Flippin Sainty 
What a total calamity 
I do really do hope your mum is feeling better soon 
@Saint posted:Spent 3 hours in A&E last night (left at 1.30am) - manned by stripped-to-the-bone staffing who couldn't have cared unless you were dying.
Mum crying and shouting in pain (wrist/arthritis flare up), "There's a 6 hour wait"
Cue a woman asking for help, "I have a heart condition and been suffering palpitations, my GP said to come up immediately"
Answer? "There's a six hour wait - take a seat". We left after 3 hours and all we got was some basic pain killers.
What a horrid experience for you and your Mum 
I hope her arthritis has subsided today...it's a very painful condition.
@Saint posted:Spent 3 hours in A&E last night (left at 1.30am) - manned by stripped-to-the-bone staffing who couldn't have cared unless you were dying.
Mum crying and shouting in pain (wrist/arthritis flare up), "There's a 6 hour wait"
Cue a woman asking for help, "I have a heart condition and been suffering palpitations, my GP said to come up immediately"
Answer? "There's a six hour wait - take a seat". We left after 3 hours and all we got was some basic pain killers.
Awwww Renton âĶ.what a nightmare .
You poor mum âĶand such a worry for you .I hope sheâs a bit better today,
So ... on the advice of A&E we could use our Walk-in Centre to get the treatment we would need
1.30pm Went to Walk-in ... "we don't do that ... doctor on 111 call told you to go to A&E" So back we went 
2pm - 9:15pm We got blood test and X-ray then assessed (at 8:45pm) and are home awaiting wrist fluid sample results with the possibility of going straight back in for a night of antibiotics
@Saint posted:So ... on the advice of A&E we could use our Walk-in Centre to get the treatment we would need
1.30pm Went to Walk-in ... "we don't do that ... doctor on 111 call told you to go to A&E" So back we went
2pm - 9:15pm We got blood test and X-ray then assessed (at 8:45pm) and are home awaiting wrist fluid sample results with the possibility of going straight back in for a night of antibiotics
Sounds awful
@Saint posted:..So ... on the advice of A&E we could use our Walk-in Centre to get the treatment we would need
1.30pm Went to Walk-in ... "we don't do that ... doctor on 111 call told you to go to A&E" So back we went
2pm - 9:15pm We got blood test and X-ray then assessed (at 8:45pm) and are home awaiting wrist fluid sample results with the possibility of going straight back in for a night of antibiotics
Oh heck Renton âĶ..whatâs worry for you both âĶ.I hope they can sort things out for you today .
I should start a thread called A&E Diaries - what an experience, you see all sorts!!
One girl fell from her horse, was knocked unconscious and was raising her voice and crying, "What's going on, where am I, I don't understand?!!"
Two people were vomiting blood!! And another was bleeding all over the floor from a severe leg wound - it was carnage
Mum had to have blood removed from her wrist and was crying with pain - I had to leave the room - eventually ... all was clear and it's simply an arthritis flare up. Hopefully never, never again!
@Saint posted:I should start a thread called A&E Diaries - what an experience, you see all sorts!!
One girl fell from her horse, was knocked unconscious and was raising her voice and crying, "What's going on, where am I, I don't understand?!!"
Two people were vomiting blood!! And another was bleeding all over the floor from a severe leg wound - it was carnage
Mum had to have blood removed from her wrist and was crying with pain - I had to leave the room - eventually ... all was clear and it's simply an arthritis flare up. Hopefully never, never again!
Sounds dreadful Renton âĶ.but glad it was nothing too bad for your mum .
@Saint posted:I should start a thread called A&E Diaries - what an experience, you see all sorts!!
One girl fell from her horse, was knocked unconscious and was raising her voice and crying, "What's going on, where am I, I don't understand?!!"
Two people were vomiting blood!! And another was bleeding all over the floor from a severe leg wound - it was carnage
Mum had to have blood removed from her wrist and was crying with pain - I had to leave the room - eventually ... all was clear and it's simply an arthritis flare up. Hopefully never, never again!
It may well do Saint...but at least you'll know the signs and hopefully you won't have to go through the trauma of A&E again.
@Saint posted:I should start a thread called A&E Diaries - what an experience, you see all sorts!!
One girl fell from her horse, was knocked unconscious and was raising her voice and crying, "What's going on, where am I, I don't understand?!!"
