Idiot GP

[badonkadonk]

*Breathes in*

 

So I went to the doctors today to get another sick note. It's been two months since my last sick note and in that time I, much to my doctors despair, didn't have time to find a cure for Autism

 

Seriously, this is what happened. I was late as usual, my timekeeping skills are rubbish and I hate going to the doctors so I'm lucky I managed to get there at all really but still I was 4 minutes late so the receptionist got to give me her usual dirty look and said I may have to wait up to an hour to get seen now. I tried to explain that I only needed a sick note and that the practices' policy is that everyone has a 10minute appointment so in that case I should have had 6 minutes left still, plenty of time to get a sicknote. It doesn't work like that she said as she slammed the screen shut in my face.

 

First mistake.

 

Then the doctor agreed to see me so I went in alone because I was with my nan and she tries but doesn't really understand AS or my situation so it was pointless taking her in with me.

 

Second mistake.

 

He asked what he could do for me and I said I just need another sick note and his response was "Why?" This is roughly what followed though it isn't word for word because I didn't have a dictaphone on me, unfortunately!

 

Me: Because I'm still autistic. And I still have depression.

Doctor: Right, your depression hasn't got any better?

Me: Yes it has, but I'm still suffer from some form of mild depression all the time and chronic depression once a month.

Doctor: Right. But you're not taking medication anymore?

Me: No

Doctor: Then how do you hope to get better?

Me: The medication made me want to kill myself. I made myself better by coming off the tablets.

Doctor: But you're still depressed.

Me: Yes, but the depression is caused partly by having Asperger Syndrome, which can't be treated with medicine and by having some sort of problems with my hormones which is still being investigated and also cannot be solved by taking mood lifters.

Doctor: Let's have a look what the psychologist said last time you went. (Looks at computer) Your psychologist said you're getting better and that your mood was much brighter. You've got to start looking to go back to work at some point you know.

Me: I know that, just not yet though.

Doctor: But it's something you have to force yourself to do, it's something you can only do yourself.

Me: I know. But I can't cope with a job at the moment because of my AS.

Doctor: But plenty of people work with problems. People with one leg go to work.

Me: Yes. But they don't have problems with communication and anxiety and working with other people.

Doctor: You could still work though.

Me: No I can't, I literally cannot cope. Can I just have a sicknote please.

Doctor: I'm just checking, I can't just go and give a sicknote to anyone you know.

Me: I know that (getting angry and tearful) it's not like I'm faking it to get money. If I wanted money I'd work, I only get �400 a month. Holding down a job is impossible and I can't cope in a work environment just yet.

Doctor: There's no need to get angry, I'm not looking for an argument.

Me: Then why won't you just give me the note?

Doctor: Because I can't just give one to anyone

Me: I'm not just anyone, I have a disability, I have communication difficulties and difficulty in social situations.

Doctor: Well clearly not, you're talking to me now aren't you.

(At this point I'm crying and I just want to run away so I stand up and run over to the door. I try to make myself stay and turn around to face him)

Doctor: (smirking) Don't you want this sick note anymore?

Me: You are a very mean man.

 

At this point I run out of the room and just start walking and crying. I walk further into the surgery and don't know where I'm going but I find the back door and run outside around the back of the building. I'm crying and panicking because my nan is still sat in the waiting room and I don't want to walk back around the building let alone go back round and walk back inside to get her. I ring my dad who cuts me off when I try to talk and says he will ring me back because he's on the phone at work. My boyfriend wouldn't pick up his phone and my mom wouldn't be able to answer hers either because she teaches. So I phoned my sister who luckily had a day off, only she was 50minutes away at a friend's house. I tried to explain the situation to her but couldn't get my words out because I was so upset, but she managed to get an idea of the situation and came up with a brilliant solution. She rang the surgery and got them to get my nan on the phone so my sister could tell her what was going on. My nan came round the back of the surgery to get me and then she drove me home

 

I've been in tears most of the day because this happened just before midday. I'm trying not to get upset and angry again while I'm writing this because I've only just calmed down enough to write it down but it's really hard. I can't say how I'm thinking at the minute, you can imagine I'm sure. How dare he. My god.

