Is this doc losing his marbles?

[egypt]

So, my sister goes to the doctors, having felt ill for a few days with bad head, aching all over, extremely tired, anything she eats just goes through her; she has lost 4lbs in a few days, even her skin is sore. She cried in the surgery as she was feeling really ill and he said.......

you are depressed.

Erm - she has wine flu right?

[egypt]

or even swine?!

[ButterbeerAndLemon]

I wouldn't say it was necessarily swine flu but it certainly doesn't sound like depression. I'd be looking for a second opinion if I were her.

[MumHadEnough]

Yeah me too, although wine flu sounds much better

[thumbwitch]

I think the doc was transferring his own feelings onto your sis - how very dare she cry in his surgery!

Sounds more like a virus, whether or not wine swine flu.

Dozy git.

[egypt]

Poor mite feels so deflated, and so incredibly ill she cannot being herself to go again!

grrr

[ButterbeerAndLemon]

Are you nearby? Could you take her in and give them hell support her? Or help her call the out-of-hours doctor?

[thumbwitch]

ring NHS direct - they might be useful.

[egypt]

I'm in Singapore, she's in the UK. Mum is nearby.

Good idea about NHS Direct. Will tell mum.