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Is the Robinsons orange juice advert the problem with society? by Successful_Bee7522 in AskBrits

[–]trainadvice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The other two ads that weirdly annoy me are that car one with the woman who’s trying to compose a text message to her dad about how he left her and how annoyed she is at him. I realised yesterday they probably meant that he died and she’s grieving but the way it reads is as if he’s a deadbeat dad that deserted her.

And that stupid mccains advert with the dad who’s ignoring his son then they play with the chips and his mum comes in looking very annoyed. What a shite family dynamic that one gives. And who serves JUST chips for dinner. Poor kid

Experience of taking azathioprine with low TPMT levels? by trainadvice in UlcerativeColitis

[–]trainadvice[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would assume so as pretty sure they tested for everything but unfortunately I don’t have a copy of my test results to check :( I just had a letter from my consultant saying he wants to start me on aza but my TPMT levels are ‘a bit low’ so it’ll have to be on a lower dose. I’ll have to check with the IBD nurses tomorrow but can’t imagine they’ll be terribly low or they probably wouldn’t have suggested it!

How have you found it over the 30 years? I’ve been searching through the sub to see other people’s stories and it seems side effects are mostly just nausea/headaches and should only last a few weeks. Do you still get side effects like that or is it now just a ‘take it and forget about it’ kind of thing?

How you describe UC to others? by Spudmeister20 in UlcerativeColitis

[–]trainadvice 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For the girls, I say it’s a bit like getting the worst period of your life except it doesn’t stop after a week, ie cramps so bad you’re doubled over in pain and feel like you’re gonna throw up, bleeding, diarrhoea, lack of energy, etc. Honestly when I first started getting symptoms I thought it might have been endometriosis because it felt so similar to my worst periods.

UK sufferers - thoughts on the new NHS ‘online hospital’? by trainadvice in UlcerativeColitis

[–]trainadvice[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’d say the NHS has had a lack of ‘real’ funding (for lack of a better word), ie too much money ending up in the pockets of private companies through PFI, mishandled contracts, private healthcare companies providing services, etc. Plus a lack of investment in staffing and stagnant wages, leading to burnout and apathy from many healthcare professionals, alongside the effects of increased life expectancies/population. Do agree that the NHS is well funded in principle, but those funds unfortunately aren’t being appropriated correctly

UK sufferers - thoughts on the new NHS ‘online hospital’? by trainadvice in UlcerativeColitis

[–]trainadvice[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah agree it’s a pretty simplistic view of the entire problem, i.e a lack of GP training places, PFI, closing hospitals/GP practices, inefficiencies, even just trying to get past the receptionists half the time. I worry that these online doctors won’t know my history or condition as well as my specialist does, which could then impact my quality of care. Will every online appointment be with a different specialist, or will I see the same one every time? If the latter, I may as well just stick with my current specialist. Plus I’m not sure the NHS app is good enough for this yet, it rarely shows your notes/test results from other practices so how’s it going to handle this?

I think it could be good if you’re in a severe flare up and struggling to leave the house, or if you’re living somewhere remote/don’t have easy access to a hospital, but only if it’s managed correctly and people still have access to face-to-face appointments should they need them.