The Retirement Thread

[PaulSB]

He is still waking to be seen.
Apparently there is a woman that's been there since 11.30 and not been seen yet.

I'd suggest that means it isn't urgent. I was in A&E with Mrs P last Wednesday when she broke her collar bone. I went to ask what the wait time was. They couldn't say because "we've just had a cardiac arrest. All the doctors are dealing with that."

Everything stopped because of an emergency case.

 

[Drago]

Im not sure I trust the judgement of A&E after they failed to spot my broken arm and let me walk about like that for the subsequent 15 months.

 

[Dave7]

I'd suggest that means it isn't urgent. I was in A&E with Mrs P last Wednesday when she broke her collar bone. I went to ask what the wait time was. They couldn't say because "we've just had a cardiac arrest. All the doctors are dealing with that."

Everything stopped because of an emergency case.

He has now had an ECG and blood taken. He is waiting for the results.
Paul, I hadn't picked up on your wife breaking her collar bone.
I noticed you refer to her resting and not being able to do certain things but assumed that it was the long term problem.
Sorry to hear that, please give her my best wishes.

 

[Dave7]

Based on previous, personal experience, I'd say he can't be too bad(And I hope I'm right). He'd have been seen by now if it was serious. I've always taken not being rushed in as a positive sign. Been taken in twice with chest pain, the second with an odd heart and abnormal blood pressure. I was surprised at the number waiting in front of me. And felt a fraud when I left under my own power.

Hate to say it, but this is normal these days. They're overrun with really serious cases of cut fingers and splinters, who tend to block it for those that really need to be seen.

Yes, I thing you are correct......as per my reply to Paul.
Thanks.

 

[numbnuts]

Morning

 

[PaulSB]

Im not sure I trust the judgement of A&E after they failed to spot my broken arm and let me walk about like that for the subsequent 15 months.

In my late 20s I had a similar thing. My ankle would collapse under me, especially when playing squash, causing agonising pain all the way to my hip. My GP repeatedly diagnosed soft tissue damage.

Many years later I was taken to hospital with a suspected broken ankle, the same one. It was Saturday, I was sent home in a cast with an appointment for the Tuesday fracture clinic. The consultant told me "You don't have a broken ankle, it's a bad sprain. The xray showed your previous break which has healed."

I told him I've never broken my ankle. It almost became "Yes, you have," "No, I haven't" Anyway turns out I boke my ankle, repeatedly, in my late 20s and walked around on it for 2 or 3 years.

 

[Drago]

I have risen!

Ironing day today

 

[welsh dragon]

Coooeeè. 11 deg and dark I can hear a breeze.

Stay safe peeps

 

[Mo1959]

Morning. A cool 4 degrees but dry. Heavy rain due this afternoon though so I better get out soon for a decent walk.

 

[PeteXXX]

Morning campers 👋

 

[PeteXXX]

I'm having a couple of days interweb detox..

See you on the other side 👋

 

[Mo1959]

I'm having a couple of days interweb detox..

See you on the other side 👋

I should do that more often too. I spend far too much time on it and all it does is stress me out and give me headaches so not sure why I’m so addicted at times.

 

[Tenkaykev]

In my late 20s I had a similar thing. My ankle would collapse under me, especially when playing squash, causing agonising pain all the way to my hip. My GP repeatedly diagnosed soft tissue damage.

Many years later I was taken to hospital with a suspected broken ankle, the same one. It was Saturday, I was sent home in a cast with an appointment for the Tuesday fracture clinic. The consultant told me "You don't have a broken ankle, it's a bad sprain. The xray showed your previous break which has healed."

I told him I've never broken my ankle. It almost became "Yes, you have," "No, I haven't" Anyway turns out I boke my ankle, repeatedly, in my late 20s and walked around on it for 2 or 3 years.

The ankle / foot does a lot of work if you think about it. Carrying the whole weight of your body as it transitions into a right angle, it's amazing it works as well as it does. There's also degrees of fracture and some can be subtle. In the weeks leading up to my 40th birthday I went for a ( very ) long run. Towards the end I was troubled by a sore ankle but carried on. It was only several weeks later after I was back at work ( I spent a lot of time on my feet) that I sought treatment for the ankle, which felt ok but would gradually swell as the day progressed. Doctor sent me for an X ray which revealed a ring of stress fractures, only just discernible ( to me ) on the X ray. The Hospital doctor described it as classic stress fractures due to overload ( his first question was " are you a runner? " ) and told me to keep my weight off it as much as possible and it would heal itself with time.

 

[Drago]

Its moist out there.

 

[Paulus]

Good morning all.
A grey damp start to the day here.
A weigh in for Millie at the Vrts this morning, whilst we are out on a walk we will call in.
Sainsbury's are delivering the weekly goodies between 9 and 10.
This evening we are at a U3A quiz night at Old Fold golf club where I can put my quizzing skills to the test. They are serving lasagne for the food option, I'm having the best version, MrsP the veggie.