brenda
12-19-2006, 12:22 AM
'cus I couldn't be much worse than the ones they've already got.
So I get my hospital appointment through to see a consultant about my suspected hernia and waddaya know it was a complete waste of time.
I arrive half an hour early and they are an hour late seeing me. Then the conversation goes like this....
Geezer....So you've got a hernia?
Me....Well I was hoping that YOU would be able to tell ME
Geezer....Lets take a look then, hmmm, hmmm, please cough, please cough again, yes you have a hernia, please lie down on the couch
Me....:unsure:
Geezer....hmmmm, please cough, please cough again, and again. You actually have 2 hernias
Me....bugger. How will this affect the birth?
Geezer....It shouldn't do
Me....Well both my midwife and doctor think it will, that is why I am here
Geezer....Well it might do
Me....:huh:
Geezer....I'll just go and check
Me....:huh:
10 minutes later when he returns Yeah it should be ok
Me....well what sort of hernia is it inguinal or femoral?
Geezer....erm, just let me check
Me:huh:
Geezer....femoral
Me....Doesn't that mean that there is a risk of developing a strangulated bowel during labour?
Geezer....er, yeah
Me....and don't you think that might affect the birth?
Geezer....er, yeah
:blink:
so much for health proffesionals, I got better advise from google
So I get my hospital appointment through to see a consultant about my suspected hernia and waddaya know it was a complete waste of time.
I arrive half an hour early and they are an hour late seeing me. Then the conversation goes like this....
Geezer....So you've got a hernia?
Me....Well I was hoping that YOU would be able to tell ME
Geezer....Lets take a look then, hmmm, hmmm, please cough, please cough again, yes you have a hernia, please lie down on the couch
Me....:unsure:
Geezer....hmmmm, please cough, please cough again, and again. You actually have 2 hernias
Me....bugger. How will this affect the birth?
Geezer....It shouldn't do
Me....Well both my midwife and doctor think it will, that is why I am here
Geezer....Well it might do
Me....:huh:
Geezer....I'll just go and check
Me....:huh:
10 minutes later when he returns Yeah it should be ok
Me....well what sort of hernia is it inguinal or femoral?
Geezer....erm, just let me check
Me:huh:
Geezer....femoral
Me....Doesn't that mean that there is a risk of developing a strangulated bowel during labour?
Geezer....er, yeah
Me....and don't you think that might affect the birth?
Geezer....er, yeah
:blink:
so much for health proffesionals, I got better advise from google