I've been on the phone to my g.p. asking for my ds2 (2 years and 2 months old) to see the doctor - he has a very, very bad case of chickenpox. I know this as he is my fourth child and know what normal chickenpox looks like.
Guess what the receptionist said?
"Oh, he doesn't need to see a doctor if he's just got chickenpox"...... WTF does she know, she hasn't seen my poor ds2. I told her he was my fourth child, I'd never taken the others to the doctor when they had it, but I know that my ds2 has come down very badly with it and I'd like special creams to help sooth his red raw bottom that is covered in weeping spots - he screams when he has a wee. Again she said, "everything sounds normal to me, I don't think it is necessary, you can't bring him here, I'll get a doctor to RING you"....
I just wanted to rant about receptionists, I've had many a run-in with this one and I intend to tell the g.p. when he/she rings me.