BBC Doctors - The Last Christmas in Letherbridge

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I read that the last episode before the Christmas break is on Dec 14th, can’t see where we’re heading with a cliffhanger this year.

I've read about people affected over the years, and it really is a horrible miscarriage of justice. So many will have passed away before they could get their names cleared..

I actually had a job offer from the PO back in 2003, to be a finance manager at the main corporate London HQ, but turned it down. A lucky escape! I would have felt awful to have been embroiled in it all.

Lucky escape indeed, Rock! Such a horrible thing the workers had to go through.

Ashamed to say I turned it off today.
I've been dipping in and out for a few weeks before christmas but I think I'm at the point of giving it up now. The storylines are terrible and I can imagine how they are going to go with a group of writers who's hearts aren't in it anymore.

@KilledByWitches I fast forwarded with the subtitles on as I was so bored by it.
Check out the not huge crowd dancing and mingling in Sid's story 😂

I will really miss Doctors, don’t care if it’s not always on point, I love the fact it isn’t slick and is sometimes silly, that’s part of its charm for me, and more often than not it is far superior to other soaps with many brilliant storylines that have been done fantastically, Karen’s death and Al’s attack being the most recent great ones, plus it is informative on the health front as well. Honestly the absolute drivel the BBC put out these days yet Doctors with its loyal fan base and consistent viewing figures is the one to get axed, I expect the viewers of Doctors are really not the demographic the BBC are particularly bothered in retaining hence it ending. No doubt it will be replaced by yet another cheap game show or more antiques drivel. It’s a shame another channel can’t pick it up, it could do well on Channel 5.

Love I agree- the BBC aren't interested in loyal viewers though. They are axing Question of sport after 50 years. It's not the show it used to be, but it had it's fans. Meanwhile, dross like Mrs Brown' Boys keeps getting a Christmas special.

This is an important storyline too, with Nina- I know of at least 3 women who have had hideous experiences with hysteroscopies. And treated really badly afterwards.

Yesterday’s was dross, but today’s is looking promising. I’ve had a couple of hysteroscopies - like a smear on steroids - they just say ‘take painkillers an hour before’. Both times I had a uterine polyp.

I hope you were ok, Goaty.

Hard to tell with this storyline who is right or wrong- seems to be a clash between an old school midwife and a woman who thinks labour should be intervention free, and looking to blame people.

I think the mother is just looking to blame someone.

This bloke is lovely

I had sedation for colonoscopies, and always wondered why the same wasn't offered for this.

why doesn't Nina tell him she is a professional?

Another cheerful episode

Poor Nina.

This man is in the wrong job.

Bet Ruhma is regretting taking this job!

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So many women have dealt with doctors like that though, a similar male GP told me that I couldn't possibly be having the menopause symptoms I was having because my oestrogen levels were fine. I could have cheerfully throttled him.

I think it is an important message to show, just how helpless you van feel. I also think it is important that doctor gets a wallop.

I was! Have had two polyp removals though - tbh I never found the hysteroscopies unbearable, but I didn’t have a patronising Dr doing them! I could also see the screen ‘here’s your polyp…’ The first was private, second nhs and they said often they remove the polyp there & then, but said it was too big. I had a local for that about a month later.

This is making me teary, to be honest.

Well. Happy New Year everyone.

I had to catch up on yesterday. Was relieved the baby had a god outcome today, but can't help but feel this is the start of Nina's exit storyline 😞

Really felt for Nina today - and all women that experience this kind of pain and horrendous treatment by doctors. We still have a long way to go before women aren't just expected to deal with pain without complaint. Surely general anaesthetic can't be the only alternative option.

I suspect Rhuma is already regretting the new role and will be looking forward to leaving completely soon.

I had post menopausal bleeding and a couple of hysteroscopies. Both times extremely painful and I threw up with panic after the first one..done by a female nurse specialist who was very dismissive of my pain.

The second one which also involved biopsies was done by a male consultant who was so sympathetic, but it still hurt so much but I endured as I didn't want to have to come back and suffer all the worry of waiting. The nurses were stroking my hand and being so gentle, I really appreciated them.

Outcome was a total hysterectomy (pre cancerous cells)

I thought Wendi Peters/Nina was really really good today at expressing that pain and the dismissal by the doctor carrying out the procedure.