 

I'm hoping my mum, once she finds out about this, can go and talk to the doctors at the surgery and get something sorted because if she doesn't I won't be able to get a sicknote and then I'll only get my �132 DLA a month which isn't enough to cover the bills that I have. I have an �83 car payment, �35 car insurance payment, �30 phone bill, at least �20 petrol bill and about �20 worth of spending money for the month to cover. I know I should sell my car really but I cant use public transport so I have to have a car and unfortunately they cost money. I also need a mobile on me at all times, especially if I'm out in public, for safety and for when I have trouble with negative aspects of my AS. �5 a week spending money isn't a lot either once you've got Heat magazine and a drink. I also owe �60 on a store card because I needed some clothes because I've got so few. So anyway I would be getting further into debt every month and that's without taking into account unexpected purchases that you have to make like birthday cards or drinks and parking when at a concert. I still don't think my outgoings are all that bad though considering. I try not to spend money at all if I can help it, it's no way to live but I have little choice as I have to have my overdraft paid off by next July. Last Christmas I was �1485 into my �1500 overdraft because of being a student. In the last 11 months I've managed to get that back up to around �300 whilst paying for things like birthday presents and one or two concert tickets by myself, which makes me feel better because I hate taking money off others.

 

Anyway, I'm just at a loss now what to do. I honestly don't think I'm ready to try again working at the minute because of the problems that I'm having with my hormones. I was supposed to find out last Thursday what the scan/blood test results said but last Wednesday night the Hospital called to say that the Doctor had been called out of the country in an emergency and couldn't see me for another 2 weeks So now I will find out next Thursday what, if anything, is up with my monthly cycle. The thing that bothers me more than anything though is that AS should be a legitimate reason to get a sicknote all by itself. I know some people out there with AS or Autism can hold down jobs, but for a lot of people, it's a no go area. So why should be any different for me? I don't get it, or his attitude. Smug little (insert swear word).

 

*Breathes out*

 

Soz for the rant/weird ramble about my finances I needed to get it out though and have people understand what I'm saying, that's why this place is so great!!

 

Here's hoping my mum comes to the rescue!

 

Emily

xxx

Edited November 23, 2006 by badonkadonk

[Kathryn]

Oh Emily, what a nightmare. <'> I hope you're feeling a bit better now.

 

I hope your mum gets the sicknote sorted out for you.

 

Can you change your GP and see another one in the practice next time?

 

K x

[Bullet]

<'> <'> Badonkadonk <'> <'> . FWIW the only jobs I've ever had have been very low level, very regimented ones which I am not happy about as I've got a degree. Well, the regimented bit I like but I want something to tax my brain. My ideal job would be freelance writing, either stories or for a history magazine, or research into historical documents, events etc. I can't cope with any job where I'd have to do lots of teamwork, I far prefer to work alone.

Your doctor is being ridiculous. He clearly has no idea of what AS entails.

[madmooch]

So Sorry Emily <'> <'>

 

Some GP's can be right (insert rude word here)

 

Hope your mam can get it sorted for you.

 

Clare

[UltraMum]

Emily - I'd love to come and your GP for you

 

What an uncaring professional

 

<'> <'> <'> <'> for you

 

If you want to you could find out who is the head of the practice and write a letter of complaint - won't help what's happened but may make things better for you and others next time. You may prefer not to so it's up to you

 

<'> <'> <'>

[darky]

how awful for you it took loads of courage for you to go to the docs and pour your heart out and he has been really mean. how does he know what you are feeling, surely you are the judge as to whether or not you can cope with work yet or not? i understand he has to ask you questions, but it sounds as if he was just mean and personal. i dont know what else to say other than, have a hug <'> and i hope you manage to get things sorted soon

[badonkadonk]

Thanks for the hugs!! <'> <'>

 

Unfortunately it is this doctor's practice

 

But my mum finally(!) got home from work about 45mins ago so I told her what happened and she hit the roof. I've got to make another appointment with him tomorrow evening but I'm not going in, I'm waiting in the waiting area and my mum is going to "have a word". Because the surgery is in a bit of a rough neighborhood all the docs seem to have it in their heads that everyone must be a bit rough and looking to cheat the system any which way. The thing that I don't understand is how they can think that of me. I don't dress like a homeless person, I straighten my hair, wear a bit of make-up, put perfume on (and deodorant....we can be taught to do this eventually! ). I'm clearly intelligant when you talk to me. I'm not saying this in a bigheaded way, but it's true and a lot of people always say to me how I seem to be wiser than I should be and very mature in my nature (if not in my ability to cope with things). I'm well turned out, is what I mean. Yeah I'm a big fatty, but I don't look offensive IYGWIM.

