I feel as if I am dealing with complete and utter idiots.
I have been waiting well over a year to be seen in gastrollogy. One of the consultants refered me back to my heamatologist and then knocked me off the wretched list ! I then had to go through the ordeal of being reinstated to be seen by a gastrologist. After yet another considerable wait this morning I received an appointment. Whoopee I thought untill I realised it was a phone consultation.
I thought I was going to blow a fuse I were that angry. π€¬ I have rang the gastro clinic insisting on a face to face appointment. They were going to ring me back but as yet not heard a word !
As some of you will already know a couple of months back I had an endoscopy - I posted the pics on here. My duodenum didn't look too good to say the least and I have a long standing sliding hiatus hernia. For some considerable time I have also suspected I have an epigastric hernia which occured in 2019. Despite my endlessly trying to get a diagnosis for the swelling in my abdomen my plea's fell on deaf ears despite looping of my bowel seen on x-ray. Still the swelling was not investigated.
I called my gp out last week because of numbness and bluing of my toes, the dr diagnosed raynauds. My Gp said he would do blood tests to check my uric acid and for raynauds.
The nurse has just been to take my blood - On her list was thyroid, calcium all of which were recently done. Guess what folate and yes you have guessed B12 were also being checked despite my being on injections for 3yrs !
I requested the nurse to clearly document I am on injections ! Once she had left I rang the surgery and asked why they were repeating unnecessary bloods ie thyroid and calcium and then asked why the surgery were not following guidelines with regard to the testing of B12 once on therapy ? ? ?
With regard to the swelling in my abdomen the Dr thinks I have an epigastric hernia ( surprise ). He is now after 4yrs of my suffering refering me for an ultrasound. I had said all along it was a rudy epigastric bl**dy hernia. π€¬
All I need now is for the silly asses ( and that is not what I really want to call them ) to join the dots scratch their stupid heads and ask themselves if this is why my folate and B12 were low and now in turmoil and now self injecting.
Its not rocket science. Grrrrr
Rant over.