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was talikung to my friend last night and she was telling me about her friends hubby he had headaches so went to the docs he told him it was arthosis anyway sunday he was asleep till tuesday so she phoned the docter again he sent him to the hospital and hes got two tumours on the brain and ashadow on his lung its realy frightening as we trust our docters joyce from hollandxx

i find we need to know what is possibly wrong before we go x

Friend of mine - in his early 50's - woke up one morning and his left foot was numb. After 2 days he went to the doc - told my friend it was probably a trapped nerve. Friends leg and arm started to get pins & needles. Still the doc said it was a trapped nerve. My friend kept going - driving there and to work etc - after a month he was sent for tests - he had had a stroke!!! Obviously told to stop driving immediately!! However, because of the delay, it started to affect his speech & movement. So much for immediate help and the 'one hour' time limit for stroke victims!! It's been 6 months now and with physio he is able to walk properly (though his leg is still numb) and can now speak properly. maggie maggie

One doctor told my Mother she had only one lung. First she knew about it and she is 76. Turns out he had the wrong xrays. Maureen

Just remembered, I went to my doc a couple of years ago with horrendous stomach pains. I thought it may have been trapped wind (sorry). He told me I had had a miscarriage. How do you tell your doctor, if that is the case it must have been an immaculate conception!!!!! maggie

Had to attend GP some 5-6 years ago - on my return - husband and later son were somewhat gobsmacked when I informed them the GP wished to know how I was controlling my drink problem! It is a family joke I partake of about 2 glasses of wine per year and I rarely empty those glasses. Elderly friend went to Portsmouth Hospital some years ago - she had diabetes with the usual result - consultant chatted to her about her left leg and then asked her how her right one was - she was in a wheelchair and the right leg had been amputated some time - which was why she was at the hospital to see about a false limb!!!

My friends husband was told he had cancer of the kidney. they removed it then told him that it was a mistake!! My cousin couldn't swallow properly and saw his doctor on and off over 6 months and kept being told to take asprin. It turned out he had cancer and sadly he eventually died from it. Sheila

dont have any trust in husbands dr......he was treating him for gout gave him voltarol tabs. and cream to rub on foot (he was already on same tabs. for artheritis) turned out it was the start of gangreen......plus blocked veins in leg.....after major surgery on leg he is goin to lose 3 toes ann xx

I have no faith in doctors, in the 1970s my doctor's wife was dying of cancer so he asked if I would mind the new doc in the practice taking care of me during my pregnancy, I was healthy and thought ok. Big mistake. Doctor kept believing rabbit tests and saying I wasn't pregnant when I knew I was, I felt different, finally examined me and decided I was pregnant, got my dates wrong and then when I had problems and called him he spoke to me on phone, said take a few days off and rest, didn't check me, didn't say keep your feet up, and two days later I was in hospital delivering my very premature daughter, who only lived for three days. Several years on, same doctor kept telling my dad he had a chest infection, wish I had known, but parents didn't say, and when dad finally had an xray he had lung cancer to far gone to do much about and we lost dad less than a year later. Doctors, huh!

I think this raises a very important question What you need to remember when you visit your doctor is that this is simply a human being who has completed a course of medical training. They were not suddenly blessed with second sight and they can and do make mistakes. Finding a competent doctor that you can trust is very important,and generally should be done before an emergency so when you move to a new place remember to enrol with someone when you are well. Ask around and research them if you can,but most importantly of all if what they say does not sound right stand your ground and tell them,and if you get someone home and they dont seem ok go back. get a second opinion,from another GP If it is life threatening dont hesitate to call an ambulance or go to your nearest ER. Regards Tania

Mine was the family doctors that we had used since I was small, all my family were registered with them until we moved out of the area, only I moved still within the area.

Hi Theresa Its common knowledge that some doctors receptionists have been to rotweiller school and guard them like dogs with a bone.LOL A quick question about what medical school they went to often shuts them up. Our surgery local surgery has asystem where anyone who wants to see a doctor comes in and is triaged by a registered nurse,that way the receptionist is not making judgements she is not qualified to make about peoples health. It seems to work well. Regards Tania

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