In response to Catlady's posts.
It's a shame you think I'm out of order but just as some have the right to post the same thing over and over I also have a right to give an opinion. I would also suggest that you read things carefully before you post your replies as you have stated I have said things that I haven't.
You don't need to quote forum rules at me either..I have been here for 2 and a half years, you have been here a month. What the forum rules are have absolutely no bearing on my original post, I have not suggested anywhere that someone who is concerned with their health should not see their doctor.
I am in total agreement with the fact that many doctors are not clued up on HA but I would also offer another scenario. You have stated that people with HA should be treated from the get go.
All fine and dandy but what if the person refusues to even acknowledge the fact that there is the remotest possibility they may have HA..how do you suggest the treatment goes ahead? What if the prson is convinced that they do not have HA?
I'm sure you understood fully what my point was. If not, let me clarify for you.
If a person goes to a GP complaining of physical syptoms, it is highly likely that preliminary tests will be carried out. That is common sense.
My point is when there have been tests carried out, often quite exhaustively and people are demanding things such as MRI's it is wrong, unless there are clinical findings that would suggest further testing is necessary.
I woulkd also like to add that I don't see people demanding these tests for a minor ailment, they are always convinced they have something severe or life-threatening.
Yes, you can go back to the old chestnut of the smokers, drinkers and whatever to make your point..fine, point taken. I agree with this and in an ideal world nobody would do any of the above but then you don't normally get these people demanding tests. Anyway, that has nothing to do with the topic here.
Bottom line is, people that are given tests for reassurance purposes are putting other people in need further down the queue.
That is not right and should not be allowed, it's crazy to even consider that it's the right thing to do.
I know how awful HA is but you contradict yourself Catlady. You say that HA's should get correct treatment but then say that their GP should bow to the demands of invasive tests..will that help the HA?
Unfortunately there are a lot of medical problems in our family, some quite severe. I was at A and E because of one of those problems yesterday-we didn't have a choice to go there, we had to go there.
Please refer to my original post. I went and got paper towels to clean that old lady up yesterday because the staff did not have time to do it, they were dealing with more urgent cases.
The NHS is that short of money that these scenarios are happening every day so yes, as someone who has stood many, many times in A and E, watching these things happen I stand by every word of my initial post.
Thanks to the others that have replied, glad you could see the point I was making. Or trying to.