 

If the doctor would bother to look at my records he would see that I would live on one of the nicer estates in the area and that I haven't got 101 children by 20 different partners and a current partner out of work/also claiming benefits. I know this is a stereotype and it's a bit hypocritical when I'm complaining about being stereotyped but I'm trying to say that I don't look/appear like the stereotype that he seems to have "typed" me by. My mum is a Primary School teacher, and a bloomin good one at that. She's Maths Co-Ordinator and the Union Rep for the school and is liked by all. My dad owns 2 small businesses that earn enough to pay him and my sister a wage and keep things ticking over. My brother is a PE teacher and so is his Fiancee. My boyf works full time and often upwards of 50 hours a week. We live in a 4bed detached house and lead a nice, comfortable life. We're not rich, or fancy or anything like that, we're just your typical, normal, law abiding, non-cheating, friendly family.

 

But according to the doctor I want to cheat the system out of �280 a month and I haven't got communication difficulties and I'm being melodramatic because after all you know, "people with one leg" can work!

 

It's not like I'm work shy either, in fact I've often been forced out of previous part time jobs because I've been Miss Perfect and haven't been able to cope with others not pulling their weight or doing the job properly. All the parents who suffer at the hands of their ASD kids pointing out all the injustices in the world will know what I mean I had to leave my last job mainly because of the chronic depression stopping me from getting to work once a month, but also because I was "slow". I.e. I did the job properly and cleaned the hotel rooms exactly how they showed me how to. Every room I cleaned was to the same standard and cleaned in exactly the same way. But because I did this I was always late finishing and I wasn't able to keep up with the other cleaners and they would get in a huff with me because as soon as you finished your rooms you had to go help those who were yet to finish. I tried to say that I didn't want the help and was quite happy to just finish later, with no extra pay, but the company couldn't do that apparently and I would have been running close to check-in time every day anyway when they like the rooms to be done an hour or so before so that if the cleaners do have a bad day it still won't affect check-in. I was given warnings and they got Remploy involved to set me targets. I tried cutting corners but I couldn't figure out which "corners to cut" as if I skipped on something I would think it was noticeable or not right. My stress and anxiety levels also went through the roof because I would think I was letting the customer down and I would constantly worry if I had cut the right corners etc. So in the end it was recommended that I give myself a break from it all for a bit and just not work for the mean time because it was sending me loopy.

 

These problems have arose in almost every job I've ever had and I can't seem to get past them or figure out a way to not let them bother me. I've also had added communication difficulties and team work problems in other jobs that added to the problems. It was the one thing I loved about being a chambermaid was the fact that you worked on your own and could stick the radio on in the hotel rooms and just focus on the work. I really wish I could have stuck with that job because I really enjoyed making over the rooms for the guests. It was job satisfaction every 25 minutes Hopefully next year if I start to feel better and more able to cope in the big bad world I can find a job working at promoting awareness of Autism/AS or working with families who have a family member with Autism/AS and be able to get the same job satisfaction from it.

 

I'll update at the weekend how things went!

 

Emily

xxx

[UltraMum]

Thanks for the hugs!! <'> <'>

 

Unfortunately it is this doctor's practice

 

But my mum finally(!) got home from work about 45mins ago so I told her what happened and she hit the roof. I've got to make another appointment with him tomorrow evening but I'm not going in, I'm waiting in the waiting area and my mum is going to "have a word".

 

Emily

xxx

 

She may like to take him a copy of a document that was published y'day: Click the link to get to the page where you can download it - there are two versions - the full one and an 'easy read' one - I won't suggest which one you should give the GP

 

Better services for people with an autistic spectrum disorder: A note clarifying current Government policy and describing good practice

 

Edited to give some quotes

3.6 Community Integration and Employment Support

Policy emphasises the importance of community participation and employment. Some of the

strongest efforts to build inclusion focus on people?s gifts, talents, interests and preferences. This

requires organisations to support people to manage their anxiety in social situations, build

opportunities around individuals? special areas of interest and support other people to understand

how to help someone with an ASD to fit in.

 

Local supported employment and other specialist employment services should have the competence

to support people with ASD into paid work. Some people with an ASD and their families, particularly

those with complex needs and Asperger Syndrome, report being excluded from existing mainstream

and specialist employment services. It is incumbent upon providers to develop the necessary

knowledge and competencies. Commissioners need to produce information that helps people to

understand their options and entitlements.

 

The Disability Discrimination Act and the new Disability Equality Duty underline the need for all

services to understand, and respond to, the needs of disabled people. This means that day,

employment, leisure and education services (as well as all other public services) must make

reasonable adjustments to facilitate the inclusion of people with an ASD.

