Inappropriate ambulance ride

There are some very vile posts on this thread. If you don't believe this thread, then why not just ignore it and go and do something else? Hope it never happens to you. No wonder we live in such a lonely society.

Mumsnet haven’t said that you can’t be called a liar, they have just warned against trolling.

You probably need to familiarise yourself with the guidelines. Personal attacks and troll hunting aplenty on this thread. Given the subject matter that's very inappropriate.

@BrightLightTonight And I've reported yours. I am pretty much non-confrontational but if you think all this, why continue to post? You have been rude and unkind. Why don't YOU think about that? YOU need help to work out why you need to speak to strangers on the internet like this. All the OP has done is vent about a problem and has had to hold her own on here whilst struggling with her problems.

Oh for gods sake. The hyperbole. Absolutely ridiculous.

@BrightLightTonight Thank you for replying.

I'm saying this in what I hope is a reasonable and fair way, sadly females of all ages could be in vulnerable situations through no fault of their own whilst going about their business.

From a constant stream of threads on this forum alone, many women are or have been abused or experienced unwanted behaviours in some shape or form at home, from neighbours, at work, from the NHS, the police, in pubs and even whilst out walking.

Whilst working for the NHS, I've experienced discrimination and had a few low level racist comments made when people are just being rude and thought it clever to try and walk all over me. This wasn't the public, this was staff. Colleagues. I found the vast majority fine but bad apples definitely exist. You need to be hard and have a mouth and a backbone to work for the NHS. I personally found that hard. At times though I did stand up for myself. I didn't want to, I had to.

I've had men being a bit creepy to me on public transport a few times as a younger woman. No actual harm but I didn't know how to handle it. A woman posting about these experiences personally wouldn't have put me off but made me aware and feel it wasn't just me.

If people think threads of this nature are provocative, fair enough. They have the option of ignoring them :)

I have no doubt they were like this. I’ve been appalled on some of the ambulance programmes about how the paramedics talk to the patient. Some comments are beyond inappropriate and very many are patronising at best. Nobody wants sexist and sexual banter when they are feeling unwell and in the back of an ambulance. You can hardly walk away from it like you could if you were in a pub. I get that it is difficult if you live in a small community but that means they will carry on if you don’t report it.

Generally speaking, I find it horrible that women experience difficult things when their only "crime" is living their lives. We don't need or deserve inappropriate behaviours, especially at our most vulnerable.

I wish I had the answers to resolve this.

@Mooshamoo Thanks a lot and I'm really sorry you've gone through this when you've enough to deal with being ill

I grew up rurally and before learning to drive used to have to take the bus back after meeting friends in town Saturdays for shopping, going to the cinema, or travelling back from work. I wasn't bothering anybody but a few times had older creepy men sitting next to me fancying their chances. Asking me if I was married, where did I live. They'd usually had a drink.

It was a bit uncomfortable at the time but after reading numerous threads on MN, saw it posted by others they never talked to and asked the same questions to another middle-aged man on the bus!

The paramedics wouldn't have said the things they said to you to a man. Says it all really.

On this basis, do you now think women can’t be nasty/abusive/inappropriate? You’re lobbying for female staff to always be present - but you are also saying how nasty and evil women are.
i think you’re having a knee jerk reaction to an interaction you are telling us you found inappropriate and upsetting.
Like others have said, I would advocate for you to consider stepping away from this thread, if you’re set on not taking this further. Kindly, I think it’s continuing to enflame your feelings and emotions about it. (… and I am qualified to give this advice; I have a clinical doctorate.)

These are all potential indication for Cauda Equina - which I suggested you look up, a few posts ago. I’m not sure if you’ve had the opportunity to do this. It’s also important to understand the difference between nerve pain and mechanical pain. The former is significant in CE; but not always the latter.
Having a bad back spasm (muscle/arthritic/disc protrusion) can take a week or so to ease off. The best thing to do is keep moving as much as possible - even though it’s painful. That can mean anything from little pelvic tilts, to walking a mile!

Tattle, amongst others know the truth don't they op 🤫

Just stick to the truth and you’re more likely to be believed. In one post you say you contacted someone and asked her to ask her paramedic husband about the CCTV. Then you say you didn’t ask, she offered, and you agreed. I’m sorry for whatever terrible thing happened. Whatever happened happened. You don’t need to lie about any of it.

Grow up. I'm there too, and that's not quite accurate.

Sheesh! Calm down! Apologies if I misread. It’s not an international incident, and I think one could be forgiven for being a little confused by all the back and forth.

The fact that posters are continuing to pile on and accusing the OP of lying while themselves twisting things speaks volumes. Oh the irony.

It's not the OP that needs to calm down, it's those of you who are piling on and it's nasty.

I wonder if those doing this are NHS workers or related to them to spout such vitriol? Touched a nerve maybe.

The NHS has nothing to do with this. This alleged incident wasn't in the UK. And the "vitriol" (aka skepticism) is because of the OP's history. Not because of people's unwavering faith in healthcare workers.