Re: Vegemite Fix... > Bev - long

November 5, 2006

Hi Bev...

How are you travelling - sounding a bit pissed off!!! ROFLMAO!

Yes... I was miffed big time I can tell you. When I had the problem the

other week my surgeon was off doing the country thing and the other one

was unable to wait for me to get to the surgery to get a bit out for me.

Mind you, last time he tried to put a bit in I had to go to radiology...

so I wasn't that hopeful anyway. Anyway, it cost me radiology fees -

and the several hour wait so that the locum fellow who had never removed

fill before could come and do it!!!! I talked him through it!!!!! I

should have charged him the $275 fee!!!! Now I need more fill and

cannot get any till Wednesday week... another ten days! That could cost

me a kilo or two.

Now don't get me wrong... I know that the rural folk in north west and

southern NSW should be able to have their surgeries close to home - but

if they were having a heart by-pass... they would have to come to

Sydney. Meanwhile, I can't see either of the surgeons or the clinic

nurse until next week. What happens if I have a major emergency...

which isn't going to happen... but it might????? Who sees me??? Does

he come home to treat me or do they find another locum. I think we the

patients should be aware that they are missing in action for weeks on

end whilst setting up clinics in Tamworth.

Mel

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> I get miffed too Mel. You can blame in part one of the big companies

who are a money making machine ... the more clinics the better ... means

more money for the company for every band sold. Yes it does mean more

for the surgeon as well, but where is quality patient care. How many

bands can you fit in a week ... how many patients can get in to have

fills on a two weekly basis if necessary? Not enough. Sorry J & J ... but

I am not happy either.

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