Two people were vomiting blood!! And another was bleeding all over the floor from a severe leg wound - it was carnage
Mum had to have blood removed from her wrist and was crying with pain - I had to leave the room - eventually ... all was clear and it's simply an arthritis flare up. Hopefully never, never again!
Don't.
They're over
@velvet donkey posted:Don't.
They're over
Good advice my friend - some things ... best left unsaid 
VIRGIN MEDIA - I knew things couldn't be that easy .... I can't stream iPlayer properly anymore. Been onto them and they say nothing's wrong ... I know what's wrong - they cut my bill and cut my download speed cos when i asked if it had been reduced she wouldn't give a straight answer.
And so I'm getting a 'booster aerial' for free - Why? I've apparently got the new super fast hub - honestly no one can be trusted
@Saint posted:VIRGIN MEDIA - I knew things couldn't be that easy .... I can't stream iPlayer properly anymore. Been onto them and they say nothing's wrong ... I know what's wrong - they cut my bill and cut my download speed cos when i asked if it had been reduced she wouldn't give a straight answer.
And so I'm getting a 'booster aerial' for free - Why? I've apparently got the new super fast hub - honestly no one can be trusted
Whoops I hope you get the booster quickly Renton .
According to the lateral flow test my brother dropped off recently .... Me and my Mum have COVID
Bit of an update - we're not too bad - seem to have the milder variant, Mum not struggling too much, it's like a heavy cold and exhaustion. We seem to be on day number four and it's not too bad, no breathing problems - it's still a terrible worry for her though. Never felt so tired despite sleeping most of the day.
Three years of isolation and we go out in public once and get infected
@Saint posted:Bit of an update - we're not too bad - seem to have the milder variant, Mum not struggling too much, it's like a heavy cold and exhaustion. We seem to be on day number four and it's not too bad, no breathing problems - it's still a terrible worry for her though. Never felt so tired despite sleeping most of the day.
Three years of isolation and we go out in public once and get infected
Very relieved to hear you are both not doing too badly ...sending positive thoughts that it remains so
@Saint posted:Bit of an update - we're not too bad - seem to have the milder variant, Mum not struggling too much, it's like a heavy cold and exhaustion. We seem to be on day number four and it's not too bad, no breathing problems - it's still a terrible worry for her though. Never felt so tired despite sleeping most of the day.
Three years of isolation and we go out in public once and get infected
Awww glad you and your mum arenât too bad RentonJust take it easy , and listen to your body .
@Saint posted:Bit of an update - we're not too bad - seem to have the milder variant, Mum not struggling too much, it's like a heavy cold and exhaustion. We seem to be on day number four and it's not too bad, no breathing problems - it's still a terrible worry for her though. Never felt so tired despite sleeping most of the day.
Three years of isolation and we go out in public once and get infected
Hope you are both continuing to improve
Mum on hospital, internal bleeding now - it just gets better
@Saint posted:Mum on hospital, internal bleeding now - it just gets better
Keep the faith bro
I don't like hearing it. I KNOW you care
Conspiracy theorists - vapour trails, 5G, vaccines etc ... cherry picking other people's theories and adopting them as their own startling discoveries that the rest of us are too blinkered to see.
Carrie Gracie (bbc) saying to Alistair Campbell "Do people care". Feck, I watched that gobsmacked.
He played some eulogy to his brother. I liked him after that.
@velvet donkey posted:Carrie Gracie (bbc) saying to Alistair Campbell "Do people care". Feck, I watched that gobsmacked.
He played some eulogy to his brother. I liked him after that.
Campbell has definitely improved a bit recently
Our local District Nurse "rapid response" team have taken nearly FOUR HOURS to arrive
God bless the NHS
. . and they had to come back an hour later to recheck what the might not have done properly the first time. Why do they automatically shout at older folk? They were screaming then said, "Did you hear what we said to your Mum?"
The whole ruddy street heard !! What a day . . .
Feckin hell bro
@velvet donkey posted:Feckin hell bro
It's all worth it though - so much better than being a 'carer' for someone else's kids
Family - the most important thing .. I learned too late
@Saint posted:. . and they had to come back an hour later to recheck what the might not have done properly the first time. Why do they automatically shout at older folk? They were screaming then said, "Did you hear what we said to your Mum?"
The whole ruddy street heard !! What a day . . .
@Saint posted:It's all worth it though - so much better than being a 'carer' for someone else's kids
Family - the most important thing .. I learned too late