Ireland's health service

glenshane · July 8, 2018, 12:03am

You have to sell your soul

Fitzy · July 8, 2018, 12:10am

Rubeotic glaucoma as a result of a medical conditio I have.

Juhniallio · September 4, 2018, 9:41am

Juhniallio:

The young fella’s eye went cross-eyed overnight* a while back, in April. Apparently it’s common enough. We’d to see a doctor, who obviously knows fuck all about eyes but has to write the referral letter. She gave us the name and number of a specialist in Temple St.
I rang the secretary for the specialist to be told we could get an appointment for October. I offered to go private for a quicker appointment, she said ‘that is private’. Public appointments are available for a year and a half away. After haggling a bit she offered me an appointment for someone else in August.
Watching little boggle eyes made me start googling the private hospitals. I got an appointment for someone pretty quickly in the MAter Private. A couple of appointments and a failed trial of corrective glasses later, the young fella is booked in for corrective surgery in August. Apparently speed is of the essence with this condition as the Brain stops taking signals from the turned eye after a while. Mrs J wants a second opinion but I was fairly happy with the consultant.

My point is… if you’re completely public reliant, your kid’s sight goes to shit while you wait for appointments. This goes for plenty of other illnesses and conditions in this country. You’d be mad not to have private health insurance.

So I brought the young fella for his eye check up this morning, nearly four weeks after his op. All good arsa an dochtúir. Ran a few checks on the little fella. Delighted with his progress, see you in 3 months for a final check type thing.
So In the 5 months since he went cross-eyed we saw the specialist, got him prescribed the glasses, trialled the glasses to no avail, had him operated on and he’s recuperated, hopefully fully. He’s no longer cross eyed and the Doc says it looks like his brain is taking signals from both eyes again. You’re ok to go swimming again she said, and his eyes lit up. fucking delighted.
Meanwhile, the original appointment we managed to get through Temple st for August was put back to November. And public would have been even longer.
A big shout out to @anon61956325 for his help. Everyone needs a good bloodhound. And especially @flattythehurdler who is an absolute gent of the highest order. He deserves the country manor in Limerick.

anon61956325 · September 4, 2018, 9:43am

Brilliant, brilliant news.

Horsebox · September 4, 2018, 9:44am

Great stuff Juhy.

cowpat · September 4, 2018, 11:16am

and even then you’ll be lucky to come out of it with your life.

Fagan_ODowd · September 4, 2018, 3:12pm

How are you afterwards @Fitzy

Fagan_ODowd · September 4, 2018, 3:17pm

Juhniallio:

Juhniallio:

The young fella’s eye went cross-eyed overnight* a while back, in April. Apparently it’s common enough. We’d to see a doctor, who obviously knows fuck all about eyes but has to write the referral letter. She gave us the name and number of a specialist in Temple St.
I rang the secretary for the specialist to be told we could get an appointment for October. I offered to go private for a quicker appointment, she said ‘that is private’. Public appointments are available for a year and a half away. After haggling a bit she offered me an appointment for someone else in August.
Watching little boggle eyes made me start googling the private hospitals. I got an appointment for someone pretty quickly in the MAter Private. A couple of appointments and a failed trial of corrective glasses later, the young fella is booked in for corrective surgery in August. Apparently speed is of the essence with this condition as the Brain stops taking signals from the turned eye after a while. Mrs J wants a second opinion but I was fairly happy with the consultant.

My point is… if you’re completely public reliant, your kid’s sight goes to shit while you wait for appointments. This goes for plenty of other illnesses and conditions in this country. You’d be mad not to have private health insurance.

So I brought the young fella for his eye check up this morning, nearly four weeks after his op. All good arsa an dochtúir. Ran a few checks on the little fella. Delighted with his progress, see you in 3 months for a final check type thing.
So In the 5 months since he went cross-eyed we saw the specialist, got him prescribed the glasses, trialled the glasses to no avail, had him operated on and he’s recuperated, hopefully fully. He’s no longer cross eyed and the Doc says it looks like his brain is taking signals from both eyes again. You’re ok to go swimming again she said, and his eyes lit up. fucking delighted.
Meanwhile, the original appointment we managed to get through Temple st for August was put back to November. And public would have been even longer.
A big shout out to @Robert_Emmet for his help. Everyone needs a good bloodhound. And especially @flattythehurdler who is an absolute gent of the highest order. He deserves the country manor in Limerick.

Must have been a pain in the bollix for you all the same, Labour not being in power and not being able to get the young lad bunked up the public list.

balbec · September 4, 2018, 3:21pm

At least the kid can see the rats better now.

carryharry · September 4, 2018, 3:22pm

Fitzy · September 4, 2018, 9:50pm

In pain.

Fagan_ODowd · September 4, 2018, 10:14pm

Sorry to hear that. Any relief at all?

Fitzy · September 4, 2018, 10:19pm

I only get the blisters once a fortnight or so and they don’t last too long but they’re a pain in the arse.

anon78624367 · September 4, 2018, 10:20pm

The blisters aren’t on you arse are they?

Fitzy · September 4, 2018, 10:26pm

That’s another story…

Joe_Player · September 18, 2018, 2:45pm

Everything that’s wrong FG will stay in power

Joe_Player · September 18, 2018, 2:50pm

@anon61878697 would Mary Lou improve health

anon61878697 · September 18, 2018, 2:51pm

An apple a day keeps the doctor away, Joe.

Joe_Player · September 18, 2018, 2:51pm

Yes or no

Brimmer_Bradley · September 23, 2018, 7:40pm

Youngest one got a nasty dog bite today, right on the joint between the thumb & fingers, it swelled up nicely and she had no feeling in the thumb, index & forefinger.
After a call to the VHI nurse 24 hour line we headed to the A & E in Limerick, full to the fucking door of traveling community members, I mean literally full up with the cunts. They all knew each other and treated it as a social gathering, their injuries were slash, glass and fall related, all from what I could gather was a birthday celebration last evening.
Thankfully Mrs Bradley knew an A & E nurse that gave us preferential treatment and we were in and out in less that 40mins.
The whole health service is no doubt clogged up with bastards like this that refuse to pay their way.
I’m in shock here tbh.