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[Katejo]

I'm frustrated. I want to get a repeat prescription. Normally I order online then collect the prescription from the surgery, then go to the pharmacy. Because of the difficulty in sourcing hrt patches, I haven't opted to have my prescription sent to a nominated pharmacy before. But now I will have to as you can't go into the surgery without an appointment. However, you need authorisation from the surgery, but I can't get through on the telephone and email replies are automated without advice other than to go into the surgery with identification.  I'm already thinking I will not be able to carry on with HRT patches as I can't go here and there to source them. The online company I approached can't get them and the surgery wont give me a generic prescription.

We can't get any shopping delivery  or click and collect slots, so DH will have to venture out. I dare not as I have asthma. They say our county is as bad as London for virus cases.

Good news is that my glasses have arrived at the opticians. They aren't open, but will be there today, but not tomorrow. So DH will collect them . Of course they won't be able to ensure they fit. But better than nothing.

All these problems we don't normally have. Time consuming and stressful.

Just spoken to my son, a paramedic in Maine, USA. He was on his way to work. He often rings on the hour long long drive. Things are ramping up over there. More serious calls. They have to gear up before going out, which he hates. They never know if patients have covid 19 until later of course. They are lucky to have my son.

  I suspect that I am going to have the same problem with patches. I haven't quite run out yet but, when I do, I don't want my prescription for it to go to Boots because they still can't supply as far as I know.

[Tc]

No rubbish collection.  Just went for walk and saw a council worker trying to clear the strewn rubbish away. She said 50% of refuse collectors off and rising. No word of when it will be collected.  Do you think this is one of the things the army can do?

[CLKD]

Should have been brought in weeks ago Tc

I stepped out of my back door and my mobile pinged.  Personal message from the Government to tell me to stay inside  talk about Big Brother  . [shan't] 

How did Boris get my mobile number 

[Hurdity]

Sorry to hear that Perinowpost - how scary. I hope she has phoned 111 or 999 and been taken to hospital? Sounds like she needs specialist care.

My daughter and son-inlaw have been in isolation in London for a week with another week to go as son-in-law developed a bug but they have no way of knowing if it's CV or not. He's had whatever it is midly - a cough, fatigue, aches and pains but says no fever although they don't have a thermometer and you wouldn't know if you had a low fever really. If he does have it then he is lucky as one of the mild cases. As London is the epi-centre then it is more likely than not to be CV since numbers of actual cases are probably 10 x the confirmed or more.

I agree about YF - I'm glad she's gone for whatever reason - I commented on the other thread.

We need to keep it kind and save our anger for the virus and our sympathies for those who are ill or bereaved...

CLKD my husband had one of those messages - are they sending to everyone? You don't fall into the special category do you? Nor does my husband - except he is over 70 but I thought it was the few that needed shielding who were getting written to - or maybe that's a message from NHS. Perhpas they are writing to everyone thinking people would take more notice of a personal message. Of course we are still allowed to go outside and even for a walk and garden unless in one of those very vulnerable groups (COPD and severe lung conditions, some current cancer treatment)

Hurdity x

[CLKD]

Of course I am SPECIAL   

I think that Perinowpost's friend is being checked regularly by a Nurse - she does tell us that in her 2nd missive. 

What no one seems to know is how long an 'exercise session' actually is and if there's so much DANGER from being close to others, the Government has been remiss in not closing down rail travel completely.  Taxi drivers can be dedicated to essential workers as most of their trade has dropped off! 

[Tc]

  clkd. They said a walk a day didnt they?

My nephew went quarantine on Friday and yesterday my sis and niece too.  They dont live together but started coughing and temperature yesterday. We were all together Sunday before last. My sis feels particularly unwell.   With my elderly parents in isolation I'm the only one who can go out for shopping. Just went walk and stopped at my local shop.  Woman behind counter coughing😮

Hope your friend is o.k perin .
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[Pennyfarthing]

I didn't buy anything extra last week so no stockpiles. Today I needed fresh meats, fruit and veg and salad stuff and eggs.   I could see from our house that our village shop was heaving with people so I decided to go in the car to Aldi. It was brilliant, very quiet and they had everything I needed.  Cards only and you have  to shop alone unless you are taking a disabled person.  You also are not allowed to pack your bags at the checkout so I wheeled mine out to the sunshine and packed it there. 

I drove past our local small Co-op and it looks as though  they are only letting one person in at a time. A member of staff was standing outside.

Went into Boots and bought paracetamol no problem.  Just one pack of  32. 

That should be me done for a week now.  My house looks like a greengrocers! 

