Comments on: Paracetamol and a hot water bottle: the cure for everything

By: mupwangle

mupwangle — Mon, 17 May 2010 08:04:49 +0000

Do we have anyone spamming for paracetamol?

By: L.

L. — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:54:44 +0000

That’s just unbelievable.
I just wish some doctors took their patients more seriously, and did listen to their complaints. What else are they there for?

By: Squander Two

Squander Two — Sat, 05 May 2007 16:47:45 +0000

Well, truish. In my experience, new doctor sees hoofprints, he says “What the hell are they? Lions? Mosquitos? Wombats? Could be anything. Let’s send you off to the lab and do hundreds of tests.” Old doctor says “Tests? Tests? I don’t do tests, my dear boy. I’m a consultant. Now go away and stop bothering me. I’m four under par as it is.”

By: Gary

Gary — Sat, 05 May 2007 05:48:48 +0000

True.

By: Brian H

Brian H — Fri, 04 May 2007 21:33:53 +0000

It’s about horses and zebras. New doctor sees hoofprints, he says, “Zebras!”. Seasoned doctor sees hoofprints, he says, “Horses, again … ” Old guy’s usually right, but when he’s wrong, he’s seriously wrong. A false negative can kill; a false positive, less often.

By: Ms Mac

Ms Mac — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:17:52 +0000

And to be fair, it’s not just the NHS/British GPs at fault. Mr Mac once had a colleague in the Royay Australian Navy who went to see a RAN doc with chest pains and was sent home with paracetamol and mouth wash. Dropped dead of a heart attack the next day.

How I wish that were not a true story.

By: Squander Two

Squander Two — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:08:50 +0000

This post’s title is a bit unfair on the GP. I’m sure such a qualified professional wouldn’t use the same treatment for everything. For other types of cancer, he might have prescribed asprin or even cushions.

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:30:53 +0000

Oh, I know loads of similar stories, most of them just as depressing, but it just makes me miserable – and distracts me from this blog’s true mission, which is to make bad jokes and run gratuitous pictures of Girls Aloud.

By: mupwangle

mupwangle — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:27:29 +0000

That reminds me of the cold spoon story from your other friend. :-(

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:26:44 +0000

Realistically, there’s not hellish much you can do with advanced cancers. But it helps if you at least take the patient seriously and do your damndest to find out what’s wrong with her so you don’t make a terrible situation even bloody worse.

By: Ms Mac

Ms Mac — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:30:31 +0000

That’s absolutely horrific. There are so many people who should be ashamed of themselves.