Nurse

[emma88]

Probably a random post but does anyone else sometimes get a nurse that makes them feel like total crap after theyve seen them? I had my routine check up today with them, it was a different nurse again tho ( think iv only ever seen the same nurse twice) and eveytime i answered her questions to if i had any flares or pain latley she spoke to me really blunt as if to say you dont understand what im asking you, you're in remision you shouldnt have pain... she just came across as really misserable. She even asked if i took pain killers and responded to me in a very arsy way ,i said only parecetamol as i got told when i first started taking mxt years ago i couldnt take ibruprofen on mxt, then in the most arsy way she was like you can take it now and then, do you have tummy ulcers i said no and she was like well then parecetamol is fine. Was just wondering if anyone else ever has a nurse thats like this or is it just at my hospital haha

[Mmrr]

I think we have all met health care professionals from time to time who make us feel c..p. I'm not sure if it is at least in part the world we live in, time pressures and so on or if there are just some people who are not suitable for a caring role, or have a lack of training.

The advanced nurse practitioner at my practice is kinda like what you outline above, maybe she thinks she is too 'advanced' to be dealing with the likes of me ! The others are great so I just go to them and refuse appointments with her and settle for the less advanced but nice ones....oh and and one of the GPs who is also a pain in the....

[Hidden]

Yes I've had docs and nurses s bit like that. But I've had some lovely ones too. I may have found them rude due to how vulnerable I felt at the time.

[pauluk60]

hi emm can feel your contempt i have not got that far yet so when asking ?s they will told i am very weary of them after last time NO DIAGNOSSE the last fare i had put me down for ten days in big chair 4 walls looking out of window every move was o ah cantana WOW SORE VILL THINKING WHEELCHAIR OR WHAT anyway to it as eased off but very wary of doing anything that would upset mr ARTHRITIS he can have his aches and stabs creaks etc etc as long as he doent come full blast again Out of all bit and bobs thats the one i FEAR sos to go on but i do understand where you are what can b done not sure

[Matilda_1922]

I've had both dr and nurse. I felt after my last consultant appointment in April this year. I felt had it been a waste of time although I am expressed a few problems. It tell us n deaf ears. They didn't look at my joints just hovered over them.

My suspicion they had run over time through the morning as I late in by 30 minutes as I was in and out in 5 minutes.

If this happens again I will ask my GP to refer me to my local rheumatology department.

[Nsmith13]

Yes a few times very abrupt as well think they just get fed up telling us how good these meds are knowing full well we should be so lucky even if it’s only slight bk b4 u notice

[oldtimer]

Oh dear she did have a bad day that time! And allowed it to flow over to you... Would we be better with a robot I wonder? They wouldn't get tired, have personal problems, get fed up with all these people moaning about their pain and difficulty doing things... Just imagine, polite, smiling gently, listening and responding appropriately! But the response would be guided by the prejudices of whoever programmed it - perhaps not such a good idea?

[Hidden]

Yep, think we’ve all been there & look what an impact it’s had in you: my v first appt was like that, really sympathise. I had a lovely registrar last time who listened to all my concerns and could not have been more helpful, so it cuts both ways I guess. It’s made me really aware of what I say to people. Don’t let it get you down xxx

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I had a nurse like that once. I was in very bad pain and we were going on holiday to Harrowgate the following week so I asked if I could have an injection. She said no, because if I was going on holiday to Harrowgate then the sea air would do me enough good. I replied that Harrowgate wasn't at the sea, and she looked very annoyed and said that the air there would do me good anyway.

Another time, I had a nurse who said she would ask the registrar if I could have an injection and then said that he had said I could only have one if my markers for RA were high and to go for a blood test there. I told her that I am sero-negative so my markers wouldn't be high. Nevertheless I still had to go and of course they didn't show up so I couldn't have the injection.

There have been other instances as well, but that is enough for now.