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My lack of trust that a doctor or paramedic actually know whats / what is high.

A good few years ago I became ill one evening, really bad stomach ache and I mean really bad I put up with it for a while until it got to the stage I cold hardly move (after a few hours) I had the ambulance out twice and then the emergency doctor all said its just a bug and I will get over it.

As soon as It was morning I manage with great difficulty to get to my mums house where she drove me to my local docs.

Within 5 mins he had sussed what was wrong and I was rushed to BRI for my appendics removed.

So 2 x Ambulances and a Call out doctor wrongly diagnosed me.

I have little trust now.

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Can I interfere here? Well I am going to anyway. As someone who has suffered from anemia all her life go to your doctors and insist they test your iron levels

I have had to do the same on a number of occasions recently and each time I have been proven right. I have also had to ask for a B12 test and again the result came back saying that I needed treatment.

Iron is such a little thing but affects your day to life so greatly. Do it today

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its ok Polly, you arent interfering, i will ring the surgery again tomorrow

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I can only go off what happens at my GP's surgery but when a blood test is booked the GP fills in a standard form on which he has ticked appropriate boxes for the conditions he wants you to be tested for. If the GP doesn't do this the nurse, or whoever takes the blood, can't know how many samples are required and the lab can't have a clue what they're looking for. See another doctor and ask them to refer you for the test - properly.

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Just make an appointment and see one of the good Doctors like Smith or Prout and tell them you were not happy with the first Doctor answers and you want a second opinion.

Make sure you tell them which Doctor you want to see or they will fit you in with anyone free

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right so i should make another appointment first? then tell the doctor again about my symptoms then take it from there? it was Dr Prout who sorted my last bloods out, and Dr Smith is just a div lol

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Sam Prout is lovely, and very competent too. As for the guinness...it isn't the same for iron content any more as it is manufactured differently....something to do with Cask conditioning......so Flasy, do as you are told by several of your mothers on here.......GET THE BLOODY TEST DONE.......sorry that was a typo....I really meant blood test :D :)

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Yes I understand that but don't imagine the doc will be asking for HIV to be tested for. If it were me I would want the test just for peace of mind.

As an afterthought if you are diagnosed as anaemic should your doctor not investigate the reason why rather than just offering Iron Tablets???

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Dr Smith is actually very highly regarded and I would have no hesitation in seeing him, he has been my mum's GP for a good few years and I know of a few pharmacists who speak very highly of him, that is high praise indeed from them !:)

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I agree Lindsay, and I have worked with enough of the other sort to know the difference.

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So can I say I told you so to Shaz and give her a big :tongueout

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lol
seems some people have misenterpited (sp?) my thoughts on Dr Smith, did the LOL at the end not tell you that :rolleyes:

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never mind that.....have you booked another appointment???????:D

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shush lol ;)