Telephone Consultation.

[Theland]

Telephone consultation soon.
Feel terrible.
Fingers crossed.

[Buenchico]

My advice to you:
Find a pen and a piece of paper. WRITE DOWN any points you want to make to the doc and any questions you want to ask him/her. Keep checking that piece of paper during the phone call, in order to check that everything has been covered. (Written from the perspective of someone who has experienced some very rushed telephone consultations!)

I hope that you'll able to make some progress as a result of the call.

[Theland]

Cheer Chico. Shes late should have rung by now.
This feels like pneumonia again.
Pain really bad and gasping for breath.

[Buenchico]

She's probably running late because all of her other patients have got their own pieces of paper with lots of questions written on them ;-)

[Theland]

Should have been 11:15.

[Apc2604]

Try and relax whilst you wait. And good luck. I have become an expert at telephone consultations and get very anxious and anxiety makes breathing worse. Good luck from the world's worse worrier - me!! xx

[Apc2604]

And take Chris's excellent advice.

[Smowball]

Good luck x

[fbg40]

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Not to worry you even more, but I have had 2 recent telephone consultations with my GP, both booked by reception for 0930 both times - actually got the calls at 1630 !! You might be luckier - let's hope.
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[ludwigvan]

Totally agree with Buenchico,all my chats with doctors usually consist of them asking about times,dates,symptoms,medications, and at the end of it you’re like a wrung out sponge and just need a lie down never mind being able to remember any questions you had meant to ask.Make your list Theland and ask for a minute to get your head together the end of the consultation. Good luck.

[EdmundD]

Based on my experiences this year following chemotherapy (2 admissions to hospital with sepsis and e-coli, numerous infections) I now regularly check my temperature, weight and BP and record it in a diary. Anything abnormal I note in there so that I can refer to it to inform my GP either via eConsult or in the subsequent telephone consultation.

As far as eConsult is concerned I always request an e-mail copy of the information I have given so that I can check if I have missed something or need to explain in more detail.

[Mamyalynne]

I hope you got the help you need.

[TonyV]

Best of luck Theland, but all NHS services are at breaking point at the moment. No help to you at the moment, but at least you are in the queue. Wishing you all the best.

[puzzled54]

Hope you are feeling a bit better

[Theland]

What a mularky!
Phone call after phonecall and eventually promised a script
which did not materialise.
They told me to see a GP at some other practise.
Could not make it.
Son offered to take me, but as soon as I got in his car I had to get out again and go back in the house, must felt so bad.
My son rang them and explained, and they insisted I now ring an ambulance and go into hospital, but I'm scared of going there and contracting Covid.
Anyway I got some Gabapentin and Zapain so hopeful!y will get a pain free sleep.
Got some Doxycycline for my breathing too.
Definitely think its pneumonia again :-(

[puzzled54]

Sleep well and check in again tomorrow!

[Patsy33]

You poor soul. Hope you get the help you need. Best wishes.

[nailit]

Good luck Theland m8
Thinking of you

[Buenchico]

>>> I'm scared of going there and contracting Covid

Hospitals are some of the SAFEST places to be, simply because of all the precautions that are rigorously adhered to there. (I'd far rather spend time in a hospital than, say, in a supermarket!). Follow the advice you've been given and get yourself checked out (and, if necessary, admitted) at your local hospital.

[Barsel]

Theland, I know how you feel about going into hospital as things stand at the moment, but you have to ask yourself if what you think you have, can be cured at home, and if not, then you have to bite the bullet and go to the hospital. They will only keep you in if they think it's necessary. Good luck.

[Theland]

Sitting at home and talking and debating and even arguing on AB is a great therapy. :-)