How have the mighty fallen? OT.

No, but it is a bit better than nothing, but a return to the days of long ago would help.

You should try to meet Matron, if she would allow you to talk!

Alan

You should meet my doctor, he was silly enough to give me his email address, if I have a minor problem I send him a message and I get an answer back very quickly!

Alan

And when they run out of vouchers?

Alan

Articles! There's posh :-)

It's surprising how few you'll have to read, Alan.

Mary

Following up to Alan Holmes

oh, rather comely.

Following up to Alan Holmes

I have "preprandial preprandial done or taken before dinner"

surely a "lly" on the end is OK?

Following up to Alan Holmes

well, you see how it works is you go to the doctors and they give you a voucher for a test, when the results come you get a voucher for the recommended treatment, or do you need a voucher to see the doctor in the firstplace? Or do people just all get the same number of vouchers and its bad luck if you need more? Or perhaps you get double vouchers on mondays when you buy spring water in Tescos?

That would make it "prandiallly"

Then they print some more vouchers, but in the small print put a valid-from and an expiry date to reduce the number of redemptions to an acceptable level.

Owain

Yes, there's something attractive about a porcine snout isn't there.

Owain

Aw, come on June, you don't really expect him to do something useful like that, do you?

Alan

But did you HAVE to post the whole of that idiots article, why the hell didn't you snip most of it?

This has happened here in Slough.

The next time I went to that clinic I told them I had another appoointment in a short while, and was seen very quickly.

I have a horrid feeling I've already said this in another post, fortunately the clinic has now changed it's method of working.

Alan

Well I can't say where it is said, but it does show a little consideration for others who may want to find the respponce to the post.

Alan

All together now, 'Oh yes there is'!

It must be pantomime time!

Alan

No, which is why many of us do not bother to read your articles!

Like I said, I just get feed up of trying to find some sense in your postings so I do not biother to read more than the first few lines.

No, as I've said in another article, it is you who is not living in the real world.

Alan

Are you telling me I've been crossposting this?

Then go away and live somewhere you can get the level of service you are expecting.

Alan

Good, I could do with a decent witch doctor right now!

Alan

Last Thursday we were seen on time at St James' in Leeds. We spent an hour with the surgeon, he explained the condition, the procedure, the alternatives and gave us a choice of dates for Spouse's major cancer surgery, it's all been very efficient - as well as human and supportive. We have full confidence that it will continue thus.

In January I had elective toe surgery in Harrogate, exactly the same conditions applied.

In March I had gynaecological surgery at St James, at my request, at my convenience and am now taking medication which apparently costs £1,000 p/a.

We both also have daily doses of other medication, mostly for pain but also because they've been recommended by the GP.

All this is free at the point of delivery ... Spouse paid National Insurance in his working life and everyone pays taxes, working or not, but there is no pain to our pocket for any of these treatments.

We have no complaints at all.

Mary