Definitely very difficult for you both @raisingirl. I should repeat the text message my younger daughter sent from inside the hall when her sister had her wobbly, but it wouldn't be fair They both had a good laugh about it when they came out though. It's the only way to deal with 'stuff'. Fingers crossed for your OH that it all goes well.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thanks Dove & Fairy. @Lizzie27 I'm under no illusions that he's cured. It is costing him all his strength each time. He just believes that the trauma of catching Covid would be a lot worse.
I wonder if your OH had a trauma that made him needle phobic? Might not remember it if it happens when very young but your subconscious remembers.
I was talking to a very experienced nurse who does flu jabs in our local pharmacy (back before the pandemic, if you can remember that long ago) and her first question was 'did he have a lot of injections as a child?' (He did - living and travelling outside the UK, so more than the usual ones we have in the UK) She said it seems to be quite a common trigger to an adult phobia.
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
The main thing is he's had the jabs @raisingirl and survived the fear and not caught covid. Concentrate on the positive.
Forecast today was for 9mm of rain and showery all day. It is dry and warm and sunny with cloudy bits. We did get 1.2mm overnight and might get the same overnight tonight but I'm getting fed up with being promised rain that goes elsewhere. Fair shares please and no horrendous flooding.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
My hubby has "white coat syndrome", plus lots of complicated phobias,he's had to have several operations, I've managed to sneak in speak to ward managers/matrons, doesn't always work. A few years ago,he had a large lodged kidney stone,he was admitted,,BP so high they wouldn't operate. Just had to take a weeks random readings at home and send in
My GP said it was pointless taking a blood pressure reading when people are visiting their doctor because they are going to be stressed anyway. She always suggested taking a series at home prior to any planned visit.
GPs here and in Belgium have a good chat about what's going on, any particular problem or an annual MOT before taking BP. Gives people time to calm down and relax. My GP in Harrow was good but did not systematically check BP and kept things short and sweet cos of the queue of people still waiting to be seen.
That said, out in the rural and costal areas here GPs are getting a bit thin on the ground as older ones retire and younger candidates prefer town and city life.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
I can't remember the last time a GP had 'a good chat' with me. Despite having to give the reason for requiring an appointment to the Gestapo first, sorry receptionists, the GP never seems to be aware of the reason for the visit. If you have more than one thing to discuss we are expected to make separate appointments for each thing!
I used to find it quite disconcerting to talk to the side of my doctor whilst he typed away ....very little eye contact apart from a quick flip of his head sideways to take a glance and then eyes forwards again. I used to be tempted to say something but haven't seen him for years now and if I ever see him again I'll probably turn myself sideways too😁😂
My wife feels much the same. I was with her for one visit and afterwards she said she didn't think the doctor was actually taking any notice of her. To me, it's a case that the doctor has to listen, read and take notes at the same time. They can't do that if they are looking at the patient all the time.
My GP and I sit sort of alongside each other at a bit of an angle … she shows me what she’s looking at and what she’s typing and we discuss it together.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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They both had a good laugh about it when they came out though. It's the only way to deal with 'stuff'.
Fingers crossed for your OH that it all goes well.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I was talking to a very experienced nurse who does flu jabs in our local pharmacy (back before the pandemic, if you can remember that long ago) and her first question was 'did he have a lot of injections as a child?' (He did - living and travelling outside the UK, so more than the usual ones we have in the UK) She said it seems to be quite a common trigger to an adult phobia.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Forecast today was for 9mm of rain and showery all day. It is dry and warm and sunny with cloudy bits. We did get 1.2mm overnight and might get the same overnight tonight but I'm getting fed up with being promised rain that goes elsewhere. Fair shares please and no horrendous flooding.
That said, out in the rural and costal areas here GPs are getting a bit thin on the ground as older ones retire and younger candidates prefer town and city life.
My wife feels much the same. I was with her for one visit and afterwards she said she didn't think the doctor was actually taking any notice of her. To me, it's a case that the doctor has to listen, read and take notes at the same time. They can't do that if they are looking at the patient all the time.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.