ChaoticMusings

Syl wrote:

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You say "unfortunately"....we don't see it like that.

Maybe if you lived here and experienced the care the NHS offers, from birth till death, you would see it differently.
And like I have said....for the ones who don't, there is always private care on offer too.

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 I know you don't see it like that. That's kind of my point. 

 

You just experienced private care, spoke highly of how you were treated, then went back to defending the status quo when the alternative could be everyone receives the care you just received.  

 

It might require a little more spending, but isn't health care worth it? 

Syl wrote:

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I didn't experience private care, I experienced NHS care.

I had a hip replacement a couple of years ago at an NHS hospital, aftercare was rubbish, the actual op and brief stay in hospital was no better or worse than a private hospital. Food was good, nurses were brilliant.
The surgery was performed by a surgeon who also works privately...so no difference there.

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 You recently experienced private care funded by your government.  

 

Your hip replacement was done at a government hospital..

 

If your after care was rubbish, you're care was not as good as what you just experienced..

 

Sounds like you have all the information to decide which experience was better in its totality..

 

 

Syl wrote:

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Could be Covid had something to do with aftercare 2 years ago? I had a new knee, same hospital, a few years prior to hip....aftercare was brilliant.

The hospital did apologise, they took responsibility.

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 That could be. Covid disrupted care so bad that it indirectly killed people all over the planet. 

 

Same thing happened here. 

 

Medical care in general was worse for everyone. 

Syl wrote:

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The hospital has lots of history. It was actually the very first NHS hospital.


"On 5th July 1948, the hospital was officially opened by Aneurin
Bevan as the first NHS hospital. During his historic visit, Bevan
symbolically received the keys from Lancashire County Council
to mark the creation of the NHS. Sylvia Diggory became the
very first NHS patient to be treated at the hospital, aged 13."


https://assets.nhs.uk/prod/documents/History_of_trafford_general_hospital.pdf

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 So you were 13 in 1948? 😉

 

 

Was it your mother? 

Maybe things are looking up?

So I have been having really bad night cramps in my legs, I used to take Quinine, stopped years ago, but lately I feel I need them again.
Phoned the Dr's surgery .... unless it's urgent, they don't make appointments by phone now, everything has to be done online (that's not good, but anyhow)

Put details in online, I needed to speak to a Dr....within 24 hours one called me back.

He was nice, friendly, helpful, took time. He sent the tablets over to the chemist immediately, also sorted out blood tests for me.

Once more...we moan enough when things go wrong, so it's nice when things go right.

Syl wrote:

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Maybe things are looking up?

So I have been having really bad night cramps in my legs, I used to take Quinine, stopped years ago, but lately I feel I need them again.
Phoned the Dr's surgery .... unless it's urgent, they don't make appointments by phone now, everything has to be done online (that's not good, but anyhow)

Put details in online, I needed to speak to a Dr....within 24 hours one called me back.

He was nice, friendly, helpful, took time. He sent the tablets over to the chemist immediately, also sorted out blood tests for me.

Once more...we moan enough when things go wrong, so it's nice when things go right.

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 You probably need some magnesium.  Many adults are deficient in that..

 

I don't think I can actually get a new prescription over the phone. That's one reason our health care costs so much..

 

We need doctors appointments in person for just about anything.

Syl wrote:

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Maddog wrote:

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Syl wrote:

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Maybe things are looking up?

So I have been having really bad night cramps in my legs, I used to take Quinine, stopped years ago, but lately I feel I need them again.
Phoned the Dr's surgery .... unless it's urgent, they don't make appointments by phone now, everything has to be done online (that's not good, but anyhow)

Put details in online, I needed to speak to a Dr....within 24 hours one called me back.

He was nice, friendly, helpful, took time. He sent the tablets over to the chemist immediately, also sorted out blood tests for me.

Once more...we moan enough when things go wrong, so it's nice when things go right.

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 You probably need some magnesium.  Many adults are deficient in that..

 

I don't think I can actually get a new prescription over the phone. That's one reason our health care costs so much..

 

We need doctors appointments in person for just about anything.

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 I have just been reading about magnesium...I will buy some, it seems to have less potential health risks than quinine.

 

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 It has zero health risks unless you eat the whole bottle.. 😉

 

It's essential for your body to function.

 

I follow a lot of folks that discuss health and aging. While they think many supplements are a waste, just about all of them agree that magnesium is an important supplement. We are supposed to get it from plants and they get it from the soil. Because of intensive farming the soill has less magnesium in it..

Syl wrote:

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I got some... Magnesium Citrate , which is apparently the best to take to help with leg cramps.

There are side effects, as there are with most things, but mild compared to possible side effects with the Quinine.

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 I remember my mum taking magnesium many years ago.   She said it gave her the most atrocious wind!  

She said every step she took was accompanied by a bum trumpet.   And the smell was horrendous.  She said it even permeated the curtains in the living room!  

I made a mental note there and then never to take it.