B12 injection cancelled for covid injections.

[barbegrub]

This post is not a grouse against the massively important Covid vaccine.

After last weeks tussle with practice nurse I am flummoxed that yet again I will be unable to have b12 injection. This morning practice receptionist managed to get me an appointment for this. It is two days before the actual due date. I was so pleased.cos shealso said I was lucky because apart from this one, I'd be unlikely to get in til after Christmas.

This evening I received a text from the practice telling me my appointment has been cancelled. They are expecting a supply of the new covid injection. So now I've to arrange another time which could well be after Christmas. No way am I waiting that long. I battled to be given 8 weekly injections and now they expect me to wait even longer than usual.

Why oh why was I stopped from self injecting when it is so difficult to get an appointment for when the injection is due. Why cant surgeries show how to SI? It would make such a big difference to us and save the surgeries a lot of money on wages.

[TFH1]

I told my surgery that either I wanted my b12 as a prescription to self inject or an appointment to receive one from the nurse, but that going without was not an option. They found me an appointment.

[barbegrub in reply to TFH1]

Sounds like a good idea. Thanks.

[fbirder]

They can teach you to inject yourself. That's what I did.

They have lots of patients that inject themselves with other drugs.

[barbegrub in reply to fbirder]

I'll see what they say to this. Thank you.

[Megwar2106]

Iv not had my injection for 2 weeks now and the receptionist at the surgery said that its not an emergency so i wont get an appointment u til after christmas even tho my symptoms are getting worse

[barbegrub in reply to Megwar2106]

Thank you. Seems we're having similar treatment. Hope this is resolved quickly.

[Megwar2106 in reply to barbegrub]

I understand that with covid vaccines they will be a bit busier but as you said they should teach us to self inject so they dont have to do it for us