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Hello .. A week full of difficulties .. but worth it at last!

Hey guys, how are you all doing out there? Having fun I presume. Well, hopefully you people are enjoying most of your lifetime ;)

Anyways, this week has been a bit tough for me as I am having difficulty in the medical point of view. In UK, the policy is that you should register to a GP (General Practitioner) which is a doctor when you want to be taken care when you have medical problems. Well, I was just trying to get myself sorted and there was way too many obstacles. Firstly, I was to only register in Uxbrige, which is where I live at the moment. However, I am not there during the day time, as I am working in Dorking, which takes me about two and half hours to get to Uxbridge from my work place. So, its quite impossible for me to get an appointment for that as they don’t open late evening and also on weekends. Isn’t that ridiculous. And if at all I need to get an appointment, then I will have to take leave from my company and get myself treated. If that’s the case, then I will be getting holiday all the time just for my treatment and this will have a bad effect on my company. Because, my asthma is quite frequent.

But finally, I was able to solve it with the help from my HR director because I told her the problem and she asked me to call the Uni and ask them if I am registered to the GP there or not and, guess what, I am!!! HEhe!! I was damn happy when I heard that! And now, its all sorted because the medical centre in the Uni are sending me the prescription so that I can get it from the pharmacy. Now, you guys might be wondering, why cant I get it straight away from the pharmacy for the medicine. Well, people, that’s what this country is all about. Because without a prescription, I wouldn’t be able to get a medicine. Can you believe it?

Anyways, I got my inhaler now but not because of I have a prescription, but because my friend persuaded me to act infront of the pharmacist that I was suffering from the asthma which to be honest, I actually was having it. And then miraculously, I was able to get one but I needed to pay for it. But by right, I was not suppose to pay if I have the prescription. But anyways, its not very expensive, so I bought it and its such a relief to have it by me. J

Just because of this asthma, every night when I return home, I feel soooo weak and tired because for the whole day I have been having difficulty breathing. But its not very severe but its just the breathing its not smooth. So, anyways, lets forget about it and I am registered to the GP here, which is great!

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2 Responses to “Hello .. A week full of difficulties .. but worth it at last!”

  1. huibee

    ohhh???
    you mean if we have a prescription, we will not have to pay for the medicine?
    i thought we need to have prescription and still, need to pay for it…

    hehe… i felt quite worried actually during the first night
    when i heard that you kept sneezing (not sure whether i use this word correctly.. i mean “haaa chiuuu” and like got flu…
    somemore i seldom see friends experiencing asthma
    errr… so are you better now? how come i never know you suffering from it so seriously? (ok, for me, this seems serious)
    hmm take care anyway

    you know what
    i love leaving comments in my friends’ blogs…
    just enjoy reading and leaving comments… =)
    it really helps me understand others a lot
    i will be your ’super’ reader as long as i have time, and remember to visit it.. haha…

  2. Rubzye

    errr … not really la but any medicine if you get under prescription, it will have a standard price of 6.85pounds, but if not, then you might have to pay more… but in my case, its because I got apply to get free medication because last time when i went to the uni punya doctor, he said tat I will have to take medicine all the time and its better to apply for the NHS free medication, so I did lo and then I got the certificate and so I dont have to pay for any medicine that I take under prescription.

    i dont really know why lately my asthma very serious…. (it is serious by the way.. hehe) … so .. i really dont know … really hate it sometimes … because every morning i walk to work … i suffer a lot … i sometimes feel like giving up walking that far .. but i have to .. and i dont easily give up .. hehe …

    but i think it will go away la .. just need to go back to cheltenham.. no stress and very relaxed life ;) … heheh …

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