I have seen a mixture of good and bad with the NHS. Friends of mine work in it. But this story should be shared. As should the reaction from a totally unconnected early 50s GP friend of mine that I forwarded the message to.
I have a late 40s friend with long term lupus which is an auto-immune disease. You would not know anything was amiss if you met her, she appears fit and healthy with low BMI. This condition predates and is nothing to do with the covid jabs.
I received this terrifying message from her husband today. Mercifully they are currently in South Africa so she received proper healthcare in the nick of time.
"So here's another anecdote for you. XXX injured her leg five weeks ago - a big gash. A&E for 4 and a half hours patched up and dismissed. No antibiotic no painkiller. A week later the gash had turned black the wound was worse and so her gp then gave her some weak antibiotics. Wound carried on weeping and wouldn't heal. A&E this time at [UK Hospital]. Four hour wait whereby they cleaned the wound but said no more could be done. Three weeks by this stage with XXX incapacitated and myself running around doing everything including renovating the house. Back to the gp who now administers a super strong antibiotic - ten days course. No joy - leg still swollen still not healed. We are now at five weeks with XXX still hardly able to walk as we get on the plane to SA. Off at Joburg XXX's leg has swollen to the size of a balloon. Rush to the doctor who instantly books her into [Joburg Hospital] same day. Her lymph nodes all the way up her leg had chocked up and she was five minutes away from getting gangrene. She was already suffering from cellulitis. Operated on the next day by a wound specialist ,IV for 48 hours straight. £3500 later she is finally healed although walking on crutches. Two doctors and the surgeon confirmed that if she hadn't arrived when she did she was in serious danger of losing her ****ing leg."
My UK GP mate's response:
"Daily occurrence unfortunately and it's likely to get worse"
I have a late 40s friend with long term lupus which is an auto-immune disease. You would not know anything was amiss if you met her, she appears fit and healthy with low BMI. This condition predates and is nothing to do with the covid jabs.
I received this terrifying message from her husband today. Mercifully they are currently in South Africa so she received proper healthcare in the nick of time.
"So here's another anecdote for you. XXX injured her leg five weeks ago - a big gash. A&E for 4 and a half hours patched up and dismissed. No antibiotic no painkiller. A week later the gash had turned black the wound was worse and so her gp then gave her some weak antibiotics. Wound carried on weeping and wouldn't heal. A&E this time at [UK Hospital]. Four hour wait whereby they cleaned the wound but said no more could be done. Three weeks by this stage with XXX incapacitated and myself running around doing everything including renovating the house. Back to the gp who now administers a super strong antibiotic - ten days course. No joy - leg still swollen still not healed. We are now at five weeks with XXX still hardly able to walk as we get on the plane to SA. Off at Joburg XXX's leg has swollen to the size of a balloon. Rush to the doctor who instantly books her into [Joburg Hospital] same day. Her lymph nodes all the way up her leg had chocked up and she was five minutes away from getting gangrene. She was already suffering from cellulitis. Operated on the next day by a wound specialist ,IV for 48 hours straight. £3500 later she is finally healed although walking on crutches. Two doctors and the surgeon confirmed that if she hadn't arrived when she did she was in serious danger of losing her ****ing leg."
My UK GP mate's response:
"Daily occurrence unfortunately and it's likely to get worse"