The Story of my NHS HELL!

[Snaga]

I know some nurses and the crap they have to go through to keep patients just semi-happy is unbelievable.

Im a nurse as well mate. Nice to know we are appreciated!!

[menthel]

phooey!

Just get a needle, soak it in rum to sterilise it, a bit of rum for you and the stick it in there

Hit unknown vessels lying underneath and arterially bleed to death or get severe blood poisoning. Rambo medicine ftw!

[kickstart 1]

Im a nurse as well mate. Nice to know we are appreciated!!

Of course you are ..where would we be without you !

[Snaga]

I am!! i work at St.Georges in Tooting. I work in the Neuro ICU.

[menthel]

I trained at George's as a doc. I refuse to go back, ever!

[charleski]

Hit unknown vessels lying underneath and arterially bleed to death or get severe blood poisoning. Rambo medicine ftw!

Unlikely... (unless you're incredibly over-enthusiastic)
Abscesses just need drainage, and draining a superficial abscess is not a specialised operation, you just need to make a large enough incision to ensure that all the pus will come out. You usually don't need antibiotics either, though in the case of a 10x3cm one it's a good idea.

[menthel]

Depends if it is big and pussy and cellulitic really. Then again, I ain't no surgeon. Medic with brief a&e experience!

[Russ]

Wow, me loves BUPA

I broke my collarbone just over 2 years ago, and did such a good job I had to have a metal plate put in my shoulder to fix it. The NHS said next week, maybe. BUPA said Friday (this was monday) So I thought not tooo bad.

Get home, message for me to ring the surgeon, which mum did for me - 'It would be unfair to make poor David wait until Friday for the operation, how is tomorrow at 7:30am?'

Now that is service

(This is not me being an arsey rich bloke, cause quite frankly, I'm not. I just value my health enough to see the benefit of Medical Insurance)

Dave

your paying extra to be treated, you take priority

[TeePee]

Man SHUT UP.

Worst story ever.

http://forums.hexus.net/showthread.p...collapsed+lung

Note, that since I posted that it happened twice again. I was in OVER christmas (Great waking up christmas morning surrounded by moany old people).

I was operated on twice, and have about six/seven hefty scars FOR LIFE, and you are moaning about an Abcess, and calling it "NHS HELL"?

Get an effing grip.

Not even close to the worst:

http://forums.hexus.net/showthread.php?t=62148

And this guy's problem wasn't self-inflicted.

[Snaga]

I trained at George's as a doc. I refuse to go back, ever!

Well i work in the new Atkinson Morley Wing. I actually started work at atkinson Morley hospital in Wimbledon until they closed it and we moved to Georges. Our wing is probably the nicest in the hospital.