[Hurdity]

Whilst the menopause is horrid, I think personally that this forum should suspend posts except in general chat threads so that we can keep in touch and support each other.

Now is not the time to be asking a very overpressured NHS to help with HRT queries, or to be running around pharmacies yourselves looking for products which have been in short supply for some time. If you have a regular prescription and are able to get your HRT relatively easily, all well and good.

GerryL - this is a menopause support forum. Why would we close threads relating to menopause? With the health service under pressure we can probably be of even more use than usual in imparting information and reassurance to people.

Heavens - I missed this. Just catching up before I head back out into the garden.

What a thing for a new member to suggest?! Of course stellajane - we need this forum more than ever and many members will still be seeking answers to their menopause and HRT queries especially with services being hard-pressed elsewhere. While we cannot replace medical advice, the hive mind can at least offer some suggestions in terms of HRT as well as menopause (and other) support. The rest of life will carry on and it would be tragic for women to ignore particular worrying symptoms which could turn out to be serious because there was nowhere to post and ask!

OK. I'll leave you all to it. Good luck, and stay safe.

Sounds like the right thing to do in the circumstances GerryL and good luck to you too!

Hurdity x

[Pennyfarthing]

Just had a message from Mum's care home to say they  have set up Skype and Facetime so I will be able to use that with Mum!!  I posted her a card yesterday so I will probably do Facetime later in the week.  Staff will sit with her and help her. 

Did anybody else see about some care homes in Spain where soldiers went in to disinfect and found dead residents!  Truly awful news. 

[Tc]

Didnt see that PF.  Good you can facetime your mum.

I missed that comment too. Quite right stella Jane.  Gerry. You have realy mis read the crowd with that comment.

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[Pennyfarthing]

Pennyfarthing that's good news for you.Have been thinking about you and your mum.x

Oh thank you Teresa.  My Mum's middle name is Teresa by the way and spelt like you, without the H.

[Pennyfarthing]

Cromer Pier has had to be fenced off today as people are still flocking there!  It is totally ridiculous now.

[Ju Ju]

I'm frustrated. I want to get a repeat prescription. Normally I order online then collect the prescription from the surgery, then go to the pharmacy. Because of the difficulty in sourcing hrt patches, I haven't opted to have my prescription sent to a nominated pharmacy before. But now I will have to as you can't go into the surgery without an appointment. However, you need authorisation from the surgery, but I can't get through on the telephone and email replies are automated without advice other than to go into the surgery with identification.  I'm already thinking I will not be able to carry on with HRT patches as I can't go here and there to source them. The online company I approached can't get them and the surgery wont give me a generic prescription.

We can't get any shopping delivery  or click and collect slots, so DH will have to venture out. I dare not as I have asthma. They say our county is as bad as London for virus cases.

Good news is that my glasses have arrived at the opticians. They aren't open, but will be there today, but not tomorrow. So DH will collect them . Of course they won't be able to ensure they fit. But better than nothing.

All these problems we don't normally have. Time consuming and stressful.

Just spoken to my son, a paramedic in Maine, USA. He was on his way to work. He often rings on the hour long long drive. Things are ramping up over there. More serious calls. They have to gear up before going out, which he hates. They never know if patients have covid 19 until later of course. They are lucky to have my son.

  I suspect that I am going to have the same problem with patches. I haven't quite run out yet but, when I do, I don't want my prescription for it to go to Boots because they still can't supply as far as I know.

Well I think lve  got myself in a mess now with my prescription. The online pharmacy was giving me contradicting info, saying they couldn't get certain items and couldn't get authorisation from the GP. No replies to emails. So I managed to eventually get in contact with someone at the surgery and got authorisation to have my prescription sent direct to a pharmacy who have put my patches to one side for me. Then I deleted my account with the online pharmacy so I could set this up, then found that the everything had been issued(I had checked earlier). So now I dont whether the stuff will be sent to me and I can't get a new prescription because it is already issued. I've emailed the company to say what I have done. As they aren't responding normally, I don't hold out much hope. I shall see if the stuff is actually sent, though the info was that it hadn't been. If I don't get them soon, more phone calls to the surgery. I'm so stressed and tearful and not about the virus!

[Two hoots]

Three weeks is the length of time we've been asked to stay at home, for some people living alone it's a very long time  but if we don't all do it the time will be extended.  We all want this over but if people won't listen I think we should get stricter now, let's not keep prolonging the amount of time, do it now.

We need to learn from Italy and Spain, we need to take the drastic action now and I think we need a curfew put in place after dark, I've heard of some business premises being broken into locally 

[Ju Ju]

My Italian teacher is furious that the government is not learning from the mistakes made from other countries.