h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I recently saw a bit of an investigative report on telly about how poorly doctors diagnose chronic pain. Some of the people in the report said they they got to the point of wishing that they would find a tumor just so that the doctors would believe that they were in so much pain. Typically if a doctor doesn't find a direct cause of the pain they dismiss it.


BTW... I'm getting another MRI next Monday. Anyone want me to get one for them while I'm there?

Get down the , Footbacon, and pretend he's selling you a mobile phone that doesn't work!

RF

Can you get one for me please? I'll pay you in Flants.

Right. I've dug out the telephone number. I'll ring up tomorrow (Fear of Mrs B being cross at me is worse than the pain.)

Have you considered accupuncture? I have a friend who I've known for years who suffers with really bad migraines and she swears by it.

I'm also considering a repeat visit to a health spa, or maybe calling in a Dr & Herbs shop and getting a massage. Or find someone willing to do it for free

I haven't thought about it before, no. It's worth bearing in mind though.

My phone still isn't working yet. I might ring up and demand some money off my bill for the line rental.

It's worth a try I suppose. There's never been any substantiated scientific proof that accupunture works. But there also seem to be no harmful effects from it either. I put it with homeopathic medicine (basically just distilled water) in the category if it works for you it works for you.

Contracts are a two way thingm, and they're definately not keeping their end of the bargain. Stipulate to them that since they've not held up their end (like actually providing you a service), you'll be informing your bank to suspend all payments until full service is resumed and then some. If they refuse simply terminate it under the statutory 28 day cooling off period if you've not had the phone for 28 days.

*Brrring*

*Brrring*

Hello? Head? Yes, this is Footbacon. Account number: F for Frank, L, A, N for Norman, T.

This really isn't on, you know? I've been with you for some years now and expect better service than you are providing me with.

No, no, I don't want a voucher for a headset.

>> Stipulate to them that since they've not held up their end (like actually providing you a service), you'll be informing your bank to suspend all payments until full service is resumed <<

Too bloody right. I'm stopping paying taxes now.

RF

Be carefull. A bunch of folks over here did that 200 and some odd years ago and now look where we are.

I've booked in, tomorrow at four. I went a bit funny in Klingons earlier.

Right. That's it for me then.

I have Bifidus Digestivum.

Isn't that something to do with yoghurt? You're turning into a yoghurt?

Yes. I've been told that I should stay in the fridge as much as possible, only venturing out to milk cows.

Alright, it's actually Aeon Flux. I've turned into an assassin. I now work for the Mohicans...

Oh *Puts spoon back in the cutlery drawer*

No, no. I'll have that.

*Puts spoon in weapons bag*

I'm deadly, you know.

Oo, I know. It says so on your badge.

I've got a box of toothpicks round here somewhere, if they'd be any use to to you?

I have a badge?

Here's what actually happened. She agreed with me about it probably being the old injury getting aggravated and flaring up again. Took my blood pressure (Jumpy spider time) and did a quick eye testy thing, everything was fine there.

She was going to give me some ibuprofen again, but I said that I tried those last time and they didn't work. So I've been given Dicloflex instead, painkiller and de-inflamator. (It says that on the directions, no, really.)

I also asked about some kind of therapy and she said she didn't think that would do anything. Which I thought odd.

Anyway, if I still have the poorly head in a couple of weeks then I've been told to go back.

Certainly *Picks up badge*

"Footbacon"

"Deadly Assassin"

"Specialities: Spoons, Death by Flants"

"If found, please return to Footbacon"

Anti-inflammatories are definitely worth a go, if it is connected to an old injury (why do I always think 'Nam'? )

Footie, sorry to barge in but I just read your backlog. You're a young'un, hon and any chronic pain, especially in the head is to worry about.

I get that it may be related to a neck injury (had one, had physio for 8 months: double )and if it is, you need to listen to the Great Jangly one *whimper* - you need to see an osteopath (in my humble opining, a cranial osteopath)

Before you do that, though, you need to be sure it is NOT anything else and for that, you *are* entitled to a second medical opinion. Worst coms to the worst, take yerself off to casualty on a day that it's particularly bad. They'll check you out.

Longterm use of those meds will create even more problems. The absolute last thing you want is a dodgy liver or flippin' tinnitus or an ulcer - on top of the headache.

Sending you waves of and through the ether...

W