Truth is OFG, I imagined that most of those posting on here were going to be fit young things compared with myself and now I found many are old crocks like myself. Been a bit under the weather the last couple of days and been wondering how the heck I arrived in later eighty age without noticing it in reality. Wondered how others have fared, which was there 20 years in life which just disappeared?
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Rose, I have often said that I could write a book about the medical profession from the 1950s to date… The problem would be however, nobody would believe it, even if every word was true.
Back in the 60/70s the Doctor worked from home on his own, except for a receptionist one hour in the mornings. He did two surgeries each day and one Sat mornings, No nurse, he also did all the prescriptions, ear waxing etc and home visits every day. You could see him on the day as he opened at 9am and people started queuing outside fro 7am. For reasons he said he liked it when I came in as he could chat with me. So one morning, and I will try and keep it short, I went in with 13 waiting behind me. He springs up as he did and said “Did you see that, she has just come in and is having an affair, last week her husband came in, he is having an affair, why is everybody having an affair but me”? I replied “I doubt you want an affair Doctor” and he replied “Of course I want an affair, I see women here and out there and none ever say they want an affair with me”. I tell him that is not how it works and he say “Oh, I have been doing it wrong, I want you to tell me how to do it”. Two ruddy hours I was in there and those waiting behind me were shouting out and the exit door was slamming. When I asked him about the problem I went in with, he did not have time to look. Loads more, the brain surgeon who was God, the crackpot in Harley Street, years of it. No wonder I trust few of them.
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The problem here Rose is that the GP’s are now a waste of space, all they do is administer drugs (if you can understand them) and haven’t got a clue about practical help and illness that the old Doctors could clear up in a few days, so everyone goes to A&E for treatment.
Surgeries have got too big for their boots, especially round here. There are four surgeries served by the same half a dozen doctors, the teams of admin and reception staff are vast and outnumber the doctors and nurses…I thought the computer systems would reduce the number of staff and improve the service, they have actually made it worse.
If you don’t have a smartphone, forget it… 
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I’m just posting ref a related news story ref Omeprazole. A warning has been issued and advice changed to say this should not be taken long term but for short term courses only.
Now I know plenty of people who have been taking this for years with the doctors blessing. I was given a rolling prescription too but only take it occasionally. I’ve coincidentally been taking it for the last few days so am not impressed.
A few years ago they banned ranitidine after I had been taking it for a few years. Apparently that was linked to cancer.
Makes you think.
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I would have looked for a different doctor, unless they were all like that! 
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Yes, you’ve said it all Foxy, I usually tell my doctor what I need, she quickly checks and agrees and then sends me a prescription by email. Our GPs have taken al lot of responsibility off their shoulders, they don’t want to diagnose anything, always sending us to specialists all over the place, like yoyos. The next thing you know, we will be advised to go to the seasonal flu specialist. Oh yes, sorry, forgetting,we have the virologists,pulmonologists and otolaryngologists we can dish out all our euros to. 
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Hi
I just love reading this thread before I take my morning meds.
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I’ve only just started reading it and it’s scary stuff
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