21^st September 2014 [Blog No. 57]

Hello again, it’s me, Peggy

First of all in my last blog on 10 July 2014 I explained how I hadn’t met with the Rt. Hon Sir Kevin J Barron MP since Saturday 14^th June 2014, and neither had I heard from Mr Barron regarding the matter he’s put to Health Service Ombudsman Dame Julie Mellor, as referred to in my most recent blogs. There has, of course, been the summer government recess that has been the reason for my not having had any communication from Mr Barron.

The reason for my not blogging over the past eight weeks or so was also due to my being in a very low place recently due to the severe ongoing pain in my Right foot. I’d resorted to refitting the fibreglass boot as made for me several years ago by RDGH and who had given me the boot (so to speak) telling me I might have to resort to using it again from time to time. See photos of the contraption below.

I’d also seen my GP who’d put me back on Gabapentin (stronger pain killers) but after a couple of weeks of wearing the boot and due to it putting a strain on my back I removed the boot and attempted to walk without it.

However, I saw another medic about three weeks ago and again just over a week ago (I’ll not mention his name on my blogs just yet) who said he was disgusted at the way I’d been left to diagnose and treat myself without any monitoring by a specialist and he asked me to provide him with a list of the specialists I’d seen over the past twenty-odd years or so to allow him decide as what he should do next for the best way forward. The reason for my not mentioning his name here is because I would hate to having him alienated in any way that might prevent him from being able to refer me onto a surgeon/specialist of his choosing. See a redacted copy of my letter to him and the list of some of the many surgeons I’d seen over the years and who had basically fobbed me off in one way or another.

I didn’t list all those I had seen nor did I list those who had seen me for making medico-legal reports for the court and who’d worded their reports for the court with (I allege) wilful intention to mislead the court. I will refer to those overpaid guys later-on in my future blogs.

I’d given up on having any hope of ever being treated again by our NHS but this time I must say it does look promising, so all fingers crossed. He did review my medical history on his computer and confirmed to me that the severe pain I was in was due to my having severe osteoporosis in my Right foot.

He’d insisted at the first consultation that I return to using the fibreglass boot and strapping until he’d decided on the way forward. I’ve had to resort to binding and strapping it onto my foot every morning and only removing it when going to bed and showering. I will be making another appointment to see him later this week.

Now back to Mr Barron MP. See below copies of my most recent letters to Mr Barron MP and copied below together with a copy of his latest letter dated 15 September 2014 to Dame Julie Mellor (Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman) also copied onto me, showing his concern at him not having received any response from her to his letter of over six-months ago. When I met with Mr Barron last week (13 September 2014) he voiced his concern to me over Dame Julie Mellor stonewalling him over his support regarding the situation I have found myself in with the Heath Service Ombudsman’s mishandling of my complaints. I await her response to Mr Barron with the greatest of interest because Mr Barron believes she has her back up against the wall in this matter, and does not know which way to turn.

I allege that had I been an animal and treated by a vet in the same way the NHS has treated me the vet would have served many years in jail.

This true story continues …….

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