So-called healthcare professionals...

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Eye Lost Her Again

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Hi all

Just would like to say I have had abuse from lots of docs and other healthcare staff, including a neurology manager and wondered why this seems so common in the UK healthcare system?

I have had docs say my physical symptoms are all in my head (no they are not - tests proved otherwise), had neurology manager tell me that she will not offer me the procedure if I have to cancel just because I am ill, been told I am wasteful (cheeky ******) by that same person because I had to cancel it once due to illness and I am aware I should not cancel any appointments unless it is really necessary due to other patients who may need these appointments who are waiting and wholly appreciate this and feel it is very important but there is a better way to tell me that than to say I am wasteful and treat me like I am insignificant which this person did.

I have also had many other abusive things said to me by these so-called healthcare professionals, such as the one time when I had an EMG/NCS by a neurologist to check my leg weakness and he called me a coward just because I was not keen on needles!

I also then had a rheumatologist judge me before even meeting me and tell me to go away as he said I was only there to get drugs and he said that he would not sign any papers for benefits (what? I didn't want either of those two things! I wanted to know about my condition - not about getting drugs and not about getting signed benefit papers! What was this doc thinking?) and I was completely insulted by all of these so-called healthcare professionals and think it is disgusting and that they should never be allowed to treat anyone like that, let alone patients!

What is it with these big-headed, arrogant and rude people?

Sorry if any of it is a bit over the top but I just felt like I wanted to get it off my chest as it is not acceptable one bit.

Needless to say, I still am suffering badly and have no treatment plans so a lot of good all of this wasted time has done for me...

Kind regards

Niad
 
You are not alone. I think it's some strange sociopathy that develops in medical professionals over the years, they end up seeing patients as objects not people. A hardness of heart or just plain burnout, it makes what is already painful and difficult seem like an endless struggle.

When you find a doc who's judged you before you even see him/her - in my opinion - it's often because some other doctor has "poisened the well"; mentioned something bad about you in their reports. Check your file (get copies of everything if you don't already) does it have a strange little symbol on it? Like a U with a line through the middle? That's the Greek letter Psi, docs use it like a scarlet letter, it means "lookout - this patient's a psycho". They use it to "warn" the next doc in line and end up making it impossible for people to get healthcare. :nono: It should be illegal for docs to blackball people like this but it isn't.
 
I don't want to turn this into a political debate, but lack of competition is likely a factor along with just plain old rudeness. When in a competitive market (no matter what the service) people have to be more customer service oriented, or they will not have a profitable business. When there is no worry about losing profit and you get paid no matter what...and you will have a patient flow no matter what...it doesn't matter if you are nice, or even competent.
 
I wouldnt go as to far as to say any medical professionals have been rude as such to me, apart from possibly one time when having a panic attack (i thought I was having a heart attack), I drastically dialled 999, and one of the ambulance guys got a bit nippy/snappy with me, which I can sort of understand because it wasnt a physical medical emergency... even though I thought it was.

Infact over this past year or so I've been to hospital quite alot due to certain things (backpain, panic attacks, strange painless swelling on my face for over a year, which is unlikely to be caused by any dental conditions. Which wont go away and keeps getting bigger), and the majority of staff/drs/nurses I've seen have been quite decent and friendly.

However I definatly do not feel that I am getting the best health care from these professionals. Especially most recently after I seen an ENT specialist about swelling on my face, who said we may not be able to find a cause. Even though it isnt as evident on the outside it is very evident inside of the swelling. For a Dr to turn round and say we may not find the cause I found rather distressing. Its obviously swelling because something is wrong, and I am not going to be fobbed off with a 'we dont know' answer. This is just most recent in quite a few examples of how I dont believe the NHS and its staff are giving patients a thorough check, and the case actually seems to be worse with GP's.

For me anyways.. its definatley time to think about going private than relying on the NHS.
 
Ok I got one for you.
My mother had gall bladder surgery in march of this year, she came home and three days later she unexpectedly died.
We just recently in the last few days found out, through the attorneys getting her medical records, that she had renal failure AND WE WEREN'T TOLD THIS AT ALL BUT THE HOSPITAL KNEW and still sent her home to die.
Now, I'm no doctor but isn't renal failure where your kidneys STOP working?!? :mad: Isn't that a GOOD reason to see WHY THE KIDNEYS HAVE STOPPED WORKING???!!!!:mad:
This is just one example of the ignorance at our local hospital.
My mother actually died from a hole in her stomach that was done by her surgeon during her gallbladder surgery. IT WAS A HALF A CENTIMETER LONG. Mama had almost 3 LITERS, (3000ML) of stomach content inside of her abdominal cavity--THAT was what killed her. She was toxic.
We got some good attorneys, but it could take years to get some kind of 'justice'.
But I would also reiterate to ALL- to get copies of all your medical records! Its very important to know what THEY, the doctors, are saying about you and compare it to what they were saying TO YOU. :round:
 
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