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Illness at Christmas

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Cabbie21 Wed 26-Dec-18 19:44:30

By 3 pm on Christmas Day it was obvious that DH was not very well. He ate very little and slept a lot. This morning he actually admitted he thought he had bronchitis and was experiencing pain when he coughed. He is diabetic and also has angina, both well controlled. So I rang 111, and after some questions we were told a doctor would ring back. He did within a few minutes, and made an appointment at a surgery a few miles away but easy to drive to and park at.
My husband was seen by a locum GP who checked him over, agreed it was bronchitis, gave advice and prescribed antibiotics. We then drove to a pharmacy, then home, all done in a two hour window.
All praise to the NHS for this service on Boxing Day.

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Luckygirl Wed 26-Dec-18 20:06:02

Bad luck! Hope he will be on the mend soon.

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PECS Wed 26-Dec-18 20:47:29

Glad the best of the NHS came to the rescue . Hope DH is better soon.

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Cabbie21 Wed 26-Dec-18 21:32:23

Thank you.

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Teetime Wed 26-Dec-18 22:15:49

Im so glad treatment was prompt and hopefully you can salvage something of Christmas

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Tartlet Thu 27-Dec-18 00:19:19

My son in law was also ill on Christmas Day and had nothing but praise for the 111 service and the emergency doctor who treated him. No waiting for someone to answer and waiting even longer to be called back like on a normal day. When my daughter mentioned the difference to the doctor he said that it was because no one wants to be ill on Christmas Day and be distracted from the festivities so generally speaking the only people who use the service then are truly ill and in need of help so, despite the fact that far fewer staff are on duty, they are able to give faster attention to patients. I think that’s a sad reflection on how the service is used most of the time.

I hope your husband is feeling a bit better Cabbie21. Bronchitis can be very unpleasant.

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Cabbie21 Thu 27-Dec-18 08:48:10

Thank you Tartlet. Yes, that is a very good point. Too many people abuse a service which is free

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Framilode Thu 27-Dec-18 09:19:59

Not free. We all pay for it just not at the point of use.

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Cabbie21 Thu 27-Dec-18 10:53:08

Just so.

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Floradora9 Thu 27-Dec-18 10:59:33

Same for us we had to get help and the NHS were kind and friendle as well as efficient .

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Billybob4491 Thu 27-Dec-18 17:11:06

Wish your husband a speedy recovery Cabbie21

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lemongrove Thu 27-Dec-18 20:49:35

Just what I was thinking Tartlet
It may be the best time to be ill ( if you know what I mean!)
Worrying for all at the time though.

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nonnasusie Thu 27-Dec-18 20:55:37

It was quiet where DH was taken too! Emergency op on Christmas day and the surgeon came in on boxing Day ( his day off) to check on him.

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