Sorry to read that things have worsened @Busy-Lizzie. I do hope you manage to get seen by someone, somewhere today.
Despite being really tired after a bad night and then walking around all the shops in town delivering entry forms and packets of seeds for the Spot the Seed Packet shop window competition it was the small hours again before I slept last night. Too much stuff going on methinks.
I'm starting my pricking out today. And I've got a new blowaway g'house which needs assembling. I lost the 2nd cover of the old one in the recent winds and that is going to be just a shelving unit for when whatever goes in the new g'house comes out.
Thank you. The pain has eased, but still have some. I rang 111 again but after 30 mins gave up.
I had a look at the health centre @Dovefromabove but was rather put off, all the talk of Covid, having to wait in a queue, possibly outside, then a chance of being turned away. I don't feel capable of standing in a queue for 2 hours at the moment.
What is the matter with this government? It wasn't like this when I left England in 1985. GPs did home visits and sewed up your children when they cut themselves, ambulances came when you called them, A&E didn't have huge queues with ambulances waiting in the car park, you didn't wait 3 years for a hip replacement, hospital theatre rooves didn't fall down. Why are the gov. ministers so filthy rich, yet people are going to food banks and can't pay their electricity bills? Sorry, should have gone to politics thread.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
@Busy-Lizzie if you’re not well enough to queue then in my opinion you certainly need to be seen by a doctor today … I would ring 111 again and keep holding on …
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
To make things worse the landline has gone wrong so if anyone from 111 calls they won't get through. OH has spent some time out by the village pond trying to get through to Vodafone with his mobile that doesn't have a signal at the cottage. They hope to get hold of a technician on Monday and a problem has been detected down the street.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Good afternoon everyone, at least it's stayed dry here today so far! Sorry to hear you are having such trouble @Busy-Lizzie, only you can know how bad the pains are but I agree with advice already given. Hope Hosta, and anyone else feeling under the weather is better soon.
Afternoon all, so sorry to read of your problems @Busy-Lizzie, do hope you can be seen soon.
It's been a beautiful sunny, warm and thankfully dry day here so I've been out gardening, tidied up the front hedge after the under gardener's too enthusiastic attentions last week, sowed some flower seeds in the verge outside, re-potted the two tomato plants and started pruning the salvia greggii's. OH's been out all day.
I'm thankful that my son's foot operation went okay yesterday and he's had a good night. Taking it easy today with his foot up, probably watching the Grand National. For anybody that's interested we pay a modest monthly amount to a private health insurance company. Amongst the benefits is 24/7 telephone access to a doctor, reassuring in these worrying times. PM me for details. (No connection except as a customer).
I called 111 the other night at about 5.20pm. It was answered within a minute. I spoke to someone , she transferred me to someone else. They told me call my GP and tell thim I "needed to assessed within 6 hours ". I called the GP and spoke to receptionist, 10 mins later the Nurse Practioner called and after speaking said " can you come in now ?" Sometime the system does work, I'm just so sorry you're being messed about @Busy-Lizzie
I hope you are feeling ok @Busy-Lizzie. If you need to wait for a call back, could you wait at your NDN’s maybe? Just an idea.
Busy day. My Sister had a tea and cake sale to raise money for Guide Dogs - really successful and great cakes. I made carrot cake cupcakes, which sold out (😉). Did a few solid hours in the garden then - thought I was ‘just’ weeding the shady bit of the border but that escalated as it was totally overrun with ivy. The back of the border falls away to a bit of rough ground which is a bit ‘wild’ but with a bit of work it could pass as ‘natural woodland’. Why do we find extra jobs when we are doing the jobs we think need doing?
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Despite being really tired after a bad night and then walking around all the shops in town delivering entry forms and packets of seeds for the Spot the Seed Packet shop window competition it was the small hours again before I slept last night. Too much stuff going on methinks.
I'm starting my pricking out today. And I've got a new blowaway g'house which needs assembling. I lost the 2nd cover of the old one in the recent winds and that is going to be just a shelving unit for when whatever goes in the new g'house comes out.
The pain has eased, but still have some. I rang 111 again but after 30 mins gave up.
I had a look at the health centre @Dovefromabove but was rather put off, all the talk of Covid, having to wait in a queue, possibly outside, then a chance of being turned away. I don't feel capable of standing in a queue for 2 hours at the moment.
What is the matter with this government? It wasn't like this when I left England in 1985. GPs did home visits and sewed up your children when they cut themselves, ambulances came when you called them, A&E didn't have huge queues with ambulances waiting in the car park, you didn't wait 3 years for a hip replacement, hospital theatre rooves didn't fall down. Why are the gov. ministers so filthy rich, yet people are going to food banks and can't pay their electricity bills? Sorry, should have gone to politics thread.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
To make things worse the landline has gone wrong so if anyone from 111 calls they won't get through. OH has spent some time out by the village pond trying to get through to Vodafone with his mobile that doesn't have a signal at the cottage. They hope to get hold of a technician on Monday and a problem has been detected down the street.
Sorry to hear you are having such trouble @Busy-Lizzie, only you can know how bad the pains are but I agree with advice already given.
Hope Hosta, and anyone else feeling under the weather is better soon.
It's been a beautiful sunny, warm and thankfully dry day here so I've been out gardening, tidied up the front hedge after the under gardener's too enthusiastic attentions last week, sowed some flower seeds in the verge outside, re-potted the two tomato plants and started pruning the salvia greggii's. OH's been out all day.
I'm thankful that my son's foot operation went okay yesterday and he's had a good night. Taking it easy today with his foot up, probably watching the Grand National.
For anybody that's interested we pay a modest monthly amount to a private health insurance company. Amongst the benefits is 24/7 telephone access to a doctor, reassuring in these worrying times. PM me for details. (No connection except as a customer).
I called the GP and spoke to receptionist, 10 mins later the Nurse Practioner called and after speaking said " can you come in now ?"
Sometime the system does work, I'm just so sorry you're being messed about @Busy-Lizzie
I hope you are feeling ok @Busy-Lizzie. If you need to wait for a call back, could you wait at your NDN’s maybe? Just an idea.