Hi Heather, That is great you are seeing the GP, get all the help you can. Mine sent me out some really useful links as well as upping my meds (which I know isn’t for everyone). It was also just good to talk to someone.
I look forward to seeing a picture of Kitty! I so miss having a cat.
Counselling helped me manage my mum’s never ending requests, and my response to them. Really helped me.
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Oh hooray. That worked. This is kitty.
Hello again and thanks for the support. I saw my GP. She gave me a full hour and she was compassionate and helpful. She has referred me for counselling. She is going to see my husband about his depression. She prescribed me fast acting blood pressure tablets to take only if my B/P elevates during stressful episodes. She talked about setting boundaries and advised me to just leave the room or even go out for a walk as soon as my husband starts shouting, she says not to stay around trying to talk him down, but to say gently but firmly that shouting is not acceptable so I am going away from the situation and will check on him again in 15 mins, half an hour ( what ever seems right). She says then to just go, ignore any tactics to keep me there at that time of tension. She says walking through life on eggshells is not acceptable. I feel very much better having shared the situation with her.
Sounds like you have an excellent GP. Can we clone her?
@HeatherJ Glad it went well and well done for reaching out and for telling us how it went. Have to agree with Charles, please can we clone her? Could certainly do with her in my area. My situation is not helped by my husband being at a different Surgery.
The advice given is all good. I do hope counselling can be sorted sooner rather than later.
Hi @HeatherJ I echo the others sounds like you have a great GP. I am so glad you are feeling better, it is great to be able to talk to someone.
Kitty is gorgeous and so snuggly in her house!
My old GP knew my whole extended family, all patients at the same practice. I’ve been a patient there for 56 years. Now he has retired, no one ever says to me “How is M?” He may have moved to a different practice as he’s moved home, but he’s still my son!
Reading about others experiences with GP practices makes me SO grateful we have such a supportive Doctor and a wonderful Practice Staff. The Receptionists know most patients by name and if I phone or go in I am always asked ‘how is Graham and hoe are YOU?’ It feels like they DO actually care and I usually have a laugh with them. Mind you it may have something to do with the large basket of fruit I deliver each Christmas. Also the Managing Partner sent out a general message shortly after lockdown asking for more consideration for the Reception staff (I found out a few idiot patients had been very rude to them) and I reacted by sending a card saying ‘Some patients DO care about you too. Thank you all’. I saw it on their main desk a few times when I went in and each of the ladies commented about it and I heard there had been tears when it arrived as they were moved someone thought to make the comment.
I am not sure why all Practices can’t be like ours, but I suppose so much ‘comes from the top’!
@Chris_22081 TBH I do not envy the Reception staff at any Surgery nowadays. They have limited appointments. A friend works part time as a nurse, and before 8am there were 112 calls waiting. The GP offered to help and he apparently got very flustered. But at least he is aware what his team face. I do NLP in buckets too with husbands Surgery because I do think the majority of Reception Staff do try…it is so easy to critisise. I also try to send Thank You cards to the lady on the bar at the pub where we have our Book Club as she does look out for new members for me.
