The Official Nonsense Thread

[Caspin]

I'm very sorry you feel so awful. Take it easy, won't you. We seem to have another round of The Sore Throat going round the office again. I swear we should all be immune to it by now, but no, here it comes again.

I know what you mean about the GPs. Having not visited mine for the best part of the last decade, when I did recently need to go I could not believe how hard it was to get an appointment. I concluded that it is only possible if I work from home, so that I can phone at the magical time of 3.00 pm, after which the doctor phones you back (so best to be at home anyway unless you want to discuss your possibly very personal health concerns in the workplace), then if they offer an appointment I can dash down there and not miss out on such a golden opportunity. Otherwise I don't see how it would work. Fine for me seeing as it's OK for me to work from home occasionally, but what about others who cannot? Or what about people who have struggled to summon the courage to call the doctor but then give up when faced with such hurdles.

As a microbiologist I am enraged at the handing out of antibiotics without even a proper consultation, but I hope they work for you anyway. Tea and hugs for Minty.