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Lovely, after a trip to A&E this week they no longer think I have piriformis syndrome causing the sciatic pain. Instead it's now pelvic girdle pain 🙄 so codeine it is and ordered a pelvic support belt. Referred for women's health physio to look at exercises, crutches and other aids to get me through the second half of this pregnancy... This is going to be a bloody long 20 weeks. Oh and let's remember we are supposed to be going on holiday in a month which sounds like it might not be happening now 😣
 
With the caveats that I don't know how transferable these things are and I can't comment too much on the efficacy of them as my appt wasn't long before my son arrived, I have some materials for pelvic girdle pain I was given by a physio last year which I could email to you if you're interested? PGP is miserable 🙁
 
I’m so angry!
In November I had a hospital appointment, yearly..nothing serious (shouldn’t be anyway- with the minor op I had a couple of years ago). It’s to do with woman-y things. Anyway I was meant to get a phone appointment with the results in December. They changed my appointment by text and letter, To February. I was at work that day but made a point of being by my phone at app time of 12pm. Turns out they phoned me at 11 am, being at work I missed the call. They phoned me early as the doctor had to leave early. The rescheduled it for March..today. At 12pm. Again, I was at work. Went on my lunch break before 12 so I wouldn’t miss the call. Then I notice I had 2 missed calls. 11am and 11.04. AGAIN AN HOUR EARLY! I called the hospital and she said ‘oh they wouldn’t phone you early, perhaps they are running late’ I said ‘well they phoned early last time!’ She was suprised, and put me on hold for 5 minutes.
When she returns, she tells me they did indeed phone me at 11 and that because I missed the call they have discharged me and I will have to go and see my doctor to be re-referred! WHAT?! So I need to go to the doctors, get him to refer me to the hospital to have the test done AGAIN to wait 4 more months for my results to make sure all has cleared up and that my bad cells haven’t come back.. or have?! When they could just phone me at my correct appointment time and tell me in 5 minutes if my results are okay!
I’m fuming! It’s not my fault! I just want to know everything’s okay!
She then said if I’m just waiting for results then perhaps my GP can ask health records for my results. Which means I now need to pay $70 for a doctors appointment.
Absolutely ridiculous.
 
Hannah_xx said:
I’m so angry!
In November I had a hospital appointment, yearly..nothing serious (shouldn’t be anyway- with the minor op I had a couple of years ago). It’s to do with woman-y things. Anyway I was meant to get a phone appointment with the results in December. They changed my appointment by text and letter, To February. I was at work that day but made a point of being by my phone at app time of 12pm. Turns out they phoned me at 11 am, being at work I missed the call. They phoned me early as the doctor had to leave early. The rescheduled it for March..today. At 12pm. Again, I was at work. Went on my lunch break before 12 so I wouldn’t miss the call. Then I notice I had 2 missed calls. 11am and 11.04. AGAIN AN HOUR EARLY! I called the hospital and she said ‘oh they wouldn’t phone you early, perhaps they are running late’ I said ‘well they phoned early last time!’ She was suprised, and put me on hold for 5 minutes.
When she returns, she tells me they did indeed phone me at 11 and that because I missed the call they have discharged me and I will have to go and see my doctor to be re-referred! WHAT?! So I need to go to the doctors, get him to refer me to the hospital to have the test done AGAIN to wait 4 more months for my results to make sure all has cleared up and that my bad cells haven’t come back.. or have?! When they could just phone me at my correct appointment time and tell me in 5 minutes if my results are okay!
I’m fuming! It’s not my fault! I just want to know everything’s okay!
She then said if I’m just waiting for results then perhaps my GP can ask health records for my results. Which means I now need to pay $70 for a doctors appointment.
Absolutely ridiculous.
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There’s no angry reply emoji but that is absolutely ridiculous! They should be calling you back to give you the results. You were available at the time of your appointment and they decided to ring early. They do understand that people work don’t they? Can’t the doctor get your results and talk to you over the phone without you having to go in?

Fuming on your behalf 😡🤬
 
I bought a pair of jeans today. I always get my jeans in the same shop and the same style because they are comfortable and fit well. I held them up against a pair I bought 3 years ago and they are exactly the same size so how come the label in my new jeans says size 16 and the label in my old jeans says size 14? No wonder people have a complex about what size they are!
 
Lorcan said:
I do not miss buying women's clothes and that's one of the big reasons why (plus...pockets).
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I'm still sore that the size 0-3 months boys shorts I bought in the heat last year each had two functioning pockets. What was he going to do with those?!

@Betsy, cynical me says that too many industries depend on women feeling awful about themselves and that's why we can't have standard sizing. I hope that's not it.
 
poggle said:
I 'm still sore that the size 0-3 months boys shorts I bought in the heat last year each had two functioning pockets. What was he going to do with those?!
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Honestly, I’ve used them for stuffing wrappers and paper money. Until they can put their hands in them, I’m using the pockets for me! It’s only fair since their stuff is in the bag I’m hauling!
 
