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[Chrissie]

Another hug for you ((((Lilac)))) & one for (((((Scyla))))) as well.

Just over 2 years ago I came down with a terrifying bug. To start with I had sickness & the runs (can't spell dhiariea - see told you I couldn't ) Then a couple of days later I had such a tightness in my chest, it was painful to breathe. It happened over a bank holiday & I felt so ill & scared that I rang NHS direct. They gave me a number to ring & I ended up getting a taxi to my nearest hospital to see a GP on duty there. The first thing that doctor asked me was did I smoke. When I said yes he as good as said it was my own fault & I was most likely just making things worse due to a panic attack

A couple of days later I got an appointment with my own doctor & she diagnosed a viral infection with a secondary bacterial chest infection so gave me a course of antibiotics.

Yes, another long story but it was due to the fact that the way I was totally dismissed by the doctor I saw at the hospital, because I was a smoker, made me realise I had to do something about how much I was smoking & just a few months later I bought my first e-cig - maybe he did me a favour?

[Lilac]

One back to you, sweetie....((((Chrissie))))

That is a disgrace!!! Treating you like that when you were ill & afraid...

No 1 rule of a medic......First do no harm....and he made you feel worse... > you should have reported him, the fact that you smoked was no excuse

by comparison, the dr i saw didn't even ask if i smoked

cripes, half the drs at my hospital smoke, even the consultants!!

[Scylla]

To whom it may concern... we are a very huggy bunch

No flaming allowed here

scylla

[Chrissie]

You are right Lilac, he did make me feel worse

Hope you are feeling completely better soon Lilac.

Lol Scylla

[nana]

Scylla,
Your post at #12.........
"I suddenly became chilled to the marrow, all thru my insides, I had to chatter my teeth and shiver violently to survive... I lay down in bed with 2 duvets and eventually went off to sleep, and several hours later I woke up almost on fire. It wasn't anything like my hot & cold flushes/sweats. Then the next morning it was as if nothing had happened ???"

I've had this, maybe once or twice a year, on and off for thirty-odd years.
From keeping a note of when it happens, I've put it down to stress.
Not always bad stress, either - I've experienced it when I've returned home after a night out on the town, too, when I'm not stressed, more hyped-up...
For me, a glass of sherry cures it.

[Scylla]

Jan 31, 2010 11:34:07 GMT nana said:

For me, a glass of sherry cures it.

That would undo 20+ years of abstinence and you'd never see me again

Fortunately the queer turn hasn't happened since, I'm back to my "normal" temperature madness.

scylla

[nana]

Scylla,
It works for me because of just that - I'm not a drinker at all. So I think the alcohol hits the spot quickly.
If it weren't for that odd glass of sherry, I'd be a teetotaller.