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Rayna Lamb <[log in to unmask]>
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St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
Date:
Sat, 1 Dec 2001 01:42:57 +0800
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Arrrggg!!!!  Don't get me started!  I desperately need to see a physio
because of my fall, and I have two choices through the public health
system.  1 My GP refers me to local hospital where I wait up to a
month to get to see a medical registrar, who refers me to the physio
dept. in the same hospital, which can take another month, by which
time I am in screeching agony, because I don't like to take too many
painkillers/muscle relaxants (don't like being dependent on
ANYTHING!!!), orrrrr, option 2, trot myself into the causualty
dept. of aforementioned hospital (underfunded, understaffed, and
overfull) with a letter from my doc wait several hours in there either
on uncomfortable waiting room chairs in lots of pain, or on a hospital
guerney that is too short (designed, I am told, for people who are 5
foot 8 inches - I am 5"10', and we all know how uncomfortable those
things are), for some doc to examine me and refer me to physio for the
next couple of weeks.  I HATE ER depts, and don't want to spend all
day in one.......  Anyway that is my winge for the day.  I do not like
being in this much pain, it turns me into a complaining cow.  Sorry,
everyone.

Rayna

On Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 11:55:02AM -0500, Bobby G. Greer, Ph. D. wrote:
  Wait..we have those
    now... they are called internists.

    Bobby

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