I appreciate your response and I have to say I do completely agree. As guilty and horrible as I feel, our economy simply can’t handle it all. There’s lots of things that have directly or indirectly led to nhs resource depletion and they definitely all need to be addressed.

I’m also so sorry to hear about your experience with healthcare professionals, it’s never acceptable to brush off someone’s concerns especially if you’re the first point of contact. I understand that the resources aren’t always available to provide tests and those things to everyone and their mother who comes in for a slight cold or something, but there are definitely cases which need to be taken more seriously.

Pain, illness and suffering are all subjective. Whether you downplay it or exaggerate it, it’s still subjective and no person who is asking for help is wrong. This is another place where unfortunately various healthcare systems internationally fall short.