My identity has been stolen 😞 Some low life has got my details from somewhere and opened up bank accounts and a phone contract in my name. I’ve been on the phone all yesterday morning trying to sort it out and it’s all been passed on the the fraud teams but it’s a headache I could do without and I’m stressing out about what other things they’ve done 😞 Be careful with your details people
 
Claire W said:
My identity has been stolen 😞 Some low life has got my details from somewhere and opened up bank accounts and a phone contract in my name. I’ve been on the phone all yesterday morning trying to sort it out and it’s all been passed on the the fraud teams but it’s a headache I could do without and I’m stressing out about what other things they’ve done 😞 Be careful with your details people
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Oh no sorry to hear that. Hope it’s sorted soon. I remember when my card was used long ago! Not quite close but that was stressful enough. Hugs.
 
Claire W said:
My identity has been stolen 😞 Some low life has got my details from somewhere and opened up bank accounts and a phone contract in my name. I’ve been on the phone all yesterday morning trying to sort it out and it’s all been passed on the the fraud teams but it’s a headache I could do without and I’m stressing out about what other things they’ve done 😞 Be careful with your details people
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I'm sorry you are having this worry Claire. I don't know how they manage to do this when I can't even change any of my accounts because I don't have any photo ID!
 
Claire W said:
My identity has been stolen 😞 Some low life has got my details from somewhere and opened up bank accounts and a phone contract in my name. I’ve been on the phone all yesterday morning trying to sort it out and it’s all been passed on the the fraud teams but it’s a headache I could do without and I’m stressing out about what other things they’ve done 😞 Be careful with your details people
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Happened to hubby 2 years ago. Someone opened a bank account with his name. Then got 2 loans worth around £10k. He only found out because he got a notice from one of the loan company about mispayment and such. He checked his accounts and lo and behold, it was connected to his business account like around 3 months before!. What we can't understand is why Santander didn't notify him about this new personal account that was opened connecting it to his business account. Santander was useless all throughout that fraud process. No communication at all. We still can't understand how they didn't do any check at all and crossed reference everything like address and phone number, especially when it was opened and connected via his business account

The loan company that sent the notice was very quick. Hubby managed to talk to them on the phone the following day and has tagged it as fraud right away and opened the fraud process. The other company, hubby had to chase it like Santander. Hubby had to contact a solicitor thru our insurance and they handled all the communication. Santander was the one that made it so long. Over all, it took around almost a year before everything was sorted. He cancelled his Santander business account too.

During the process, hubby had to change his passport, driving license and register to Cifas. So every time someone would try and ask for something like this again, it will get flagged and inform hubby first. Last week, they phoned him when hubby tried to buy a tablet from Very. 👍👍
 
anyar.dris said:
Happened to hubby 2 years ago. Someone opened a bank account with his name. Then got 2 loans worth around £10k. He only found out because he got a notice from one of the loan company about mispayment and such. He checked his accounts and lo and behold, it was connected to his business account like around 3 months before!. What we can't understand is why Santander didn't notify him about this new personal account that was opened connecting it to his business account. Santander was useless all throughout that fraud process. No communication at all. We still can't understand how they didn't do any check at all and crossed reference everything like address and phone number, especially when it was opened and connected via his business account

The loan company that sent the notice was very quick. Hubby managed to talk to them on the phone the following day and has tagged it as fraud right away and opened the fraud process. The other company, hubby had to chase it like Santander. Hubby had to contact a solicitor thru our insurance and they handled all the communication. Santander was the one that made it so long. Over all, it took around almost a year before everything was sorted. He cancelled his Santander business account too.

During the process, hubby had to change his passport, driving license and register to Cifas. So every time someone would try and ask for something like this again, it will get flagged and inform hubby first. Last week, they phoned him when hubby tried to buy a tablet from Very. 👍👍
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Oh my goodness, that’s awful 😞 I’m sorry that Santander wasn’t very helpful. I’m worried about these people taking loans out in my name or something. I wouldn’t have known about the bank accounts being opened if it wasn’t for the cards and PIN numbers arriving through the post or the mobile phone contract if I hadn’t have received a letter from Tesco mobile. It’s so scary what people can do
 
Claire W said:
Oh my goodness, that’s awful 😞 I’m sorry that Santander wasn’t very helpful. I’m worried about these people taking loans out in my name or something. I wouldn’t have known about the bank accounts being opened if it wasn’t for the cards and PIN numbers arriving through the post or the mobile phone contract if I hadn’t have received a letter from Tesco mobile. It’s so scary what people can do
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Good thing your bank and Tesco mobile has sent you those letters. At least it went directly to you and have prevented more issues.

We got nothing at all from Santander. Not even a simple email when the bank account was created. All the email ad, phone number and address used was all different from hubby's business account but they approved the new account anyway! I can't even open a new bank account without proof of address. When I opened one in the past, I had to get back the next day to bring that. Santander was always late with the communications that time. Everything was resolved on the loan companies end when we received a letter from Santander telling us they are conducting an investigation! Useless company.
 
anyar.dris said:
Good thing your bank and Tesco mobile has sent you those letters. At least it went directly to you and have prevented more issues.