 

3.8 Health & Specialist Services

There are some obvious starting points where specialist skills and knowledge about ASD should be

developed - namely primary health care, ...

 

3.9 Workforce Development

Policy requires that local workforce development plans include reference to people with a broad

range of needs ? this will include staff to support people with an ASD.

 

Commissioners of staff training and education should contract so that an appropriate level and type

of training is provided for all relevant staff. Families believe it is important that Autism awareness

training is a minimum requirement for all staff in contact with people with an ASD. Staff in regular

contact with people with ASD need more than awareness training and should fully understand an

individual?s support needs and issues relating to diversity. Organisations should be able to evidence

that training results in person centred practice.

 

Parts 2-4 of the Disability Discrimination Act give a disabled person a right of redress for unjustified less

favourable treatment or failure to make reasonable adjustments in a number of areas.30 It places public

authorities in a position where they need to take sufficient action to avoid being sued.

 

The new Disability Equality Duty shifts the burden of thinking about discrimination or less favourable

outcomes from the individual to the public sector by requiring all public authorities to carry out their

functions with 'due regard' to the need to eliminate discrimination and harassment, promote equality of

opportunity and positive attitudes towards disabled people, and encourage disabled people to

participate in public life. This means that the authorities covered by this document should be thinking

about questions like:

 

? What do we know about the access people with an ASD get to services?

? What outcomes do they achieve?

? What do we need to do to promote equality for them?

? How do our activities promote positive attitudes to people with an ASD?

? How are we encouraging and enabling people with an ASD to participate in public life?

 

The Disability Equality Scheme that all NHS trusts and principal local authorities need to publish by 4

December 2006 should set out authorities' answers to these questions, amongst others. Involving disabled

people in the development of the scheme is mandatory.

Edited November 17, 2006 by UltraMum

[marshmallow]

I hope your mum can get this sorted for you. Sorry you had to go through such an appalling experience.

[noogsy]

h ibadonkadonk .i think if you phone up the dr will have left the sick line for you at the front desk.when my big son was off work with depression i used to phone the gp tell him what was wrong with big son then he would give me the sick line.dave was also scared of the doctors surgery.and the dr.and the secratery...it was a total nightmare....the thing is you can be put off going to the dr....then whats going to happen...im inclined to think your mum should take a rolled up news paper with her just in case she needs it. ......sorry i dont mean that pet.im sure it will be fine ..but he should really appologise to you i think....love noogsy

[Bagpuss]

Emily <'> <'> Glad to hear your mum is going with you next time. I'm sure your sick note will be sorted. It sounds as if your GP doesn't understand the difficulties you face and has made alot of assumptions, and to reduce you to tears is humiliating for you. It's a shame you cannot switch surgeries, and find a GP who you can talk freely with and has a good level of understanding of AS. Re the work situation, would your dad be able to find you something in one of his businesses? Or if you enjoyed the cleaning aspect of being a chambermaid, but found the timeframe difficult, what about cleaning other peoples houses? If you were self employed you could allow yourself the time you need, you would be working alone, at your own pace, rather than work for an agency who will set the time and may also require you work in pairs with another cleaner? Take care <'>

[florrie]

I felt so sorry for you reading this and I felt sick too, because of all my bad experiences with GPs they all seem to be the same, in my experience, I'm absolutely terrified to go to them, it makes my probs worse because of the fear,not one single GP in my practice in the last 10 years has ever even bothered to find out what asd is, and they make thes ridiculous judgemental comments. My ex partner pointed out to me that Asperger syndrome is recognised by the World health organisation as a moderate to severe disabilty not a mild one as many think.

 

I think what you said to the GP was brilliant , I think how your gp responded was like bullying even though they probably don't see it that way themselves.

 

I also had bad reaction to anti depressants i was on seroxat and trying to come off them was evil, and I don't believe they help in the long run, I think they can do harm in the long term, but you don't seem to be allowed to say so, they then say you aren't really depressed even though Ihave terrible depression because Ican't cope and I can't get anything acnknowledged if the difficulties were acknowledge better maybe it would be easier to cope instead of haaving to withdraw out of fear of everything

Edited November 18, 2006 by florrie

[florrie]

I just told my ex partner about this topic and he was outraged and said this was bullying and abuse of an autistic person and should be sacked, this sort of behaviour should stop.

