Sue

reeko Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- Obviously cost > should not be the primary concern when considering > a referral, but it should absolutely be a > consideration. xxxxxx I can't imagine anybody would disagree with that ..... The symptoms should be the primary consideration, surely. ETA: Sorry didn't read your post properly

I cannot believe that a GP would deliberately not refer somebody to hospital because of keeping down costs. I know there are publicised cases in some areas where particular very expensive treatment is refused on the grounds of cost, but I cannot believe that somebody would be refused expert investigation and/or diagnosis on the grounds of cost. I would have thought in the case Pugwash quotes that it was 99% likely that it was poor judgment on the part of the GP/s concerned (or alternatively that the rareness of the symptoms played a part). My daughter was not diagnosed for months even after being referred to hospital, because she had/has something extremely rare which was not picked up when it should have been.

Pugwash Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > A friend of mine developed cancer and she had a > terrible time trying to get the GPs to take her > symptoms seriously and refer her to hospital where > she was eventually diagnosed with a rare form of > cancer xxxxxx Whilst that is awful, surely that is nothing to do with the running of the practice. If she thinks there was negligence, she should make a complaint against the GPs in question, not least to prevent the same thing happening to anybody else. My daughter has recently been in a similar situation and she lives in Oxford. Unfortunately it could happen anywhere, but it is down to individual doctors and not what practice they work in, surely. People should insist on a second opinion, which they are fully entitled to do (or change GPs). Sadly my daughter had totally misplaced faith in her GP and refused to believe that he could be giving her poor advice, even with much evidence to the contrary.

Could you attach a screenshot of the message you are getting? That might help people identify what it is (not me, I wouldn't have a clue :)) ) ETA: When the message is on your screen, press the "Print Screen" key, then open a new file in Paint (or similar) and copy the screenshot onto it (Control V). Then save it somewhere, then you can attach it to a post on here.

bobbly Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I am not stressing sue xxxxxx No, didn't mean to imply you were, but somebody else posted on the thread to say that they were still stressed about a burglary which had happened years ago whilst they were in bed. Understandable, obviously, but if you've done all you can security-wise, there's nothing more that you can do really, so being stressed just makes things worse :(

Is he the one who announced his terminal illness in a crossword?

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- I don't think it > will be much longer before Adventure Bar move out, > every time I walk past it seems half empty. > Whereas the ones in other areas are rammed most > nights. xxxxxx My God, there are Adventure Bars elsewhere? What a hideous thought.

bobbly Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- there have been a spate of > burglaries and attempted burglaries carried out > this way. xxxxxx Although this may well be true, do bear in mind that because we have this forum, we are much more likely to hear about local crimes such as burglary and muggings. They happen everywhere in London, but unless you are directly affected or know someone who is, you will usually remain in blissful ignorance. If you've done everything possible to make your house secure - whether you are in or out - then try not to stress about it. I was burgled whilst alone, and in bed, in a house in a quiet part of Devon in the eighties, so this kind of thing can happen anywhere. I heard noises but thought I was imagining it. Luckily I didn't go downstairs as they had used a kitchen knife to cut through my TV cable which was running through a hole in a shelf. Also luckily, they didn't come upstairs, so they must have known someone was in :( Sadly it had the effect of my neighbour buying two guard dogs and installing them in a kennel in his garden, where they barked much of the night just below my bedroom window (so a bit useless if there was another actual burglar, as everybody would just ignore them) :(

SebsC Wrote: So where was the person who was > meant to be there from 8? At first the computers > weren't working so we all stood waiting (all 23 of > us!). I asked, "So, whilst we are all stood here > waiting having queued for over an hour, all the > early appointments are being given out over the > phone?". She told me, "No, don't worry, there's no > one here to answer the phones so you'll get the > first choice of appointments!". xxxxxxx This is all absolutely appalling. I have always defended DMC in the past, but SebsC's whole post is just unbelievable. Are the GPs there aware of this chaos? I recently had to wait nearly three weeks for an appointment, and I did say to the person who answered the phone "lucky it's not urgent" - seems it was more lucky than I realised. :( I don't want to move from there because I've always found the GPs very good, but if I've got to queue an hour in the cold when I'm more urgently ill, I shall be thinking again.

Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not the funniest episode, then... xxxxx No actually it was a bit poor wasn't it? The "Brian Griffin: Yeah I, uh... I got into the garbage and ate some chocolate." would have been much funnier. Not even much pathos really. Hey Family Guy people - Must Do Better. (Oh, and bring Brian back... )

Looking forward to it :)

:(

El Pibe Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Sue.....he's not real!!!! xxxxxxx Nothing's real !!! He's as real as anybody else !!!!!

I was going to get a tee shirt with Brian on! Don't know whether I can bring myself to now :( Apparently there's an online petition to bring him back, but it would be a bit pathetic to sign it, wouldn't it? Oh dear, I'm off to look for it :)) :)) :)) ETA: Oh dear oh dear, here it is: https://www.change.org/petitions/seth-macfarlane-and-fox-broadcasting-company-bring-brian-griffin-back-to-family-guy ETA: It's got over thirty thousand signatures so far!!!!

How could they? I only just found out they've killed Brian in Family Guy! He was my favourite character! That's totally ruined my day :( :(

They missed a great opportunity last week when they were featured in Time Out (page 26) and the piece gave their website address. I'm sure many people seeing the words "Sustainable Gastropub" would have wanted to find out more - but the website is currently just a white page with five blank rectangles at the top of it :( and doesn't even have a couple of paragraphs to explain the present situation or what is holding up the restaurant opening :( OK this will also be construed as "negative comment" I'm sure, but - the Time Out piece says that The Patch's hydroponic growing system "will use 90 per cent less water, fuel and fertiliser than conventional planting." But I'm sure I read somewhere that they imported it from the States, so if that is true, doesn't that rather cancel out the local sustainability thing? Is this system really that much better than what is available in the London shops selling hydroponics equipment? And doesn't the sun (free) usually fuel the growing of veg? Or is this system going to be in a heated glasshouse or under lights indoors? Interested to see how this will work. Just googled hydroponics, but life is too short to read it all! Good luck to them if they make a go of it, and I see they will be getting "extra fruit and veg from gardens and allotments" (though I wouldn't have thought allotment holders would be allowed to sell or even give their produce to a commercially run restaurant, especially given that most allotment sites these days have very long waiting lists of people wanting to grow fruit and veg for their own family's use?) Edited for crap grammar.

ianr Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > How long was it before the police arrived? I > assume, with a crime definitely in progress and > perps there for the taking, they'd give it high > priority. I'm wondering about the strategy of > keeping shtumm for as long as possible after > calling them, to increase their chance of making > some arrests. xxxxxxx I'm not sure how long I'd be willing to keep shtumm if there were a load of burglars climbing into my house :)) I'd have to have a lot of faith in the ability of the police to arrive within - oh, ten seconds of my call to them :))

Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Either which way waiting for an hour in a queue to > be answered by a GP's receptionist is wholly > unacceptable xxxxxxx Of course it's unacceptable, but if as stated above they have had two staff leave at once, presumably at short notice, it's (a bit) understandable? What they should do is put a message on the answering system explaining that there will be a longer wait than usual and suggesting the best times to phone?

StraferJack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Cheers for the update mr b > > Any reason we can't find this info out other from > someone we know on edf ? > > Checked the website. Disappeared > > Facebook. Nothing > > Twitter. Nothing > > > Engagement with potential punters seems to be from > 1985 xxxxxx According to a comment The Patch posted on Facebook on Saturday (in response to somebody trying and failing to book a table) the restaurant is opening this Wednesday. Another comment by somebody else says the manager told her it had a "kitchen gas issue". ETA: But they don't seem to have tweeted anything since the end of October.

otter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Old ladies having to walk around looking for their bins. xxxxxx And everybody else having their bins miraculously return by themselves?! Out of interest, how do you define "old ladies", as I fear I may be one :)) Already I can scarcely lift the lid of my bin, being so old and decrepit. Where will it all end? :))

So Lordship Lane will now have two Italian restaurants within a few metres of each other??

Help-Ma-Boab Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Do rats have stag parties? xxxxxx :))

I don't think they are open for food yet?

Bit hard to tell the size of the poo from your picture ..... but YES! It's an ENORMOUS rat!

PeckhamRose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- No-one I know actually reads > the Southwark Life magazines. xxxxxxxxx I do :)