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Well, this morning's visit to Telfland hospital was a great deal simpler, more informative and far less stressful than the earlier part of this week. I was seen at the appointed time and given the necessary ultrasound scan (once I had pointed out to the operative that she was scanning the wrong leg) then after only a few minutes saw a consultant. The diagnosis was the I do not have a DVT but a less nasty thing called a superficial thrombophlebitis that can be treated with a heparin based cream and anticoagulant tablets. However, the consultant did say that it was a good thing I had it looked at as had it been a couple of inches higher up my leg or a bit deeper it could have been a lot more serious and in any case recent research has suggested that it is not as benign as once thought. As he was looking at my notes he started to frown and asked me to describe the events of the last four days and as I went through the sorry tale he started making notes that he cross-referred to those in the file. The only thing that I could see of what he wrote was at the end when he added in capitals CALL XXX (a name) and circled it. From his demeanour and his questioning of me it was obvious that he was not happy with the way in which I had been treated and I got the impression that he was going to take issue with someone.
Anyway, the bottom line is that I am now a much happier bunny than of late.
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49 minutes ago, polybear said:
Or RAF Fast Jet Groundcrew ear defenders - then maybe some people might just take the hint....
Must remember that next time I'm in hospital and take my old bone dome with me. Probably get me noticed if nothing else.
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The father of a boyhood friend of mine had a glass eye, or should I say a couple of glass eyes. One was normal, the other had a union flag instead of an iris and pupil, He could take the glass eyes out and put them back in very easily and his party trick in the pub was to pretend to be wiping his eye with his handkerchief but in fact be replacing the normal eye with the union flag one. Some of the double takes and dropped jaws around the bar were hilarious.
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My scratchbuilt S7 Princess of Wales class has full working inside motion but is driven by two motor bogies in the tender. Works fine. The late John Horton christened it The Fastest Tram in the West.
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Maybe they transfer you by bus? Just what you'd need when trying to get home...
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Purely coincidentally, a friend who works at Telfland hospital as a senior clinical radiographer has just told us that she has handed in her notice as she is so fed up with the incompetence and mismanagement she has to put up with on a daily basis.
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Ditto Hipposhire.
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There used to be a brilliant walk-in eye clinic at Shrewsbury hospital where I went one evening after getting a small glass splinter in my eye. I was seen within minutes and discharged after about an hour with the splinter removed, the eye washed out and antibiotic drops both prescribed and dispensed. That was about 20 years ago. Today there is no such service. Progress??
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I've had a couple of days absence due to a medical hiccup. All was well following my operation then on Saturday I felt a pain on the inside of my right thigh, which got worse over the weekend and felt as thought there was a very nobbly varicose vein underneath that was hard to the touch and the area was somewhat inflamed. On Monday morning I therefore called the hospital and one of the registrars told me to see my GP immediately. I did so and got an appointment within the hour at which blood tests were taken and the leg examined. The blood test results were in by 1800 and indicated that I could have a DVT so I was told to report to the duty GP doctors at Telford hospital to have an ultrasound scan as a matter of some urgency. After being examined yet again, though, I was told that there was no-one on duty at night who could do it so I was given an anti-coagulant injection and told to go this morning to another hospital unit for a scan. When I got to the hospital I was told to expect to be there for several hours and for starters went through the sort of rigmarole with blood pressure, etc. that is usually the precursor to an admission. After a lengthy wait I was a bit surprised when they then went through exactly the same examination and blood tests as had been done yesterday so I queried what was going on and when could I expect the ultrasound scan? The reply was that I was being assessed for eligibility to have one so I pointed out that yesterday no fewer than three doctors had decided following examinations and blood tests that I definitely did need one so I was examined by yet another doctor and it was finally decided that yes, I did need an ultrasound scan but they were booked up until Thursday so I was given a prescription for some anticoagulants, sent home and told to report back on Thursday at 1145. You couldn't make it up.