We got nothing at all from Santander. Not even a simple email when the bank account was created. All the email ad, phone number and address used was all different from hubby's business account but they approved the new account anyway! I can't even open a new bank account without proof of address. When I opened one in the past, I had to get back the next day to bring that. Santander was always late with the communications that time. Everything was resolved on the loan companies end when we received a letter from Santander telling us they are conducting an investigation! Useless company.
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That’s really bad it Santander 😞 I‘m sorry you had to go through all that. I’m worried sick about what these fraudsters will do with the information they have
 
Betsy said:
My friend had pelvic girdle pain when she was pregnant with twins last year. The pelvic support belt made a big difference to her. It's not sexy but if it stops the pain even a bit it's got to be worth it.
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To be honest, it's a good day if I manage to put my own socks on right now so "sexy" isn't high on my list. Been to the park for an hour this afternoon thanks to wearing the belt. Now in pain again and knackered but glad to have got out the house finally
 
Hannah_xx said:
I’m so angry!
In November I had a hospital appointment, yearly..nothing serious (shouldn’t be anyway- with the minor op I had a couple of years ago). It’s to do with woman-y things. Anyway I was meant to get a phone appointment with the results in December. They changed my appointment by text and letter, To February. I was at work that day but made a point of being by my phone at app time of 12pm. Turns out they phoned me at 11 am, being at work I missed the call. They phoned me early as the doctor had to leave early. The rescheduled it for March..today. At 12pm. Again, I was at work. Went on my lunch break before 12 so I wouldn’t miss the call. Then I notice I had 2 missed calls. 11am and 11.04. AGAIN AN HOUR EARLY! I called the hospital and she said ‘oh they wouldn’t phone you early, perhaps they are running late’ I said ‘well they phoned early last time!’ She was suprised, and put me on hold for 5 minutes.
When she returns, she tells me they did indeed phone me at 11 and that because I missed the call they have discharged me and I will have to go and see my doctor to be re-referred! WHAT?! So I need to go to the doctors, get him to refer me to the hospital to have the test done AGAIN to wait 4 more months for my results to make sure all has cleared up and that my bad cells haven’t come back.. or have?! When they could just phone me at my correct appointment time and tell me in 5 minutes if my results are okay!
I’m fuming! It’s not my fault! I just want to know everything’s okay!
She then said if I’m just waiting for results then perhaps my GP can ask health records for my results. Which means I now need to pay $70 for a doctors appointment.
Absolutely ridiculous.
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Follow the complaints procedure thoroughly. That is utterly ridiculous. Fair enough to try early if they are ahead of schedule but they should try you again at the alloted time if they weren't able to get hold of you
 
Betsy said:
I bought a pair of jeans today. I always get my jeans in the same shop and the same style because they are comfortable and fit well. I held them up against a pair I bought 3 years ago and they are exactly the same size so how come the label in my new jeans says size 16 and the label in my old jeans says size 14? No wonder people have a complex about what size they are!
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That rather strange, it’s usually the way around. Clothing companies like to flatter so have made their size of clothing bigger than it used to be in order for us to carry on spending
 
Betsy said:
I bought a pair of jeans today. I always get my jeans in the same shop and the same style because they are comfortable and fit well. I held them up against a pair I bought 3 years ago and they are exactly the same size so how come the label in my new jeans says size 16 and the label in my old jeans says size 14? No wonder people have a complex about what size they are!
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My mum worked most her life in the hoisery trade. A large part for a very well known company that would make garments for the likes of Next and M&S (until Next felt they could save a few pennies taking manufacturing overseas and they all got made redundant. They were always told that if they ran out of size labels for what they were working on to put in either the size up or down to make up the numbers. I never trust shop sizing now
 
i have helped a friend out ,she has borrowed my car for a few days.Today is the first day,i sent a message to say i needed the car to get some groceries i had sat in all day.so no reply.so i took my car and went shopping.only to get home and say its my fault her son has had to walk home.How can people make me feel so guilty.i asked if she could ring the garage to check if an early mot could be arranged.but of course not.now i do not have anyone left to help me,i have to get on with what is thrown at me.
my car needs a servicing weds but now i will need to cancel it.ive got poorly piggies but need to go to a vet,but how do i explain i will need my car weds.what a mess.why cant 24 year olds get themselves to and from work,its all my fault !
 
@eileen I'd tell your friend that she can no longer have your car as you need it now and you leant it to her for a few days (or however long it was) on the understanding that you would need it back. Tell her it's booked in for a service on Wednesday and you can't cancel it. Sometimes friends take advantage.

Its not your problem that her son can't get to work otherwise. So what if he had to walk back from work he has legs doesn't he? He can catch a bus or ride a bike. That's what the rest if us have to do if we don't have a car.
 
I agree Betsy,I've decided I will cancel my service and have it done next week.she can borrow the car until Weds evening.its my fault I agreed to it,as she needs to work.Ive informed her I need the car Thurs and Friday,as I've to take Fiona and Serena to the vets.you are right I walk and use buses when car is at garage.Caught buses to start shifts at 6.30 am finishing at 9.30pm.Thanks for your suggestion ,it helped me to be decisive.xx
 
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