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DCBassman
Guru
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- The lumpy far South West
See above. No unwellness tick in the box, no go.
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That's crap even if they say it's ok and will settle it's something. It need's a scan to see if it's just fluid or something more.
Even your GP should be able to do a basic one.
What after care have you had to date and what was the time frame given for things to settle ?
Even your GP should be able to do a basic one.
What after care have you had to date and what was the time frame given for things to settle ?
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DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
No after care, no time given, see the surgeon in another 3 weeks. He'll be giving me a severe listening-to, I can tell you...
that don't sound to be in keeping with standard practice for sure.
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DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
Trust me, if I get even the slightest twinge of unwellness, I'm off. But, unfortunately, this kind of tick-box working is the new standard. Actual medicine is slowly falling by the wayside. I've been married to a trauma nurse for over 40 years, so I have some built-in care. She is frankly ashamed to have ever had anything to do with the NHS, most particularly A&E departments, and personal experience in other non-ortho events can only lead me to agree.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
What does your wife think of the swelling ?
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DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
Horrified
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Well, if a trauma Nurse is horrified, it can't be good. Keep a very close eye on it, and how you are feeling. Is it 'painful' ?
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I reckon that you are starting to feel a bit unwell, and have decided that you need to get to A&E ... 
(It's not like you would be one of the dozy people with just a cold or a bruised big toe!)
(It's not like you would be one of the dozy people with just a cold or a bruised big toe!)
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DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
Like pins in it...quite aprt from the shoulder still being pretty sore, of course...
Rusty Nails
We remember
- Location
- Living in the slow lane
That sounds like feeling unwell to me.
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DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
Ah, but... if you've no temp, you're not unwell. Tick box...
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DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
The A&E nearest here is a major threat to life and limb on a weekend, as my wife knows well from the other side. if they'd sent me over earlier, fine. I'll take my chances for now. But Monday, I'll be moving, if the antibiotics have gained no purchase.
