Molly56
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- Type of diabetes
- Don't have diabetes
- Treatment type
- I do not have diabetes
@andreaabbott1 ...I can fully sympathise with all that you say...my partner has this afternoon effectively just discharged himself from the pain management clinic and also from the orthopaedics for problems with his knee.....tomorrow he is seeing the GP about pain in his hip and his shoulder and will expect him to do something about it...is totally and utterly crazy but nothing I can do about it....he never listens to what I say or to any GP or consultant and never remembers what they say...hubby lied about the weight loss, typical, anyway GP has doubled up the pain killer patched and the amertriphilan spelt that wrong
hubby has no reflex at all in his right leg so sending him for an MRI.
hubby dont listen either because GP said if this is caused by the high sugars then it wont get better but hubby is convinced his nerves will regrow.
I wanted to walk out of the consultant room, I actually sat there quiet and thought what is the point of me trying to help him when he lies so much
..can also relate to the lying bit too as amongst other things he has been known to write false bs readings in his book (anything over 15 is written down as 14 point something)..have no idea why he does this and no idea what this achieves other than lying to himself too...is probably part of the denial process...
Not exactly advice but more of a suggestion....have you ever been to the GP yourself to tell them how this is all affecting you and to also outline the issues and concerns you have....have done this to help myself to cope with the situation that I find myself in and whilst they are not allowed to comment specifically about my partner's health (patient confidentiality and all that) they know that I am fully aware of his medical situation (as like you I have attended appointments with my partner in the past to help him remember what is said) and the GP can make suggestions as to how I can best deal with it to maintain my own health and wellbeing. This has certainly helped me to cope better with the situation as well as talking to people here on the forum.
Wishing you all the best and take care of yourself.