Re: Nice laugh

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heaven help us!

i had some blood taken today, and it was by a young doctor who hadn't

specialised yet (you know you're getting old when drs start getting younger than

you!). he was from south africa.

he was taking blood and i noted some of the phials seemed half full. i said to

him " are you going to fill the phials up - some are half full " . i didn't say it

unkindly, but he was a bit put out by this, he said i'm doing my best and

mentioned my veins weren't very good. he then looked and said only a couple are

half full, and he filled them up properly.

I clarified i was just concerned there wouldn't be enough to test and wasn't

trying to be funny or critical. I don't think he was that confident. he was

actually quite pleasant though, asking me why i was having these tests done

privately, and seemed genuinely concerned when i said i had chronic fatigue and

the nhs hadn't helped me and my life was going down the pan. he said " i'm

sorry " when i said my life's going down the pan, and i thought he didn't

understand the expression so was asking me to repeat/clarify, but no he actually

said sorry to hear i was unwell. he wished me luck and said he hoped i got

well soon and that the dr i was going to see helped me.

he also said i didn't look unwell but said i don't doubt that you feel it. i'm

19st so i don't think i look the picture of health! anyway, thought i'd mention

it, as it's a nice change (at least for me) to find a doctor who was sympathetic

and actually quite nice.

chris

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> So i was talking to an old school friend on the weekend who is a trainee

doctor, i told them i had thyroid problems and he said " thyroxine " and i was

like noooo, im on T3 only. His repsonse " isnt that illegal " lol

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