Jamesy wrote:
Well 5-6 years ago I talked to my GP about it and all he said was “It’s a big operation“ and “Your nose is defnintley broken“. He did not refer me to an ENT but just give me nasal drops.
Talk about unsatisfactory service/help right?
I take it that the nasal drops weren't at all sufficient, was there no option to follow up on it? And, I wouldn't assume a lack of care, any time you get anesthesia there's the possibility of things going very badly. Anesthesiologists have a very thin margin of error and even a minor mistake can be fatal. Not to mention the ones that are functional drug addicts.
It's really not my place to say one way or another as to whether you need the surgery or not, I'm not a doctor, I'm not you and I haven't seen a picture, but keep in mind that it being a big operation is advice worth considering, it's just not necessarily the whole picture. Especially if the broken nose is causing problems. I broke my nose and you'd never notice it most of the time, but it can get a bit misaligned at times in one direction.
BTDT wrote:
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/nov/27/brexit-worsened-shortage-nhs-doctors-eu
This story suggest a big shortage of doctors working for the NHS.
Over 10,000 vacancies for physicians can't be good.
I believe in the USA the easiest way to get help is to claim an on the job injury and use workman's compensation insurance paid for by the employer.
But, there is a lot of fraud in that system. I heard a story of someone being disabled but working at a restaurant.
He got caught when his boss saw him working at that restaurant!
The circumstances of how you broke your nose may be a factor in getting proper treatment.
I'm not sure that the fraud is really that common, folks say the same thing about unemployment and the fraud there is like 3%, not even really worth all the effort that's put into discouraging it.
But, as annoying as the US system is, if you've got the money, there's pretty much always somebody available to do the work. Right now is a bit of an anomaly as in there is a bit of a shortage from the doctors that retired suddenly due to the pandemic and it will take time to rebuild.
10 Apr 2024, 10:13 am
