Went to my GP yesterday for my usual 3 monthly MOT.
Seems that Ive passed it because I don't need to see him for another 3 months :claphappy:
We then went through a new (to me) NHS load of paperwork that does sound a good idea.
I have to keep a file at home filled in along with my GP and available to any visiting GPs/Paramedics etc etc.
It basically gives them an instant picture of my health history
To my mind its a good idea and filling in commenced with the GP asking questions and filling in my answers in GP type jargon
One question suddenly without any pre warning hit me hard and I honestly couldn't answer for a minute or so.
The question...........
"If the need arises do you wish to be resuscitated or would you prefer to let nature take its course"
I was honestly struck dumb for a few moments. Could you honestly answer yes/no instantly without knowing the exact reason for the need or would you instantly reply.
Of course I answered yes to resuscitation but what a question to be asked :worried:
Resucitate if I have outstanding pre-orders ;)
I would think that a straight yes or no answer to that one is a bit unfair; for me a lot would depend on what caused the condition requiring resuscitation. For something considered incurable or inoperable like cancer that has not been diagnosed in time then probably yes let me go; but something like a stroke or heart attack is not necessarily fatal if effective treatment is quickly available, and if the subsequent quality of life will not be too greatly impaired, then an extra year or ten please.
Quote from: Dorsetmike on August 05, 2014, 03:23:38 PM
I would think that a straight yes or no answer to that one is a bit unfair; for me a lot would depend on what caused the condition requiring resuscitation. For something considered incurable or inoperable like cancer that has not been diagnosed in time then probably yes let me go; but something like a stroke or heart attack is not necessarily fatal if effective treatment is quickly available, and if the subsequent quality of life will not be too greatly impaired, then an extra year or ten please.
That's the view I took :thumbsup: but just being asked out of the blue was what threw me off balance
Maybe but you'll have to resuscitate me to find out what I want at this moment... :confused2:
Don't worry about it,it's just some guff thought up by some pen pusher .
I had a chat with my GP and he knows what to do.
I should be resuscitated as long as there will be a decent quality of life afterwards, he knows the fine details.
If there is no chance of a decent quality of life then - au revoir mes amis :D
I have also had the paperwork signed and witnessed so my body can be used for science fiction educational purposes at the local teaching hospital.
cheers John.
Slightly diverting, the norm here in Italy is to keep your own medical records.
We are now up to very large box file and increasing...With the modern age we carry around copies of DVDs of every x ray scan etc. Grandkids arrive on Monday so may screen some of nannies special movies.
Re the question I think they need to have a quality of life proviso
Mrs H & I are of the if its beyond fixing let it go ilk.
Jerry
This is a real cheery thread!
BTW , there is a fashion for funerals to become "celebrations of life" with people attending
in football shirts, garish clothes etc. At my funeral I want mournful music and attendees to be
dressed in black .Hopefully it will be a cold wet day in winter so the few who come will
mutter " good riddance to the old :censored: ". :D
Very sensible time to ask - whilst still lucid. I dread going into hospital, half-concious, and a doctor asks me the question then, and I give the wrong answer.
My doctor of some 30 years carked it a while back and somehow all of my medical history disappeared with him. My medical history is now only about 6 years!