 

Can you get yur psycholgist to explain why you need to be signed of work, and explain the difficulties asd causes, or whoever the person is who dx you.

[loupin]

<'> <'>

What a rotten gp. Do you have a psychologist or psychiatrist? Could they not give you a sick note or ring the gp and explain the situation in future? Hope it gets sorted!

[Tally]

I don't understand why they start giving some support (in your case, the psychologist and some time off work), and then withdraw it as soon as it seems to be having some positive effect.

 

Many people with one leg do indeed go to work, but they are generally not expected to do a lot of running, for example. As your depression and anxiety is caused by difficulties in social situations, perhaps you and your employer need to look at ways to reduce social contact in your job.

 

How about writing a letter to a different doctor at the same practice? You could explain that your communication difficulties became very evident during your last appointment, and made you unable to explain the extent of your current difficulties verbally. It might be best at this stage to avoid criticising this doctor to his colleagues, but you can explain that he did not seem to believe that you were having any problems, even though you became tearful during the appointment with him.

 

It's definitely a good idea to discuss this with your psychologist. If you don't have an appointment lined up, you can always phone up and ask her to contact you when she's free. Does you psyhcologist think you are ready to go back to your job? Does your psychologist think you need adjustments when you do go back?

[Steel Maiden]

Sheesh. What a sick b*stard that GP is. I cannot believe that he treats you so badly! You should write a letter to the trust.

[badonkadonk]

Thanks for all your replies!

 

It's really brilliant to know that I'm fully justified in being so upset about this incident. I know deep down that what he said was wrong but the doubt still creeps in sometimes doesn't it I'm not letting it get to me though.

 

One of the biggest problems I've got with this incident, which is ironic because it actually marked a really positive improvement for me, is the fact that I was in there on my own and have no one to back me up. Going into the doctors room on my own is a very rare occassion. I think it's happened 3 times in the past 5 years. Once I went to see a trainee doctor to get a repeat AD prescription, then I went to see the nurse to get a blood test and another time I went to see the doctor because I had a bad sinus infection and couldn't wait for my mum to get home to take me. Apart from that it never happens because I usually clam up and can't talk. I'm also weary of GPs and NHS doctors anyway because of the way they've let me down in the 23 years I've been alive. They mis-diagnosed Asperger Syndrome as just being "a difficult child" and later "going through the teenage change". They have constantly mis-diagnosed my hormone problem as being caused by my weight (even though I wasn't over-weight when I started complaining of problems!) and by my diet and by, you guessed it, being a teenager. They've caused me years of misery and pain of thinking that I was going mentally insane and that there was something terribly "wrong" with me that made me unable to cope with life like everyone else and have to deal with chronic, debilitating depression for up to 2 weeks of every month because of a hormone problem that they never even thought of. They couldn't even help me with my AS once I discovered that an explanation for my "differences" existed because according to my GP there wasn't anyone in Staffordshire who could make an Adult diagnosis. (I later found out this is untrue) They sent me a lovely letter saying apologies, but at this time there is nothing we can do, so sorry about that. IDIOTS! We got a list of people able to diagnose in the West Midlands and literally picked a name at random of the list. After just 2 visits they diagnosed me as being autistic. Then this year I finally reached rock bottom and was fed up of being bounced around from NHS Gyno to NHS Gyno who were all trying to prescribe me the pill, even though my weight is so bad that they shouldn't prescribe the pill to me because of the risk of DVT/blood clots. It took the trainee GP at my surgery to tell me this So we went private and on the first visit the doctor suspected I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and ordered me to start taking a female hormone drug called Provera once a month to force a period, ordered blood tests and booked me in just 4 days later to have an Ultra-sound scan. I go back to see him on Thursday to get the results so fingers crossed.

 

Now I'm even more terrified of what he will say. Not that he might confirm the intial suspected diagnosis but that he will say he was wrong and that there is nothing wrong with my hormones. I'm petrified of that happening because then what do I do? I know that what happens to me once a month isn't "normal" or "just PMT". During the bad days it gets so bad that most days I can't leave the house and some days I can't even get out of bed very easily because the depression and flu like symptoms that I get are so restraining. But anyway there's nothing I can do until then I suppose so *zips mouth shut* I'll just try to stop worrying.

