally that could upset me because I'm not the woman I used to be and considerably older. Strange, but I think my mental health shows and I find it embarrassing. I do hope I don't say anything stupid or show myself up.

[Carnation]

Just found out what's been causing my wobbly teeth. EFT.
I'll explain. EFT is something that's used to bring calm when you have a racing mind, high anxiety, a panic attack.
It involves tapping on pressure points that signals to the brain as you chant words of calm and positivity.
The tapping is firm and normally performed as 3 taps in a rotation that is carried on until you feel a shift in your emotions. So it can involve lots of tapping.
You start at the centre of your forehead, under both eyes, under the nose, on the chin, the breastbone and sides of the hands. The highlighted points are where my top and bottom teeth lie and I've been unknowingly bashing them loose. It all makes sense now. So people please be careful with EFT because obviously it has a downside.

[fishman65]

I do hope you manage (are managing) today Carnation. That's a lot of socialising in a short space of time, it never rains but pours.

On the NHS, its our pharmacy right now that's gone to pot. It joins the GP surgery but the amount of times in recent months that it's been closed for one reason or another. No pharmacist, insufficient staff etc. Mrs F asked to pick her script up from the surgery desk, but because all the eggs are now in one basket (everything on the 'system'), the scripts get sent straight through. To a pharmacy you cannot access. Brilliant.

So I now have to phone to see if I can collect the script from the GP surgery again and take it to an alternative chemist.

[Catkins]

I don't think I've had a GP appointment since pre-pandemic. Two phone consultations with them and a few nurse visits, but that's it. It's an absolute nightmare. I have seen and spoken to a few of the GP's at work when they come down the corridor to ask about someone's feet, so I know they still exist, maybe I should do a trade off for information? We'll tell you about such and such and can you have a quick look at my piles while you're here.

Hope today goes well Carnation, interesting about the LFT.

[pulisa]

Tooth grinding can loosen teeth as well, Carnation. Good luck for The Visit.

Catkins, you're definitely right to bargain with them and withhold your advice if needs be..An eye (other parts of the anatomy are available) for an eye, a foot for a foot.

[Carnation]

Yes, I do that as well pulisa. Teeth grinding in my sleep.

Fishman, i didn't want more visitors so soon. It's over now and I spent a bit of time in the kitchen making a cream tea. I could feel my body wanting to get away but sat through it and got through it.

Catkins, a trade off sounds a good idea. Might be the way of the future.