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Finally give in and go to the doctor's ?
Being a "manly" man I generally reckon I'll give it five days on death's door before I pick up the phone and brave the booking system to see my doc. 
I figure that if I'm not starting to feel better in that time then there must be something worth bothering him and the NHS about
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"Finally give in and go to the doctor's ?
Being a "manly" man I generally reckon I'll give it five days on death's door before I pick up the phone and brave the booking system to see my doc.
I figure that if I'm not starting to feel better in that time then there must be something worth bothering him and the NHS about
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Depends what it is - sometimes it would be foolish to wait 5 days! Being well informed is the key I reckon. |
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"Finally give in and go to the doctor's ?
Being a "manly" man I generally reckon I'll give it five days on death's door before I pick up the phone and brave the booking system to see my doc.
I figure that if I'm not starting to feel better in that time then there must be something worth bothering him and the NHS about
Depends what it is - sometimes it would be foolish to wait 5 days! Being well informed is the key I reckon."
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I have to go and see mine semi regularly for check ups, so I save stuff up for then.
Can't even remember the last time I went for something else.
When I did my back in at Christmas he prescribed me over the phone which was good.
If it was an emergency I'd ring NHS direct.
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I used to be really "good" at not going and coping, then I left it too late and now have CKD. Possibly could've been prevented if I'd sought earlier treatment.
Now I'm never fucking out of the doctors/hospital. |
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I was ill for 6 weeks over Xmas and New Year. Very ill. But kept on thinking I'd get better.
I'll spare you the gory details but, when I finally cracked and went to the doctor it turned out I'd somehow picked up a Notifiable Disease and, aside from the anti-microbial horse pills they gave me to nuke my system, there was paperwork from the Council to try and trace my movements.
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That'll teach me. |
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Get to the doctors bud . Before Christmas I put it off and had a really sore chest and cough. Still went hill and dog walking , when I finally went the doc went potty. . If I left it another week I would have had pneumonia lol  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I have to go and see mine semi regularly for check ups, so I save stuff up for then.
Can't even remember the last time I went for something else.
When I did my back in at Christmas he prescribed me over the phone which was good.
If it was an emergency I'd ring NHS direct.
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See, I don't know how you can "save things up"
With only a ten minute appointment, you're only allowed one thing "wrong with you"
e.g. my brother in law saw his gp about a foot problem, and then asked about his cholesterol. To be told he'd need to bake another appointment. |
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"I have to go and see mine semi regularly for check ups, so I save stuff up for then.
Can't even remember the last time I went for something else.
When I did my back in at Christmas he prescribed me over the phone which was good.
If it was an emergency I'd ring NHS direct.
See, I don't know how you can "save things up"
With only a ten minute appointment, you're only allowed one thing "wrong with you"
e.g. my brother in law saw his gp about a foot problem, and then asked about his cholesterol. To be told he'd need to bake another appointment. "
I don't have a 10 minute appointment, sometimes I'm in there 20 minutes and the longest was an hour and half. He's awsome my doctor and I'd never complain he's running late as I know how he is with me
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"I have to go and see mine semi regularly for check ups, so I save stuff up for then.
Can't even remember the last time I went for something else.
When I did my back in at Christmas he prescribed me over the phone which was good.
If it was an emergency I'd ring NHS direct.
See, I don't know how you can "save things up"
With only a ten minute appointment, you're only allowed one thing "wrong with you"
e.g. my brother in law saw his gp about a foot problem, and then asked about his cholesterol. To be told he'd need to bake another appointment. "
It depends on how long each ailment takes to discuss. For example, you can get your repeat prescription, get your urine tested, be prescribed a new medication for a known condition and get a referral all in one as these are all straight forward.
If you've a problematic/non straight forward case, you'll have to book a double. You'll appreciate it when they don't miss the cancer diagnosis. |
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I hardly ever go if I'm ill, I just wait to get better. longest stint was about 7 years not including normal pregnancy visits when I had my children.
Doctor thought some records had been lost |
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