You've just had your latest oncology scans and are awaiting the results..

Bogwhoppit

...then you visit your GP for an unrelated issue, and he suggests 'you make peace with your maker'

 

Now, call me sensitive, but in the brief ten seconds I had to rationalise this as a coincidence, my first thought was I've not played my SG custom since buying it.  Misplaced priorities,or do I need some new 'normal' pills ? -  indeed, he may have even let the cat out of the bag !!!

 

Still, I should know in ten days time when I see Dr Death (the name for my consultant), meanwhile I'm going to play the SG  lol

mike_l

Play that SG like you stole it for at least the next 10 days.

 

chillidoggy

Co-incidentally, I also have an SG Custom which I've only played about twice in the 6 years I've had it. I hope there isn't a pattern emerging.

fretmeister

Complain about the doctor for being insensitive and unprofessional.

Get compensation.

Spend it on hookers.

Bogwhoppit

chillidoggy said:

Co-incidentally, I also have an SG Custom which I've only played about twice in the 6 years I've had it. I hope there isn't a pattern emerging.

If you start pissing blood, pick up the SG

chillidoggy

Co-incidentally, earlier this year, I did.

 

 

It's SG-time!

Phil_aka_Pip

best wishes mate ...

frankus

Bogwhoppit said:

...then you visit your GP for an unrelated issue, and he suggests 'you make peace with your maker'

 

Now, call me sensitive, but in the brief ten seconds I had to rationalise this as a coincidence, my first thought was I've not played my SG custom since buying it.  Misplaced priorities,or do I need some new 'normal' pills ? -  indeed, he may have even let the cat out of the bag !!!

 

Still, I should know in ten days time when I see Dr Death (the name for my consultant), meanwhile I'm going to play the SG  lol

Some GPs are tools, I often heard "not dead yet? come back in two weeks"...

Call you sensitive? You'd need to be in total denial to be waiting such important results without trepidation. I really hope the results are good ... and that the GPs children grow up aspiring to be drummers...

Bogwhoppit

frankus said:

.I really hope[...] GPs children grow up aspiring to be drummers...

Oh!, that's harsh ! 

mike_l

frankus said:

   and that the GPs children grow up aspiring to be drummers...

Are PRS doing drumkits now?

Grunfeld

Bogwhoppit said:

Still, I should know in ten days time... meanwhile I'm going to play the SG

I'm guessing that may seem like a long ten days.  This is probably goes without saying but if you want to post meaningless or meaningful thoughts about how you're doing then make a thread, maybe in SD, or whatever and type whatever you want; it's this kind of of forum and it's okay.  (We've dealt with Holn's bum; errant gfs, acne, all sorts... we're fucking experts!)

On the subject of your insensitive GP:  maybe, if and only if you feel ready, tell him what his words did.  If his brain is working he will appreciate it.  I had a patient, (I'm not a doctor but I picked up something important going on in my patient which my patient's doctor had missed), and I handled it all wrong.  The good bit was I called it right and got the patient to the right consultant; the bad bit was I was incredibly insensitive to the patient but didn't realise it -- until the patient bumped into me again months later and told me straight how my words had hurt.  I was mortified, but I took the lesson.  Your GP might need that lesson too.  Dunno.

Hootsmon

hope you are good Bro 

drwiddly

All the best mate and I hope your news, when it comes, is good.

TTony

Imagine how Wilko Johnson's GP feels ...

And I bet Wilko went home and thrashed a Tele or two.  So have fun with the SG.

 

ElectroDan

I hope everything turns out ok for you. Seems a strange thing to say to someone who hasn't had results yet.

Either way, do what makes you happy, and spend as much time as possible with those you love.

holnrew

I would definitely make a complaint!

english_bob

If nothing else, mention it to "Dr Death". The medical world is fairly small, so there's half a chance he already knows your GP, or at least had some sort of interaction with him in the course of their work. Oncologists and other doctors who deal with cancer patients regularly are intensively trained in how best to deliver bad news and GPs, to the best of my knowledge, aren't, so your consultant probably has his own feelings about GPs "helping" in this way; feelings he may feel like communicating to your GP informally, if you know what I mean.

Also worth saying that while your GP may have seen the report on your scan he is probably not well placed to interpret it. Radiology reports are primarily factual, giving details of what can be seen on the scan and comparing that to any previous scans you've had. It almost certainly doesn't say anything about your prognosis.

I'm not a doctor, I'm an administrator involved in cancer care, so I really can't add anything constructive other than to say that having seen the other end of one or two similar situations you should probably ignore your GP. For all you know he just wanted to tell you the good news about Jesus Christ or something.

Lexie1

Best wishes and positive vibes for the results.

We went through this earlier in the year at Hinchinbrook and it amazed me how flippant some staff could be. Obviously they deal with this stuff day in, day out, but their patients don't. We were told that the results would be sent to us within 10 days, after 3 weeks had passed we rang them to be told that "Oh, you haven't heard from us? We cannot discuss the findings with you but urge you to contact your GP."

Hearts in mouth, ring GP, she rang back within 30 minutes to say that they hadn't heard anything either! By the end of that day we had the results and I am delighted to say it was the "All Clear".

jellyroll

Best wishes, mate.

hubobulous

Best wishes. Use the next 10 days to do as much fun stuff as possible.

chillidoggy

Except face-sitting, it's been banned, apparently.