Gp Visits

[jennyjoan]

I truly can never can understand tht many of the OPs when they have bouts of sickness they are recommended to GPs - I truly think the sicknesses are all about getting better yourself.

I am going to GPs today with a wee problem - have waited for 4 - 5 weeks on this and now the problem has gone away - what kind of a fool am I going to be.

[EcclesCake]

If by sickness you mean a bout of D&V then I agree, unless it goes on for for more than a few days.

If you are talking about being unwell in a broader sense then I completely disagree. There are many ailments if caught early can be treated simply with minimum discomfort for the patient and reduced cost to the NHS.

Soldiering on thinking you are doing the right thing can be a foolish path to take.

[Peter Pedant]

Yeah everyone asks me why I didnt just wait and see if my cancer of the colon went away by itself

and as for the lymphoma, I was crazy enough to insist on 12 mo chemo.

[Sqad]

JJ........you make an interesting point with your post.

In my opinion going to a GP early on can be just as dangerous as going late in the disease process. If you go "late" then symptoms and signs may well be so established that the diagnosis is obvious, but if you go early, then the signs may not have appeared and you are reassured and a diagnosis may be missed only to be entertained at your next visit which may be weeks away.

Of course it depends upon what the disease was and what we mean by early and waiting.

Interesting point though.

[Prudie]

I wouldn't put up with a wee problem for 4-5 weeks in the hope it goes away. Yours may well have gone away but what discomfort have you had in that time - furthermore if it was caused by bacteria (or worse) it could well have gone on up to your kidneys, in fact it may well be there already and you are just having a break in symptoms.
I do agree that lots of OPs are advised to go to GP or even more drastic to A&E at the dropof a hat. I think some of us learn to assess when medical intervention is a necessity.

[anneasquith]

going to gp/a&e surely should be our own decision, no disrespect but I would not be asking advice on a Q&A site from strangers. we know our own bodies. ( only my opinion though ).

[Hopkirk]

A wee problem? Too much information.

[Mamyalynne]

Never TMI in Health and Fitness Hopkirk.



I agree with Anne, you somehow instinctively know if something is wrong enough to seek help - well, it has always worked that way for me at least.

[anneasquith]

I think jj may have meant small (wee) ?

[Hopkirk]

I hope so

[Mamyalynne]

Don't come into the surgery if you can't stand the heat.

[tonyav]

Yes Hopkirk, some nurses flash their elbows.

[Mamyalynne]

Ahem!!

[tonyav]

snigger.