Was this fair?

[snowandshowers]

I think I have damaged cartilage or tendon in my knee. I can not stand on it, walk on it or bend it without excruciating pain for a few days now. I went to the doctors and was seen by a nurse who had a room upstairs. I told her how much pain I was in and I would find the stairs either very painful or impossible, but still she made me climb a set of old wooden stairs to her room. When I say climb I really mean drag myself up using the bannister while crying with pain at every step which took a good few minutes. I am 65 and feel this was not the way to treat anyone!

Please write to the practice manager. That’s terrible and yes unfair

I agree that's awful and I would raise it with the practice manager. Were they apologetic when you got up there and they saw what was wrong?

Heartless. Did her attitude improve at all, after seeing you suffering?

Sounds agonising, hope you get some effective pain relief asap.

Yanbu.complain.If you had been in a wheelchair what would the nurse have done?
Hope the pain has been reduced greatly.

Totally unfair and unreasonable of them to expect you to do that. What was the diagnosis?

Ffs, that's not right at all.

No, that's a disgraceful way to treat anybody. Complain to the practice manager.

No there was no apology and she just looked at my knee and said she would book an x ray, she didnt even touch me! I will complain to the practice manager as I am in even more pain today which I am sure is due to the stairs. I do not attempt the stairs at home as it is too painful.