When I finally gave in to my sciatic pain due to a prolapsed disc issue I rang the Doctor, my surgery is the larges in York and has about 5 or 6 centres - 2 weeks for an appointment! Work mates advised me to go to A&E, which I didn't do. But I think a lot would, so part of the issue stems from this I think.
It is nice to know that its not just me! - My wife was looking at me the more and more anxious I was getting but it was a kind of a resigned "theres nothing we can do" type face...Figaro - that - im not sure what I would have done....I cant even contemplate that kind of situation - I think for me - all rational thought would go out the window...
Why evolution left something like an appendix is a weird one. Got mine removed when in primary school, even at a young age, I remember it being very painful. The NHS is heading for privatisation, doubt it will improve.
Poor little sod glad he is ok. Must have been a v worrying time for you all. Not nice when you can't do anything for your child, you feel so helpless. My lads liver failed and I had similar treatment to start with. Made me so angry. I also Had the same thing with the appendix, nhs line told me to phone an ambo, didn't want to cause a fuss so drive myself to hospital. Took them 7 hrs to admit me. Once admitted it was all good but by Christ it was agonising.
Yeah - we didn't call an ambulance - instead we sat in rush hour traffic - I thought it was busy when we got there but we were lucky - as it was heaving when he had to be transferred... Evoarrow - yup - my appendix burst and had to be peeled off the back of my ribcage apparently - had mine out at 14 (45 now) I always remember my mum not believing me right up to the point of going in for surgery - she even made me walk from the car park to the hospital...which I did, but only just...
Baldyboy - just to acknowledge - yeah - it hurts - not as much as an open nerve (that's another story) but yeah - very unpleasant so I knew what he was going through...thanks for the thought.
While you have knobs calling the police because they cant find their keys, you'll have knobs going to A&E and demanding service on a cut finger. Add internet, self diagnosis, lack of availability of local clinics and doctors...and that everyone is becoming more selfish by the day
Says the man who expects other road users to move out of his way when he decides to break the speed limit in the outside lane of a motorway... So what have you done today..? | Page 651 | Ducati Forum
Nope..says the man who shows courtesy and moves out of the right hand lane, as the law dictates, when the left hand lane is clear But enjoy taking up the Police's time, eh
Whats wrong with that? So do I. As do I move over when someone else faster comes along. Are you implying tingtong that you never speed? I find that hard to believe old bean.
No, no. The point made at the time was that, due to poor lane discipline by other drivers, it is sometimes possible that one could occupy the outside lane at 70MPH and not have a space in the centre or inside lane to move over. e.g. if 2 lorries are playing their overtaking game in lanes 1 and 2 then I would be required to overtake in the third lane at a speed of my choosing. Bradder's point of view was that I should move or speed up to enable him to drive at a speed of his choosing, not of my own, implying that his own needs were greater than other road users and they should thus conform to his requirements including breaking the law. It's the same attitude of the selfish (possibly these people should be considered undereducated in terms of health and medical care rather than selfish) in A&E but in a different context. ME ME ME ME and F*** EVERYONE ELSE. As I said at the time, speeding is a personal choice, if I were to choose to travel at a speed higher than that required by the law, I would expect to slow down to a realistic speed if faced with an obstacle. I'm not saying that Bradders is like this in reality, but this one issue struck me at the time as remarkably selfish from an otherwise considerate (as far as I can tell) man and made me chuckle today when he labeled others as selfish.
Still missing tue point then..its a f**k you attitude thats keeps you in the outside lane when the inside is clear because 'you are doing the limit'
The people doing 69.5mph in the fast lane should speed up. Its them being selfish. You are entitled to speed to overtake as long as you return to the limit afterwards. No point pulling into a lane thats doing 80+, whilst you are doing 69.5. Its fricking dangerous for one. Causes traffic queues etc. When I am in the car and I come across this scenario I dont just pull into the fast lane whilst maintaining 70. I pull in at the speed the lane is doing, overtake, then pull back in and slow. Its common sense.
Re-read it Paul and you will see that both times I said that the lanes are not clear. The whole reason that this came up the first time was because I mentioned people not moving in to a clear lane. I, of course, would move in to clear lane. but if the lanes are NOT clear to move in to then I'm going to over take at a speed of my choosing and not be bullied a driver that wishes to speed. Perhaps we should either leave this or move it to another thread. I regret bringing it up and moving the thread on from something that is much more important and useful to discuss. Sorry Comfy. I hope you will be seeing your boy shortly.
I don't think you are allowed to exceed the speed limit for anything. Now most IAM and ROSPA tests will now allow exceeding speed limits. If you have to exceed the speed,limit for an overtake ,in their eyes,and the eys of the law,the overtake is not on. For the record that is not how I ride or drive,but as an observer these are the guidelines we now have.
Oh re reading back I wanted to make clear its not 'you' as in pingy, more 'you' as in person who does it If its not clear the. Don't get out the way at no point have I suggested others should slow or speed up for me and just get out the way. Both. Boots and. I are talking about knobs who sit at the speed limit in the outside lane because 'they can, its the limit, you're not allowed to go faster' and it was clear thats what we were talking about, nice distraction Unless we were taking the piss
Actually it demonstrates the point clearly, being, just because someone is quiet (kid playing with a phone) and looks like they are ok doesn't mean they should not been seen in AE because their issue, such as a rash which turns out to be meningitis, could be mega serious and far more than the bloke with blood gushing from his arm. Equally, one person's 'its not clear' is a continentals 'move over' because we often insist on having poor discipline because we are lazy and don't like changing lanes. Theirs something about a book and its cover which springs to mind...and not sure what the Somalian had to do with it?!
I was reading this with interest and all of a sudden the topic changed.Err so whats the best lawn food for newly seeded back gardens ?..........
We had similar with our daughter, she woke up the morning of her first AS level exam throwing up. Everyone, chemist, school and doctor said 'exam nerves'. So we took her in for her exam, practical biology. I picked her up from school, took one look and headed straight to the doctor (again). He took a look and immediately phoned the hospital, gave us a letter to show and we went straight there (Bath RUH). We were taken straight through to emergency room but still had to wait as there were already people being treated, none looked like a non emergency, unlike the outside waiting room which resembled an airport lounge really, few coughs, colds and cuts. However, every few minutes she was checked on and when we were finally seen it transpired she had a burst appendix. Disaster for her AS levels, she missed one set of exams completely and the day she came out it was straight into another exam heavily medicated. Not sure what the answer is, education? or a really tough triage stance, as in, go away it isn't an emergency. And accept the risk it might be serious and it's going to make the headlines and cost in compensation?
