Thank you for your replies. I'm sorry to hear your stories.
I am going to move GP surgery as so many people I speak to are unhappy with them. I always had doctors on a peddlestall but I now realise that they are human and therefore you get kind ones, horrible ones, smart ones, lazy ones …….
I was so annoyed at that visit with this woman, I didn't know whether I was going to cry or punch her. Luckily (for her) I cried. I had actually gone for the pain in my hip which had got so bad over the last year, Im walking like my mum who's 83! I had had an xray and was going back the results which just showed osteoarthrits in both hips, mild in right, moderate in left. I was going back for the results and she was horrid to me from walking in. First asked why I was there, I said because I had a phone call to come in and discuss my results. She said "I haven't even seem them". I said another doctor called me yesterday and said due to my history I should come in and discuss it with her. She read the results stating OA in both hips to me then said "what do you want me to do about it" . I said well your the doctor what can I do? its stopping me sleeping and im in pain everyday/night. "take some painkillers" she said, "what everyday?" I said? "if you need to you yes!" she said. Then I told her about my puffy armpit. pointless. She is a horrid, horrid doctor. I did eventually get to see orthopeadics and he said my pain wasnt even the OA is was greater trochanteric burstis so he gave me a steroid injection which sorted it out. I had to argue to get that appointment as she was adamant she was right.
Anyway I have waffled a bit there and gone off on a tangent! I just get annoyed/confused as when I was discharged I was told to be really vigilant and to check that armpit every month and my skin, then when I do think there is a change nobody will look at it.
I will register with a new practice next week and get it checked out.
Thank you for taking the tme to reply, and I wish you all well with your treatment x x x
