ReeceI'm thankful my hospital stay is "free" thanks to taxpayers (which ofc includes me lol) but all this waiting is crazy. I feel for those who are in the community waiting for months (maybe even years? Idk) just to have surgery.
Chris MillsI am lying on the couch and waiting for some heavy duty antibiotics to start working.
What sounded like an impossible wait of 6 weeks to see a GP has been dealt to on the same day through an online video doctor. This person has access to clinic notes and aside from the cost it was an excellent experience.
I would have had to spend more to attend an after hours clinic and would also have had to drive there while feeling unwell.
And my temperature is falling and I feel a bit better. No alcohol for the next 10 days, but that’s easily managed.
HeatherI'm grudgingly catching up on my preventative health care today, booking a Mole Map appointment and signing up for BreastScreen Aotearoa.
And if anyone else in NZ is 45 and over and wants to sign up for a free mammogram here is the link I'm sticking it here because it took me WAY too long to find it on my own.
I may have just turned 45 but I am way overdue for both because
a) I had a melanoma at age 29 and
b) I have a breast cancer in my family history but not immediate enough family to qualify for a funded early mammogram (was my grandma and my aunt, but they only care if it was your mum or sister).