 

Thanks Ultramum for the brilliant quotes. My mum was so happy when she saw your post! We tried to make an appointment for Friday but he finished at 2.10pm and my mums a teacher so we couldn't get there. Turned out for the better really because my mum realised that writing a letter and posting it yesterday morning so that he would have chance to read it before we go to see him Monday evening, would be a better way of doing things. That way she can say what she needs to say without interruptions and she included the "easy" read document (lol) and a print off about Aspergers and another detailing the way that the negative aspects of AS can have an affect on your mental health, i.e depression. I'm trying not to do the whole wishful thinking thing because the guy is an absolute idiot, but I'm crossing my fingers a little bit that this will get into his thick head what AS is and what it entails.

 

Emily

xxx

[badonkadonk]

Hi everyone, sorry for the slow update, I pretty much haven't been able to concentrate on anything until this afternoon because of my hospital appointment this morning.

 

We tried to make an appointment with GP on Monday but were told that he had gone on holiday However we did make an appointment anyway with the other senior GP there, the one I usually deal with, because if I didn't submit my sicknote to the Jobcentre people soon they would definately stop the next payment. We went to see him with another copy of the letter my mum had wrote but he had already read the original as he was having to deal with the nasty doctor's mail as well as his own. He seemed unsympathetic to begin with and I was having a hard time talking at all. My last visit was still affecting me as was the 25min wait in the waiting room we had to deal with because of the surgery running behind schedule. It's always bad enough with lots of people in a confined space but the tv was tuned to ITV except it wasn't tuned very well and the sound kept going all crackly and intermittent which just drove my ears insane! But I dunno what happened, I think I had tried so hard in the waiting area to keep my hand flapping/leg wobbling/random noises I make when things bother me, in check, that I just had to let something out once in the doctor's room. So I told him what had happened and he made lots of notes and didn't appear best pleased. He said we were more than welcome to make a formal complaint but my mum said she wasn't interested in causing trouble, she just wanted me to be treated with a little respect and understanding. The doctor then said he had no problem giving me a sick note and would continue too until I felt ok to return to work He was doing so well until he tried to explain the situation/lack of understanding with the other doctor as "the knowledge/understanding of your disease now is almost like what happened with Dyslexia in the 60s/70s". But you know what as long as he gives me the sick notes he can call it what he likes So that was a positive for the week. I also got good news at the hospital today, it is Polycystic Ovaries! Yippee, I've never been so glad to have "something" in my life. I can continue taking Provera for as long as I think I need too, I've been referred to a skin specialist and a dietician (both of which are seeing me next week, god bless private healthcare insurance!) and the cysts on my ovaries are not threatening in anyway. So that's another positive for the week. But being an Aspie and being cursed with luck I have to have the negatives right to outweigh the good. So the first one was that they didn't have my blood tests results. Apparently when they gave me the blood test packet/forms the first time they said I had to return there to have it done but both me and my mum remember the doc saying I had to go to my GP. Grrrrr. So the doc's secetary is going to chase them up and hopefully they will be found and show nothing else bad. The other bad news is that Bob, my boyf, got given 1 week's notice yesterday as well. Apparently they had NO IDEA it was gonna happen, yeah right, and couldn't possibly wait until after christmas. Arraghh. I wish he could get a break I really do, he's had no luck since getting together with me, fingers crossed we can find something for him before Christmas or else it's looking pretty bleak.

 

But I'm off to see Tool in concert tomorrow night with him so hopefully that will cheer him up, and I'm going to try as hard as possible now to get him tickets to see Genesis tomorrow when they go on sale. They're his secret favourite band

 

Emily

xxx

[butterfingersbimbo]

bh chic what a palava!!! well am happy to hear that you have got polycistic ovaries, at least now they can sort it out, hopefully they will find your blood sample.....oo they better be careful tho since you have a disease they had better watch it or all the staff will be turning AS!!!!

 

poor Bob, what a nasty thing to happen just before crimbo, I hope you can find him something else suitable. <'>

 

have i mentioned that i too used to do your beloved job? funny enough although it did get on my nerves sometimes, i did love it, and my boss loved the way i did my rooms cos they were exactly the same too!!!! and yes it used to really wind me up when i would check other rooms that people had done .....

 

scrubbers of the world unite!!!!

[Bagpuss]

Emily, pleased to read that your visit to the GP was successful, what a weight it must be off your mind. Also a relief to have the PCOS dx confirmed. Hope Bob finds something soon. Take care <'>

[Suze]

really pleased it went better this time round at the docs....................and we,ve got tickets for genesis .............11 rows from the front...........rock on.hugs suzex

[LKS]

Emily so pleased you have managed to sort this out. Fingers crossed for your boyfriend