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Coping with medical merry-go-round

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I find it fascinating that dealing with diabetes and other medical issues seems to become bigger than Ben Hur in your life at times. This week just gone was very hard on me mentally and that is because I got yet another fob off from a specialist and then got told I have 2 infections... but one to be treated first, then the other. So I started my week almost having some sort of melt down and feeling lousy at the same time. I had to cancel my physio appointment (treatment for car accident I had just before Christmas) too... but managed to see my GP twice this week. My BGLs have been like a yo-yo all week... but I did notice they pretty much almost went through the roof on Monday afternoon (hit 13) but that's after me crying all morning after a specialist said he couldn't help me and then having half my face aching and feeling very lousy. Then Tuesday I got a bit enthusiastic about getting my sinuses unblocked and trying to avoid antibiotics that by the end of the day I actually had steamed my face along with my sinuses (funny now I look back... and thankfully my face is better now). So Wednesday I'm back at my GP's after work and after having my nose bleed for most of it, part of my face numb, driving was aweful as I was getting motion sickness... I was put straight on antibiotics.
Does anyone else have weeks like this? The down side of diabetes and other medical issues I guess. :(
 
Sending hugs

This month (April) I have my doctors for Diabetes checks, my nurse for weigh tloss clinic, first assessment with Psychologist, and start physio for my knees, Oh, an regular opticians too for annual checkup.

Its all go sometimes XXXXXX
 
The short answer is yes often. Especially when the procedure /treatmen/consultation urns out to be futile .

I spent the beter part of last month either at he hospital or recovering from various procedures and examinations. A couple of which were unnecessary and where the side effects were as a result of people not knowing what they were doing.
For eample a nurse who made a errible mess of putting a canula in my arm - a tiny one . Made a terrible mess of both arms too .
Eventually I had to ell HIM where it should be done. I had pain for about a week afterwards in both arms and still have shooting pains in one after 3 weeks. I go through all this and another procedure wheere an alleged consultant amused himself testing something which he could see on the computer against my eyes- this involved yet more drops on op of he five lots I had already had . Whe jhe had finished his game he then decided he didn't want to traeat me and called in my regular consultant.
After sittting in the hospital for a toal of tewenty hours for them to play games with me I now find that I am going to have to endure a surgical procedure which I know will not work because the perdon performih=g it is not competent.

In the midst of all this I have to fit in wo appointments for my annual review. This is not just a futile exercise with those who don't know or care about diabete but positively dangerous in iself as the mere hought odf ging anywhere near them sends muy bp off the scale and might very well blind me .
I am sure many of us share the OPs feelings.

best wishes to all my hapless fellow- sufferers!
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thanks Lucy and Unbeliever.... nice to know I'm not alone in all this. :D

Sometimes I wonder whether or not the medical world realises they're dealing with humans? :lol:

I'm at the point now where I have to find another specialist.... but this time I asked my GP to do this for me (they don't normally do this)... but he agreed as he is just as frustrated as me. He will be looking for an experienced specialist who is willing to work out a solution with me. My GP reckons that there definitely needs to be a solution for me as I can't carry on living like I have been... it's no quality of life.

I've got to keep up my mental strength to continue on.

I had another hypo early this morning... woke up feeling yuck and thought I was about to have one so went and treated. Turns out I was coming out of one.... know this as higher BGL than usual this morning. argghh. Usually if I catch it beforehand I have same BGL range in the morning as usual which is between 4-5.2

My thoughts are with everyone who is going through a hard time... we need to stay positive no matter what. :wink:
 
mep73 said:
thanks Lucy and Unbeliever.... nice to know I'm not alone in all this. :D

Sometimes I wonder whether or not the medical world realises they're dealing with humans? :lol:

I'm at the point now where I have to find another specialist.... but this time I asked my GP to do this for me (they don't normally do this)... but he agreed as he is just as frustrated as me. He will be looking for an experienced specialist who is willing to work out a solution with me. My GP reckons that there definitely needs to be a solution for me as I can't carry on living like I have been... it's no quality of life.

I've got to keep up my mental strength to continue on.

I had another hypo early this morning... woke up feeling yuck and thought I was about to have one so went and treated. Turns out I was coming out of one.... know this as higher BGL than usual this morning. argghh. Usually if I catch it beforehand I have same BGL range in the morning as usual which is between 4-5.2

My thoughts are with everyone who is going through a hard time... we need to stay positive no matter what. :wink:
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