Oh look, Shira's ranting again

[shiraphant]

I just got a call from the hospital which deals with my lipoedema, some patronising fucking bitch telling me off for not calling to arrange a lymphoscintigram when actually I have called repeatedly and been called back and told that someone would contact me soon to arrange it. I said I'd called, so don't try to blame me and she was all "oh don't go there with me, you have not called" and just fucking ARGH WHY THE FUCK WOULD I NOT CALL. Then she put me through to the appointments people (after saying "I advise you to have it done, it is beneficial to you" AS IF I DIDN'T KNOW THAT and then making sceptical sounds when I said I KNOW. THAT'S WHY I HAVE TRIED TO ARRANGE IT. REPEATEDLY) who told me the same thing about how I cancelled my last appointment (true, because I was getting married and moving house and was ever so slightly too busy and James didn't have any more days to take off work) and then didn't bother trying to make a new appointment (false, because ffs I WANT THIS SCAN DONE IT WAS ORDERED NEARLY ELEVEN MONTHS AGO). Not to mention the number of times I have left messages on my specialist's secretary's voicemail - that woman is either on the phone or not in the office, she hasn't bothered getting back to me, but you wait, in a couple of months I'll get a call having a go at me for not contacting her.
It's my body! Do they think they're more vigilant and give more of a shit about my health than me?

Less ranty post later. Probably. When I've finished dealing with prejudiced fuckwits who don't bother reading my comments properly and just create straw man arguments.

Comments

[johanna-alice.livejournal.com]

Experience sadly suggests the only way to get the NHS to do what it says on the tin is to sit on them until they do do. They're supposed to be doctors & nurses not f***ing administrators who get off on making the people they are supposed to be helping's lives even worse...

**hugs**

[custard-kisses.livejournal.com]

Sorry didn't read, got distracted by super gorgeous icon.

So sorry you had to deal with that, there are some seriously obnoxious people in health care, and most of them seem to work in reception.

[mirukux.livejournal.com]

that's rather crap of them. might making a complaint directly to the specialist be an idea?

[tomatorama.livejournal.com]

GRRR how dare they! Complaaaaaaiiin!

[myselftheliar.livejournal.com]

Agh. I know this well. I've been trying to see a GI specialist about my colon.

"Oh why haven't you had an IBS screening? "
Well I dont HAVE IBS and I've already had COLON SURGERY so I know damn well what's wrong
"You should have an IBS screening"
OK FINE sign me up.
"Ok, the next opening is in.... eight months. And we cannot see you before we haven this in, OKTHNXBAI."

*facepalm*

[redcountess]

Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt *hug*

[newsbean.livejournal.com]

You are so beautiful! Every time you post, I just ogle your icon. 'Tis true.