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NHS - the "S" stands for S***

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Thank you everyone who posted me Good Luck messages and have asked how I am after seeing me log-in today.

 

I’m posting this in The Pub as an example of the condition of the NHS – as if you need MORE examples.

 

 

On Tuesday I was admitted to hospital, went thru the checks etc, prodded and poked like a lamb to the slaughter, and spent the night in hospital.

 

Yesterday morning I was up at 6am, had shower, was dressed like something from the Rocky Horror Show [in my ultra sexy anti-thrombosis stockings, paper knickers, gown – no suspenders or basque – DAMN!!] and at 8.45am was trolleyed to the operating theatre.

 

There I had cardio moniters attached, the blood pressure sleeve, and pulse "thingy" attached...and was 6 inches away from having the butterfly inserted into my vein, ready to receive the knock out drops.when a head popped round the anaesthesist's theatre door saying "Hold on a mo'".

 

I waited, and waited still attached to the machine that went "ping" until 9.30am, when I was informed of the problem.

 

The Problem:

The op I’m due to have requires me spend a day or two in the Intensive Care Unit.

They can't risk taking me back to a normal ward until I have the “all clear”.

 

Anyway, during the night there was a road traffic accident [RTA] and someone had to have an emergency spine operation...and yesterday morning there was no sign that this person would be leaving ICU.

 

I was wheeled back to my ward and asked to wait…which I did...until 1pm when I found out that it would be impossible to do the operation as ITU still didn't have a spare bed!

They’ve only got 8 in the entire hospital – how will we cope should there be a massive emergency, like a terrorist atrocity?

 

After 18hours of being "nil by mouth" I was naturally thirsty and hungry by that time!!

 

Anyway, they couldn’t do the op today or Friday, and my surgeon goes on holiday for three weeks on Saturday....

...so I've been told I'll have to go back in about 4 weeks time! [Yeah …right!!]

 

I would be feeling much worse if I didn't know that my "inconvenience" may have contributed to saving someone's life [albeit indirectly].

Just before I was discharged from hospital I asked how the RTA person who took my bed was and was told that his condition is improving but was still in ITU. I just hope it wasn't a drunk driver!

 

Once again...thank you for your well wishes...much appreciated and they have given me a lift...

...and unlucky you lot as you’ve got to put up with my “pointless posts” for another few weeks!

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Been there, done it, got the 'T' Shirt, seen the video !

 

This was courtesy of some prat on the M.25 who decided to see if it's possible to drive a motorcycle through the central crash-barrier !

 

Best check my 'Raving' diary, then !!!

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Well inever you ungrateful so-and-so........all that concern....and you didn't go through with it....SSSSSSSHHHHHHHEEEEEESSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHH! <img src="/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif" alt="" />......I'm not going through all that again in 4 weeks <img src="/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif" alt="" />...

GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK IN ONE PIECE!

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Thanks Colin.

Yes it does make you ask questions regarding the administration and funding of the NHS.

 

As for the staff, they were brilliant. Couldn't apologise enough.

 

And the surgeons were literally performing miracles with some of the other fellas on the ward. One paticular bloke, aged 43, hadn't been able to walk properly for about 10 years. He had a hip replacement on Monday. Yesterday, he was up on crutches, and he should be home by Friday.

 

Still...at least I get another chance to oggle the luverly Russian nurse in a few weeks time! <img src="/images/graemlins/chloenurse.gif" alt="" />

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<img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

You haven't got a machine that goes "ping" have you, too?

 

As for spinal fusion [spinal tap]...I think it was more a case of Bad News. Or some other farce!!

 

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YING TONG YING TONG YING TONG YING TONG YING TONG TIDDLE I OOOOPS!!!

 

Can't sing that anymore...it's racially offensive to cockle pickers <img src="/images/graemlins/doah.gif" alt="" />

 

[or as my dad referred to them: "winkle pickers" <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />]

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Colin, Germany said:
the NHS must be making incorrect decisions in how it spends the taxpayers' money.



[color:"red"] Nothing new there, then Colin !!

One business manager for every three members of actual working medical staff ! [color:"black"]
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How about-

On The Ning Nang Nong

Where the Cows go Bong!

--pure class

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