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From: Eeyore on 16 Nov 2006 10:48 jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > In article <dlmkl2p3pr0iehb2ln9t559bjl74uv27r1(a)4ax.com>, > Ben Newsam <ben.newsam(a)ukonline.co.uk> wrote: > >On Tue, 14 Nov 06 13:50:00 GMT, jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > >>When JMF was dying, I had to learn nursing procedures and doctor > >>procedures without the benefit of schooling. I became an expert > >>in minimizing side effects of drugs he was taking and made > >>all kinds of mechanical assists to keep him as comfortable as > >>possible. The ultimate question was who would die first? Him or > >>me? > >> > >>My Dad is now going through the same bullshit only he has no > >>advocate who will speak up and say no. On top of it all, > >>their assigned "GP" is stupid. > > > >That's a shame. I wish you luck. > > It's Dad who needs the luck. The idiot doctor just prescibed > a drug that almost killed him last summer; the same drug > had severe side effects when Mom took it. What drug was this ? Graham
From: jmfbahciv on 16 Nov 2006 10:43 In article <81H6h.25553$TV3.11128(a)newssvr21.news.prodigy.com>, <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: > ><jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message >news:ejf204$8ss_011(a)s792.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com... >> In article <9f122$4559e15e$49ecf8a$7613(a)DIALUPUSA.NET>, >> unsettled <unsettled(a)nonsense.com> wrote: >>>jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: >> <snip> >> >>>(Compare lucas electrical systems in Brit cars.) >>> >> Ouchy, ouchy. > >Yes, I have a 1970 MGB. I curse my namesake on a weekly basis. <GRIN> From what the guys have said about this stuff, where do you get your spare parts? /BAH
From: Eeyore on 16 Nov 2006 10:49 jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > "T Wake" <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote: > > >How many referrals do you think the person should be allowed? > > At the moment, I'd like to limit the number of referrals a _doctor_ > can make. Dad's on his 6th or 7th referral. And the basic stuff > hasn't been done yet. They're playing the Medicare system to its > max. You need an 'NHS'. Graham
From: Eeyore on 16 Nov 2006 10:51 jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > Ben Newsam <ben.newsam(a)ukonline.co.uk> wrote: > >On Tue, 14 Nov 06 13:51:32 GMT, jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > > >>How many referrals are you allowed? > > > >LOL! I think the GP might get a bit ratty if you continually dissed > >the highly qualified consultants, but I don't think there's a > >statutory limit on how awkward you can be. > > Is your GP allowed to keep referring you to specialists forever > without producing any diagnosis? He just said " I don't think there's a statutory limit ". I don't know either. I've never heard of it causing a problem here for sure. Why is he so difficult to diagnose ? Graham
From: Eeyore on 16 Nov 2006 10:52
jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > >> "T Wake" <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote: > >> ><jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message > >> >> Ben Newsam <ben.newsam(a)ukonline.co.uk> wrote: > >> > >> >>>All health systems of whatever sort are limited by cost. An > >> >>>insurance-based scheme will give up long before the NHS, however. > >> >> > >> >> That is one of the reasons an NHS doesn't work well. > >> > > >> >Really? It works better than an insurance based one. > >> > >> So far. But you have a backup system in place that you call > >> private practice. You really have kept the "old" ways. > > > >It exists in the same way that airlines have first class seats. It's not a > >backup. > > > >To say that you should get rid of economy / coach seats because some ppl fly > >first class would be silly - no ? > > Sure it would be silly. However when will the socialists > begin to demande that all seats be in first class? Which socialists ? Graham |