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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I'm sure I've mentioned before on here - we once took our daughter to an out of hours doctor and he Googled. Right there in front of us, screen facing us, not even trying to hide it he Googled her symptoms and was clicking links like "maybe it's this... Or this". I was actually gobsmacked. I'm utterly convinced that 90% of NHS doctors are essentially just winging it! That sort of dismissive "hot day" comment seems pretty typical of my experiences lately.

If you do find yourself at he hospital again, seriously, just badger them until you get to see someone a bit more senior. That doesn't mean a doctor - the rank and file doctors are useless - most experienced high grade nurses are better than a "foot soldier" hospital doctor.

Don't let up until you're satisfied that you've seen someone who KNOWS what they are talking about and isn't just taking shots in the dark.

It's frightening really. You always hear stories about how doctors continually turn people away saying they're overreacting or it's nothing to worry about and before they know it, it turns out they have a tumour the size of a grapefruit or something.

If you believe something is wrong then don't let it lie, you know your own body better than anyone.