Really Annoyed !

Ray,

I think if you were to take a poll on here you would find that most people would favour extending their lives and those of a partner even with loss of some quality of life. Were it not so, instead of having treatment which we know will lead to varying side effects, men would decline treatment and continue to enjoy all their pleasures for as long as possible which a few do. As regards encouraging men to have PSA tests and scans and the cost of so doing, it has to be remembered that successful outcomes for cancer patients in the UK are among the worst in Europe. This is partly down to late testing and scans. We have had men on this forum who have had bad experiences due to short comings including those of some doctors/specialists. Money spent on early diagnosis and early treatment, can where appropriate, save more expensive and further life changing treatment later on, so money well spent.

Fiona,

I think overall that at the sharp end the clinical staff do a great job in difficult circumstances. I witnessed this when I was hospitalized earlier this year. That not all patients could be attended to as quickly as they wished was due to insufficient nurses and the fact that some of the equipment was faulty and in short supply so items had to be carried from one bay of the ward to another. I am sure you are right in what you say about areas where money is wasted including external dabbling, well intentioned though it may be. One would have hoped that the large scale procurement would have resulted in lower unit costs being negotiated. To add to this is the high cost of some of the administrators, 'fat cats' as Diesel said. This is not confined to the NHS of course :- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3309596/The-shocking-scale-fat-cat-pay-public-sector-exposed-today-major-Daily-Mail-investigation.html

Hi, 

Finally received my Pump Clinic appointment (if it still exists by then) for February.  If the NHS Board doesn't feel there is a need for this service then I think that waiting over three months for an appointment indicates that this is a problem that a lot of men need help with.

Steve

I've just read your last post (and previous re delay re pump) with interest as I have my first ed clinic in a few weeks.

I had to see my GP re this and she was annoyed that my Onco team had not referred me before.

She thinks I should be offered a pump as a primary requirement and medication secondly.

My RT friend from hospital had his first appointment last week and was offered sidenfil. And go back in 3 months.

He was not offered a pump. I'll see what happens when I go.

I think privacy at home is a must. Already I am 'planning' suitable times in my mind to avoid interruptions !

Anyway good luck and half term will soon be over.

John

Glad you finally got it Steve and especially glad for you both that it appears it will work for you.

Have you got a lock on the bedroom door? Easily explained to daughter that you need certain times to yourself. Even better is a simple door stop, the rubbery kind that can just be tucked under the edge of the door. IT would stop anyone barging in on you at the wrong time.

Edited to say I realised after I posted that you probably meant privacy for both of you, whereas I was thinking in terms of "practise" !

Half term is only for a week, so you can be "honing" your skills eh?

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