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So, there I was being a happy bunny after my operation when on Saturday I woke up with a pain on the inside of my right thigh. By Sunday night it was worse and felt to the touch as thought there was a very nobbly varicose vein underneath that was hard to the touch, which was painful, and the area was reddened. On Monday morning I called the hospital and one of the registrars told me to see my GP immediately. When I told the GP receptionist what had happened she got me an appointment within an hour, blood tests were taken and an examination made during which the term DVT was mentioned. The blood test results were in by 1800 and I was told to report to the duty GP doctors at Telfland hospital to have an ultrasound scan as a matter of some urgency. After trekking to the hospital being examined yet again, though, I was told that there was no-one on duty at night who could do it so I was given an anti-coagulant injection and told to go this morning to another hospital unit for a scan. Off I toddled (well, to be exact was driven by Jill then hobbled the rest of the way) and went back this morning to be told when I got to the hospital that I could expect to be there for several hours and for starters went through the sort of rigmarole with blood pressure, etc. that is usually the precursor to an admission. After a lengthy wait I was a bit surprised when they went through exactly the same examination and blood tests as had been done yesterday but who am I to argue? Eventually, though, I queried what was going on and when could I expect the ultrasound scan? only to be told that I was being assessed for eligibility to have one. This after three doctors had decided following examinations and blood tests yesterday that I definitely did need one. After yet another doctor saw me it was finally decided that yes, I did need an ultrasound scan but they were booked up until Thursday so I was given a prescription for some anticoagulants and told to report back on Thursday at 1145. To say that I'm a bit p1ssed off would be somewhat close to the truth.
Dave
PS - and my leg still hurts
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On 08/04/2024 at 09:18, Happy Hippo said:
Certainly do HH but if we were caught hanging a bone dome on the pitot head, as someone has done with the Yellowjacks aircraft, we'd have been reamed a new orifice.
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I've told Mike that if he doesn't have room for the wagons when moving that I will happily take them off his hands. So far he hasn't committed himself.
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2 hours ago, The Lurker said:
the Hairy Bikers ones need more adaptation.
You surprise me; I have always found their recipes work well as presented.
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1 hour ago, Northmoor said:
My own nomination for overpaid profession is the Project Manager. Good ones are worth the money....
The only project managers I have ever been involved with have been on defence contracts and have been good blokes. The grit in the works has invariably been the MoD Procurement people.
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3 hours ago, polybear said:
Bear once worked with a guy (late 1980's to mid 90's) who would buy a cheapo car (no more than a couple of hundred quid) and use it for business use; the mileage rate meant it very soon paid for itself.
It must have been catching. In the same period I worked with a chap who used to buy cheap bangers at car auctions, at which his brother who was an AA patrolman would accompany him to give them the once over so that he didn't buy anything dangerous or liable to die in short order, then run them until they became uneconomical, scrap them and repeat the process. Generally they could find cars with valid MOTs at knock down prices and when the time came to dump them it was surprising how much he got for scrap. He used to keep a record of everything and he claimed that the sums came out quite favourably compared with buying more expensive cars and keeping them for longer.
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At the hospital I have just been in the patients’ food is prepared in the same kitchens that supply the staff and visitors’ canteens, albeit with a slightly more limited menu, and whilst not haute cuisine or in over-generous quantities is good quality.
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Jill is now watching Casualty so I’ve sloped off to bed for a bit of a read and some early shuteye.
Night night
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Son and rugrats now departed and no damage to DH - apart from the eardrums of course. I must see if we can have them fitted with volume control.
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1 hour ago, Willie Whizz said:
Apparently a study in 2011 found that 7.18% of dentists commit suicide compare to the general population of 0.42%, making it over 17 times more likely that a dentists will commit suicide.
Aren't farmers the highest category of suicides?
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28 minutes ago, Andy Hayter said:And that is why we spend a lot of time growing a lot of our own. I know exactly what they have been treated with.
Acid rain, diesel particulates, dog piddle........ etc.
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The Dental Officers on RAF stations certainly got more dosh than I did.
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I have a railway modelling friend who retired from his dental practice a few years ago. Throughout his career he treated only NHS patients and says that a dentist who does as he did can make a very good living without resorting to private practice, although taking on some private patients is understandable. In his opinion, dentists who do only private work are simply greedy.
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6 hours ago, iL Dottore said:
Some authorities believe that Cynical Grumpy Old Git and Curmudgeonly Grumpy Old Git are mutually exclusive conditions. However, recent research shows that there is a state of perfection beyond that of CGOG, which is CCGOG: Cynical and Curmudgeonly Grumpy Old Git.
1 hour ago, Steamport Southport said:What about Randy Scouse Gits?
I am proud of the fact that I can claim to be both a CCGOG and a randy Scouse Git. We are a small but select group.
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An addendum to my last: one of the things I was told could exacerbate my condition is the recent finding that exposure to the colour generally described as Brunswick Green, copper caps and the word pannier can be detrimental. I pointed this out to HH as we arrived at the Muddy Hollow and once he had thrown a large blanket over the contents of his modelling bench we enjoyed a convivial visit.
Dave