good luck toms306

[THE_Liam]

Thing is, no one needs telling that 20 fags a day, 20-30 pints a week and fry ups are bad for them, I know that, it's rammed down my throat constantly. I'm about 3 stone over what I should be but I can still run around for 80 minutes playing rugby league which is one of the most aerobically intense sports around, and jog up 3 flights of stairs without getting out of breath. I said this to him and he just sneered. Although to be honest looking at me I'd probably sneer too... I'm not sure how I manage it either.

Twatting thing still hasn't healed properly. And to be honest he never mentioned any of that stuff, he just seemed to have the attitude that I'd brought it on myself. He had the same attitude with me when I broke my hand punching someone, never mind that it was self defense. He's a twat, that's why I don't go unless I'm seriously worried about something.

As a GP, you make money for the practice by meeting targets through QOF points. The more people you manage to get off smoking, or reduce their cholesterol by a certain amount - the more money the practice recieves. On their computer, it will even remind them that you are a smoker, and to mention to you to think about quitting / booking in with nurse.

Tbh, as long as they are good at spotting the so called red flag symptoms (i.e. start of cancer) and reffering you on to the specialists, they are doing their job. They know a little bit about everything and not a lot about anything, generally.

Thats a good amount of cardio and exercise you must be getting. Someones weight only ever tells part of the story! Just like someone whos thin can have sky high cholesterol and be pre-diabetic.

Our training now has a lot of emphasis on communication skills. You may have noticed that the younger doctors will focus more on asking you for your concerns and ideas regarding your problem. And possibly even asking you what you are expecting from the consultation. Its a very un-natural thing to do in exams, kind of like obviously checking your mirrors in driving test.
Is your Gp more old school? They tend to be less fussy but more like the Gp you describe.

What have you actually done to your foot?

Yeah he's pretty old school, been my doctor my whole life, think he's about 60, and he was a friend of my grandads because they were from the same part of Ireland. I don't do much cardio or exercise besides the weekly training sessions with the team which is more skills based, only a pub team

I was in great shape when I was younger and played RL seriously, then I shattered my knee (and any hopes of playing pro, I'd had trials with Bradford, Wakefield, Salford and Dewsbury but was hoping for Leeds) and put loads of weight on because I couldn't train for a year and still have issues now, my knee swells after every game, never really lost the weight but I think I have a good fitness base.

I cut my calf on a brick, and it doesn't seem to want to heal, doesn't seem to scab properly. I think it might just be because my legs are uber hairy