So I was on placement in the GP practice seeing patients off the doctor's list, completely my choice of who I saw (give or take), when I came across a name that rang a bell.
"I'll see Mrs X" was my enthusiastic comment to the doctor, and as per usual he was happy to let me do so.
When I called up her notes when I sent for her it all came flooding back, she was a bipolar patient who could talk for England! But I'd got on with her last time though I doubted she would remember me.
We talked about nothing in particular for nearly 20 minutes then instead of my usual memo to the doctor to come in to see the patient I actually went and filled him in on the gist of what had been covered.
"I was just sending you a message" he told me as I walked in his room, "but you can read it later!"
We went back through to see the patient and he somehow got some of her problems addressed and sent her on her way, a little bit happier than when she arrived.
The message however, read as follows...
"You can stay and chat with Mrs X all day if you want but I'm in need of a cup of tea and a biscuit. If you get bored try and send her on her way but if she insists on seeing me then tell her to wait in the waiting room and I'll see her when I've got time!"
Didn't even offer me a biscuit!
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