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I am sick to death of the NHS <sob>

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craftynclothy · 11/05/2009 11:08

I am so fed up.

The community mw at my gp's surgery was crap (she lied to me about the HiP grant, lied to a friend about her MatB1 & where she can give birth).

The hospital mw wanted me to have shared care because I had pnd last time (which was caused by the mw at the birth of dd) and tried to scare me into seeing a consultant when I insisted on midwife led care.

I've since booked an IM because I just have no trust in them.

I went to see a gp (with my IM) about AND and got some useless tablets that made me ill - was in agony with them - so have stopped taking them. Gp won't give me the ADs I had for pnd because I'm pregnant even though other pregnant women get them so I'm stuck struggling with all the anxiety I get.

GP also contacted the mental health support mw but I've heard nothing (over a month has passed).

Today I went to the doctors cos my back & hips are agony. I can hardly move, dh has to dress me, last Sunday dh had to help me walk. I had to force the doctor to refer me to a physio and he says that I won't get an appointment in time - I'll have had the baby before I get seen . I'm not sleeping well cos I'm so uncomfy. I'm pretty sure it's spd/pgp. No-one in the nhs seems to give a sh*t.

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StealthPolarBear · 11/05/2009 11:10

You poor thing
Call PALS at your local PCT - google NHS in your area, go to their website and there will be a PALS section with contact numbers on it.

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ProstetnicVogonJeltz · 11/05/2009 11:10

that is really shit.
can you change surgeries?

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cp1980 · 11/05/2009 11:54

you poor thing. I had PND with my 1st that went undiagnosed for such a long time and started from the first few weeks where i was told that the agony I was feeling was normal and must have been because I had a low pain threshold and not because as I found out I had a urinary infection that had travelled to my kidneys.

I came off my AD in Dcember and conceived in January and have felt pretty down in the dumps at times but was referred to a consultant without even asking who advised me that I could take certain types of AD and if i wanted to go down this route I only had to ask. I've not felt that this was neccesary but it made me feel better that if things got really bad this could be an option. With your history you should be offered better support.

Is there any chance you can make an appt with your GP and go with DH and a list of your problems and concerns and say that the care you have been given so far has been very poor and you want an action point for each problem?

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craftynclothy · 11/05/2009 12:37

Have phoned my IM to see if they can get me a more urgent referral so will see what they say when she rings back.