Cock up

[owdhamer]

Went for my 24th cycle of chemo today, fought my way through rush hour traffic to reach christies for 8 am, had my bloods taken,then they told me the doctor had not left the prescription,and was on holiday,come back thurs,so we have it all again thurs, how could he be so negligent,i am starting to lose confidence in the guy.

[queenofmean]

I'd lose confidence too, that is utterly shocking owd

[lcg]

what a prat....i hate it when dr's get it wrong (quite a lot in my experience!). why on earth could they not get a prescription written? presumably you were in an establishment with more than one dr? and they always seem to be on bl00dy holiday. poor you x

[Euphemia]

How frustrating. I take it the doc will be back before Thursday.

I hope you are not having too many nasty side effects from the chemo.

[tenrec]

I hope it all goes well on Thursday. x

[NOX]

So sorry Owdhamer- keep your spirits up.

[Mamyalynne]

Oh Owd, so sad to hear that, they are usually far more organised there, hope all goes straightforward on Thursday. ♥

[tamborine]

Some chemists give repeat prescriptions if they know you, lets hope your's will save you the trek. All the best

[mrs_overall]

That is outrageous!

[bednobs]

what a wang!
However, why they couldn't get someone else to prescribe is beyond me

[owdhamer]

i trust medical professionals implicitly, i have little choice.but my consultant appears a little bit slapdash.would it be proper or in my interest for another doctor to prescribe my chemo.

[bednobs]

i don't see why not - it's only a calculation of your weight x the medicine

[Mosaic]

It might be useful to bring this to the attention of the hospital management. Consultants sometimes act like demigods but they do actually have a poor soul who is meant to manage them.

[Sqad]

\\\ had not left the prescription,and was on holiday\\\

Gracious........Drs taken a holiday....whatever next?

This is an administrative error and couldn't the registrar have been summoned to write the prescription?

Mosaic.....the hospital management would have no interest in a Consultant being on holiday and there appeared to be no backup.

owdy......no big deal it won't affect your treatment as such.....just bloody annoying for you.