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Not a good day at the doc's

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Cowboyjim

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It was time for my second Hba1c yesterday.... I had the usual mixed feelings but generally it wasn't bad, just don't like going to the 'health' centre.
Anyway I was looking forward to a less bothersome day today with that out of the way and trying to think positive thoughts for a nice low figure.... but then I got an email from the DN saying she was sorry but had left my bloods out all night on her desk!
Just could not believe her. Then she said she would submit them anyway even tho she thought it likely the lab would reject them.
Told her not to as it is a waste of time and money. I will just have to return for another attempt.
Amongst her helpful advice was to question why I keep a food diary.... thinking of publishing it are you? Amazing. 8)
 
I like it that her job title is 'Practice' nurse... needs plenty of that obviously... 8) but not on me!
Didn't want to mention it but she had not heard of this forum.... maybe I won't send her the link... she might read this and not speak to me again. We have to meet again coz she is their only DN. I will get the bloods done with another nurse methinks. I rank them according to how little bruising I get.... the GP was the worst!
If I had been in her position I would not have been so honest... blame the system etc. So maybe she is OK after all. We all make mistakes.
 
Mistakes.......no JIm, that is a basic elementary error. If she can make one as simple as that, what else is she capable of ? More serious mistakes. I wouldn't have been so forgiving.......

I was the victim of a simple mistake by one of the so called 'professionals'.......a Consultant. Something that should never have happened but it did. Just him sayng one word in an indistinct manner on a voice recorder.....that mistake put me through 2 1/2 months of sheer hell......what did I eventually get....an apology. So don't tell me that we all make mistakes. Medical ones can have catastrophic consequences.

Read this catalogue of errors here if you want. 'Anti-Cancer Drugs and Diabetes'.
viewtopic.php?f=26&t=13373&hilit=+cancer#p121629

They are 'professionals........mistakes aren't allowed. When I was at work I wasn't allowed such things. I had to be correct in all that I did or there were consequences for me, there was always somebody looking over what I did, how I performed, my decisions, my actions. So, forgive me if I don't go along with the idea that , 'we all make mistakes.' In some jobs it shouldn't happen. I suppose it's something that she owned up to it.

Ken
 
Thanks Ken... I'll read that link when I am in a better mood.
I felt like you said yesterday. This happens in life. What recourse have you got in such cases? Not a lot. As I said she and I are partners in dealing with my DM. It is a catastrophic mistake with long-term consequences for her credibility, my faith in her abilities and those of the NHS in general. Let alone my self-control.
There we were Monday discussing how to relax. Her mistake is not going to help me chill out.
I could write a formal letter but I doubt it would do much more than waste more of my time etc.
One has to go through this with eyes wide open and take nowt for granted even tho it shouldn't be like that.
This week was going to be stressful anyway as I am an anxious father watching over my daughter doing her last exams for her A-Levels. Just one more to do today, history.
Looking forward to going to Silverstone on Friday to watch the MGP and the new track layout. So I will try to focus on that to get me through. 8)
 
Hi Jim...so sorry you're having a rough time.
I guess it was a 'mistake', but it was a stupid and basic one that should never have happened.
I hope that things pick up for you soon!
Have a great time at the Moto|GP (please let us know how the 'new' Silverstone is looking) and well done to your daughter on the A-Levels...I remember them well!
 
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