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« Reply #15 on: March 24, 2008, 11:33:19 PM » |
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all the best here too
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hairy monsta
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« Reply #16 on: March 25, 2008, 07:22:32 AM » |
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Hi fella, hope all goes well today,wishing your dad a speedy recovery.
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« Reply #17 on: March 25, 2008, 03:25:30 PM » |
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Quick up date dads had a CT scan today (tuesday)and is still waiting for the MRI
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« Reply #18 on: March 29, 2008, 09:07:12 PM » |
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its now Saturday night Ive been to see my dad today hes still in hospital waiting for the MRI scan  the xrays he had two weeks ago showed he has spurs growing off his spine and pressing onto his spinal cord his specialist has gone mad at the radiologist and keeps requesting a MRI so they can see if the spurs are operable apparently MRI is the only way to see the spurs and the damage they are causing
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« Reply #19 on: March 29, 2008, 10:19:12 PM » |
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Sorry to hear that. Is there another hospital with an MRI scanner as the one he is in sounds rubbish. So what's their excuse as I thought it was happening Tuesday gone. Don't blame you being very p'd off mate.
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« Reply #20 on: March 29, 2008, 10:28:40 PM » |
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I reckon you should start pushing - talk to his GP , his consultants, the nuses, etc and find out how you can speed it up - my mate neede an MRI scan on her brain (she's had lots of mini strokes) and was told she might have to wait 3 months! As it happened it was only a couple of weeks because her consultant pushed it.
Trouble is, there just aren't enough scanners, in spite of the enormous amounts of money raised by the public AND the huge sums that have been ploughed into the NHS only to be wasted on managers and their cars, and fancy computer systems that don't work!
Ooops sorry, didn't mean to rant. But I know from experience that when dealing with the NHS you have to keep fighting your corner, and I hope when me and Mike are too old to do it for ourselves, that our children will fight for us.
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« Reply #21 on: March 30, 2008, 10:10:23 AM » |
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hi taz and bg my dads in the Leicester royal its a massive teaching hospital and the trouble is there too busy (there words not mine) he was supposed to go for the MRI Tuesday taz but nobody collected him or even told him what was going on. I have asked the nurses every time Ive been to see my dad whens the MRI ? "we don't know when theres a space available" I was at the royal at 2 am this morning (Sunday) my dad had flipped his lid because he was still waiting for the pain relive drug morphine which he had asked for at 9 PM Saturday that the time it was due  BG i dont blame ya having your rant
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« Reply #22 on: March 30, 2008, 10:30:43 AM » |
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We send our best wishes to you and your family also. (Janie & Dave) xx
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« Reply #23 on: March 30, 2008, 10:41:33 AM » |
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I don't really know what else to say but I hope they sort him out soon.
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« Reply #24 on: March 30, 2008, 02:58:40 PM » |
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good news at last ive been at the hospital all day (sunday) and guess what my dads had the mri all we need to do now is wait for the doctors to review it all and see where we go from there
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« Reply #25 on: March 30, 2008, 04:27:14 PM » |
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Glad to hear it!
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« Reply #26 on: March 30, 2008, 08:43:56 PM » |
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Great news.
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« Reply #27 on: April 06, 2008, 09:26:07 AM » |
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update we have had the results of the MRI my dads back has collapsed and all the gaps between the joint have got smaller which mean he will not be able to walk again.He can just about make it to the loo with the aid of two crutches. But thats it.They cant operate on him they say its too far gone plus his age is against him hes 71.He will hopefully be going home this Monday or Tuesday as they cant do anything more for him. we have the social services coming out to see about adaptations for the house and some sort of care package. Like me he lives on his own so he will need somebody to come in and look after him
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« Reply #28 on: April 06, 2008, 10:56:34 AM » |
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Sorry about that Mousy. At least you now know what you are dealing with.
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« Reply #29 on: April 06, 2008, 04:42:25 PM » |
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Hi Mouse, Sorry to hear the outcome about Dad. Best wishes from down south.
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what do you mean, I cant do that !! 
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