Is this the worst birthday present/treat/day

[Perpetua]

Be thankful you still have some teeth left Claire . . . not all of us have that advantage. Nor have we had the benefit of the NHS paying for some very expensive remedial treatment.

Given the excruciating dental pain I've suffered over the years with abscesses, numerous root canals - I know where I'd be sitting on Saturday to be pain free.

[gill2009]

Apr 7, 2015 15:32:55 GMT Perpetua said:

Be thankful you still have some teeth left Claire . . . not all of us have that advantage. Nor have we had the benefit of the NHS paying for some very expensive remedial treatment.

Given the excruciating dental pain I've suffered over the years with abscesses, numerous root canals - I know where I'd be sitting on Saturday to be pain free.

Couldn't agree more !!!

[clairea]

Apr 7, 2015 15:21:01 GMT jackcustard said:

Apr 7, 2015 12:11:47 GMT clairea said:

I don't want to be in pain on my birthday and a month later isn't going to make a big difference when waited 3 years to be sorted. A weeks notice is not enough time anyway already have plans for the day, if it wasn't my birthday and an ordinary sTurday not much I can do with a weeks notice, need someone with me because of sedation and hubbie teaches for the American Red Cross on Saturdays and wouldn't have been able to take me on such short notice, it's hard enough for him to get cover at the  best of times and people have paid the Red Cross for being taught first aid by my hubbie, hubbie doesn't get paid he does this voluntary after working  a 60 hour week, 

NHS is damned if they do and damned if they don't.

You are annoyed you have waited three years.

They give you an appointment and you are still annoyed.

:/

Are the NHS' problems as bad as they are made out or are people harder to please nowadays...?

I don't know, but I've always had great service from the NHS.

I,m not annoyed about 3 year wait was an accident from my dentist and previous hospital,  and I worked for the nhs for 20 years as a nurse, someone else will get my apt I phoned and changed it, it's not like I wasn't just going to show up now that's annoying, plus I'm at the hospital on the Friday Monday and Tuesday I have plans for my birthday that has  cost me money to book and plan, not easy when hubby works all the time and I have a progressive neurological condition, have to be in a healthish state to go anywhere,as does hubby as we are still waiting his cancer results again next week at hospital,  

i was amused at the coincidence that I had waited 3 years and the date they happened to chose was my birthday off all days, not that I was annoyed, 

And because of my disease I,m not sure how many birthdays I have left this could be my last or it could be one one 40 if they find out what it is anda can offer me help but after 10 years I am still waiting for a propr diagnosis, 

[clairea]

Apr 7, 2015 15:32:55 GMT Perpetua said:

Be thankful you still have some teeth left Claire . . . not all of us have that advantage. Nor have we had the benefit of the NHS paying for some very expensive remedial treatment.

Given the excruciating dental pain I've suffered over the years with abscesses, numerous root canals - I know where I'd be sitting on Saturday to be pain free.

The nhs are taking them out I have to pay a lot of money to have implants put in they won't do that under the nhs despite th fact the drug they put on causes this, I have very few teeth left, it's why I don't smile very much on the outside, as i don't like showing my mouth off. 

I was put on a drug called zoledex, it's meant for prostate cancer was experimental on females who had endometriosis, max time you were meant to be on drug was 6 months they kept me on it for 10 years, was originally one injection every 3 months then it went to once a month the. Followed by once a week, it didn't work I was/am so badly riddled with endometrosis I had to have a total hysterectomy at 30" although by that time I was begging them to do the hysterectomy,  when thy took everything out my gynae said it was the worst case he had ever seen despite severe treatment, it's even in my lungs, 
i can't have HRT otherwise it grows again, it's still dormant in my bladder, lungs and pelvic area, it's my odd body where tones muscles, nerves and some of my organs are in the wrong place,

it it was all a pet of the auto immune disorder I have had all may life apparently, now it affects all my muscles tendons and nerves, discs in back all which are degenerating everyday I wake up in pain every night I go to bed in pain, some days I can't get out of bed,
 But hey I can still joke and have fun and write a tonque in cheek peice about the coincidence of waitng for 3 years and being unlucky they pick my birthday to send me an apt, sometimes I write things that do not  come across as they are intenteded to, but I type as I speak a lot of the time, often can't read what I am typing because of swollen optic nerves in eyes.

and I'm going to London for the day, I wanted to go see Harry Potter but booked to late, so now going to natural history and the science museams and to see a show in the eevening and looking forward to the show for ages it was my Christmas present, 
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[Perpetua]

Apr 7, 2015 22:02:21 GMT clairea said:

Apr 7, 2015 15:32:55 GMT Perpetua said:

Be thankful you still have some teeth left Claire . . . not all of us have that advantage. Nor have we had the benefit of the NHS paying for some very expensive remedial treatment.

Given the excruciating dental pain I've suffered over the years with abscesses, numerous root canals - I know where I'd be sitting on Saturday to be pain free.

The nhs are taking them out I have to pay a lot of money to have implants put in they won't do that under the nhs despite th fact the drug they put on causes this, I have very few teeth left, it's why I don't smile very much on the outside, as i don't like showing my mouth off. 

And I worked my butt off to pay for several, substantial bank loans I took out to meet the cost of my Dentistry  . . . as the NHS would fund none of it, nor did I expect them to. Although I could have blamed part of my problems on previous NHS treatment.

I can think of any number of people on this forum who daily face the greatest of challenges to cope with life, they have my utmost compassion and respect as they simply get on with it. Without constantly bemoaning their lot or seeking sympathy.

We all have issues and problems to deal with that are relative to our personal situations Claire, you can either look at your glass being half empty or half full - the latter choice has always been my preferred option.