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<blockquote data-quote="AndBreathe" data-source="post: 921016" data-attributes="member: 88961"><p>[USER=88720]@andreaabbott1[/USER] - If he is in a great deal of pain, then it makes no sense to be without pain relief over the weekend. That strikes me as you both having s terrible weekend. Whilst you say his pain relief doesn't work, and he just sleeps; I might be inclined to suggest it deals with the pain for the time you mention, then sends him to sleep, but he's in pain when he wakes. Some of that pain on waking may of course be due to him having been asleep and being a bit stiff, if he's been sitting up and not so comfortable. I'm not rubbishing what he says, more interpreting it differently? I doubt e would sleep if his pain was extreme. </p><p></p><p>His reluctance to be proactive in chasing his results or doing anything else may be because he feels so awful. On a wholly different topic, but one one occasion I had proper, can't lift my head off the pillow flu (thankfully, I've only ever had that twice), I used to have to be persuaded to get out of bed, so that it could be changed, because I felt so awful, yet fresh bedding felt so lovely. I just couldn't muster the strength and energy to move. Ring any bells?</p><p></p><p>If you are considering a walk-in centre, I'd suggest you call beforehand and ask what their waiting times are. Unfortunately, I had to go to one myself last weekend, when I had stood on something that ended up embedded in my heel, very painful and inflamed. The declared wait was 2 hours, but in fact, it appears that babies and small children are prioritised over adults with questionably self-inflicted injuries (meaning me, walking in bare feet). I have no quarrel with that prioritisation, as children can deteriorate so quickly, but my wait was 3.5 hours in the end. And even then, there was no attempt made to remove the foreign body, but told to take some antibiotics, and if it didn't come out naturally, to attend A&E mid-week. Actually, my GP removed the shard on Wednesday, rather than go to A&E. Erm,............ A long way of saying, he could have a long wait and I might have thought a doctor encountering your husband might just give a covering script for pain relief to see him over the weekend. </p><p></p><p>Would you consider calling your own GP's out of hours service and at least get some in-fill pain relief for him? His leg feeling a bit cold isn't something I'd be happy about. How is it's colour? It is pale, dark or "normal" in terms of his overall skin tone? I'd mention that to the Out of Hours service too.</p><p></p><p>Good luck with it all. You're certainly going through the mill.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AndBreathe, post: 921016, member: 88961"] [USER=88720]@andreaabbott1[/USER] - If he is in a great deal of pain, then it makes no sense to be without pain relief over the weekend. That strikes me as you both having s terrible weekend. Whilst you say his pain relief doesn't work, and he just sleeps; I might be inclined to suggest it deals with the pain for the time you mention, then sends him to sleep, but he's in pain when he wakes. Some of that pain on waking may of course be due to him having been asleep and being a bit stiff, if he's been sitting up and not so comfortable. I'm not rubbishing what he says, more interpreting it differently? I doubt e would sleep if his pain was extreme. His reluctance to be proactive in chasing his results or doing anything else may be because he feels so awful. On a wholly different topic, but one one occasion I had proper, can't lift my head off the pillow flu (thankfully, I've only ever had that twice), I used to have to be persuaded to get out of bed, so that it could be changed, because I felt so awful, yet fresh bedding felt so lovely. I just couldn't muster the strength and energy to move. Ring any bells? If you are considering a walk-in centre, I'd suggest you call beforehand and ask what their waiting times are. Unfortunately, I had to go to one myself last weekend, when I had stood on something that ended up embedded in my heel, very painful and inflamed. The declared wait was 2 hours, but in fact, it appears that babies and small children are prioritised over adults with questionably self-inflicted injuries (meaning me, walking in bare feet). I have no quarrel with that prioritisation, as children can deteriorate so quickly, but my wait was 3.5 hours in the end. And even then, there was no attempt made to remove the foreign body, but told to take some antibiotics, and if it didn't come out naturally, to attend A&E mid-week. Actually, my GP removed the shard on Wednesday, rather than go to A&E. Erm,............ A long way of saying, he could have a long wait and I might have thought a doctor encountering your husband might just give a covering script for pain relief to see him over the weekend. Would you consider calling your own GP's out of hours service and at least get some in-fill pain relief for him? His leg feeling a bit cold isn't something I'd be happy about. How is it's colour? It is pale, dark or "normal" in terms of his overall skin tone? I'd mention that to the Out of Hours service too. Good luck with it all. You're certainly going through the mill. [/QUOTE]
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