Her NHS chat has enraged me.
She was discharged from hospital last Saturday. First thing Monday (when Lee was still about) is when she should have made the appt citing the fact she’d been in hospital over weekend. It’s very likely she’d have been seen by the Duty Doctor then. Waiting over a week before trying to get an appt then complaining and berating the NHS because she can’t is ridiculous. She MIGHT have migraines. If she does she’s not going to take any meds because she has form for that and given most first line meds offered for treatment of migraines will make her put weight on (eg beta blockers). And secretly when they tell her there’s nothing wrong with her (cause for celebration for most people) she’s probably going to be disappointed (clearly loves a bit of drama).
Here’s the thing - that GP surgery will be bursting with genuinely unwell people. It’s January. They’ll be seeing people who gave all sorts of core morbidities compounded by winter bugs/falls due to ice etc. Vulnerable sorts. People who REALLY need to be seen. She is neither seriously unwell (albeit acute migraines are appalling but there are loads of treatments that will sort them out and she can go about her daily living without any drama), or vulnerable or (given she’s able to go bash one out at the gym) in dire need to see a GP.
The NHS does not have its “flaws”, what it has is too many people with self-diagnosed issues bleating about being entitled to appointments at the drop of a bloody hat!!!