Gp treats me like my life is disposable

[Finchlet2]

Sorry been in intensive care withe septicaemia and bone infection from the old problematically healed skull fracture. Can't Properly test these neck lumps now till the inflammation has gone, van breath now after a course of Iv steroids, morphine and antibiotics which Im now to continue orally at home having being discharged back to my local area now I can swallow again. No desire to swallow anything than the desired pills as you just entirely lose your appetite. Didn't have anything on me I could use to keep you updated with it being Friday when I was taken in and there being no specialists at our local hospital at the weekend so blue lighted out of area and hubby was working away couldn't get back so dealt with majoritively male doctors on my own unable to speak cos of airway restrictions doing invasive shit admittedly to save my life but still you get where that's put me at now. Sorry this wasn't supposed to be a rant it was originally an apologies and thankyou for your concern post so I will have to type one better in keeping with that when I'm able

 

[mumstheword]

I hope they take the best care of you. It all sounds incredibly traumatic. You are in my thoughts and prayers. (((((Hugs)))))) @Finchlet2 .

 

[Anarchy]

Glad that you eventually got seen and got antibiotics.

Septicaemia! That was a very close call. Depending on the strain of bug, it can kill in as little as a few hours.

:hug::hug::hug:@

Hoping that your neck and throat stuff is benign.

 

[illusionist]

No apology needed @Finchlet2 ....rant away! You've had a hard time....hope you are over the worst and that future tests show that you are OK. Please keep us posted....no pressure.....in your own time.
Take care, and please don't hesitate to push the people that need to be pushed to get you back to health.....something most of us here are not very good at.

 

[Finchlet2]

Feeling more on top of things. Four of my lymph nodes have been too damaged to biopsy intrafusaly so the will investigate them extrafusaly after my operation next Wednesday. Still on the antibiotics but have weaned myself of the pain relief as they give you opiates and no way am I going down that route of addiction besides I'm clearer headed without them. They are still waying up what options are available for a more permanent solution to my skull fracture getting infected several times a year. The drainage and cyst removal options only provide relief for three months at a time and when you have kids, work, money voltures etc it's hard to keep up with and because of the way it's healed like tectonic plates with bony processes protruding from between the pertaining plates of bone I get very sick very fast if I miss an appointment. No conclusions as to what else can be done yet but am dealing with it as it is constantly painfully due to a nerve being trapped there. Been having amazing news about much more freestyle contact with both kids though so staying positive. Haven't managed to eat anything for almost a fortnight so making my own lifesaving nutrition illustrated recipie book today. Will share it with anyone who wants when completed,.

 

[Finchlet2]

Ok so now my trachea is in the wrong place!!!!!! Tracheal deviation apparently. It's a secondary condition to mediastinal masses, esophageal cancers or respiratory trauma... Painful and scary but all they can do is investigate to pinpoint the exact primary cause as treating that should cause the trachea to shift back to its original position. My GP who refused to help me or refer me for treatment a couple of weeks ago has called me in this afternoon. I really hope I don't get intimidated and go mute as she can be quite verbally aggressive. I'm writing myself some notes, symptoms, locations that examining might actually find the answers etc so she doesn't overpower and derail the appointment. At least I'm due in the hospital on wednesday but with my trachea as such I have concerns about getting through the weekend. I don't know what her agenda as to why she herself has called me in today though as so far it's been left to the hospitals to clean up the mess caused by her neglect. To Ill to say no though so today I am a torranasorus that she can't belittle, trivialise., press mite and leave to developers a life threatening condition. I am my inner dinosaur and prepared for battle. The kids are making there way back to me, I have too much to live for to back down now.

 

[Teasel]

Can you change to your hubby's GP?

 

[Deleted member 12723]

Really hoping and praying that all goes well for you.:hug::hug::hug:

 

[Anarchy]

I changed gp practice a few years ago, it was really easy to do.

 

[illusionist]

I'm not religious, so won't pray for you.....will, will you on though. I'd say the minimum to gp though as looks like she's trying to cover her own arse.....make her sweat so that she will never treat anyone else like this again. When you are stronger, a complaint wouldn't go wrong.. I've had this problem before myself only to be told it was cultural differences.....mmmmmm. You are in the right hands now.

Take special care.

 

[Finchlet2]

Thankyou so much for the replies all you greats, I really wasn't expecting this much support, it is a completely new and overwhelming feeling, genuinely humbled, thankyou. Hubby's GP is a walk in not currently taking any permanent patients so they've already done all they can by doing the initial hospital referrals. The reason my GP called me in yesterday is the results from my hospital stay were sent to her and whatever exactly I have ( they now think it might be lymphoma as opposed to esophageal cancer) appears to be a fast developer from the helper cell counts a c reactive proteins so she has booked me in for full body x ray 9am Monday. This time she made the effort to make eye contact with me and talk me slowly through the physical exam. She also apologised saying that P. T. S. D. Wasn't her speciality and she hadn't understood my fear responses in the past. She has also only just read my medical history which has been on her system for two years now including extensive police medical evidence giving credence to exactly how f*cked up and hurricane-ish I've been these last few years. This battle comes at a time I've actually been getting my shit sorted. So now a weekend of cueing myself up about lymphoma as that's how I best deal and getting used to my windpipe being in a different location from what it used to be (one and a half inches to the right) but hey ho my vocation is based in medicinal therapies so whilst I'm able I'll live and learn. The tracheal deviation can't be treated, it will only right itself if the primary issues are successfully treated. Peace.

 

[Teasel]

Glad to hear she's a bit less of a total bitch and seeming to do her job at least. I wish you the very best going forward. I would be doing all the reading I can just as you are now x