Seeing your GP.
Simple, right?
Not around here is ain't.
Boiled down...... 4 weeks ago I caught the nail on the big toe of my left foot. It was already split and it ripped off all down one side. Hurt like hell and the air turned blue. Anyway. tough guy that I like to think I am, I stuck some germolene on it and got on with things.
Within a couple of days it got infected. And no amount of hot salty baths and germolene would put it right. By now I was struggling just to walk because of the pain.
Went to the pharmacy and was told to see my GP. I knew where this was going to lead.
I called the GP. Was simply told there's no slots for a call back (let alone actually being seen). Told to call back in the morning.
For the last 3 weeks I've called them every morning when I've arrived at work (08:30), hung on till I got an answer, only to be told the same thing...there's no slots for a call back (let alone actually being seen). Call back in the morning.
Almost every evening after work I've tried calling 111. Then sat in a phone queue for up to 2 hours before my phone's gone flat. Never ever got an answer.
Tried 111 online. Answered tons of questions that finished with "See your GP"
Yesterday morning (Fri) when I got the usual answer from the GP reception I lost my rag. Was told the best they could offer was for me to call the GP number after 6:30PM that evening and I'd get to speak to an emergency out of hours service.
So, I did. And got promptly connected to the familiar queue for 111.
At around 8:30PM the phone went flat again.
So, last resort, last night I went and sat in A&E for 4hrs. I knew I was wasting their time. They knew I was wasting their time. There is no shortage of people with far more urgent issues than an infected toe for them to deal with.
But, I've finally got some anti-biotics to fight this infection.
Worrying thing is though, A&E told me if it's not better in 2 weeks to see my GP!
Ropi Jo2021-09-11 21:00:51
Simple, right?
Not around here is ain't.
Boiled down...... 4 weeks ago I caught the nail on the big toe of my left foot. It was already split and it ripped off all down one side. Hurt like hell and the air turned blue. Anyway. tough guy that I like to think I am, I stuck some germolene on it and got on with things.
Within a couple of days it got infected. And no amount of hot salty baths and germolene would put it right. By now I was struggling just to walk because of the pain.
Went to the pharmacy and was told to see my GP. I knew where this was going to lead.
I called the GP. Was simply told there's no slots for a call back (let alone actually being seen). Told to call back in the morning.
For the last 3 weeks I've called them every morning when I've arrived at work (08:30), hung on till I got an answer, only to be told the same thing...there's no slots for a call back (let alone actually being seen). Call back in the morning.
Almost every evening after work I've tried calling 111. Then sat in a phone queue for up to 2 hours before my phone's gone flat. Never ever got an answer.
Tried 111 online. Answered tons of questions that finished with "See your GP"
Yesterday morning (Fri) when I got the usual answer from the GP reception I lost my rag. Was told the best they could offer was for me to call the GP number after 6:30PM that evening and I'd get to speak to an emergency out of hours service.
So, I did. And got promptly connected to the familiar queue for 111.
At around 8:30PM the phone went flat again.
So, last resort, last night I went and sat in A&E for 4hrs. I knew I was wasting their time. They knew I was wasting their time. There is no shortage of people with far more urgent issues than an infected toe for them to deal with.
But, I've finally got some anti-biotics to fight this infection.
Worrying thing is though, A&E told me if it's not better in 2 weeks to see my GP!
Ropi Jo2021-09-11 21:00:51
