tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post4114155734804957998..comments2023-11-25T01:12:34.326+00:00Comments on Benefit Scrounging Scum: Part 2 - A&EBenefitScroungingScumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08939136229593231935noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post-83930489361150468072007-08-20T21:08:00.000+01:002007-08-20T21:08:00.000+01:00I'm sad to say that the attitude of the nurses was...I'm sad to say that the attitude of the nurses was nothing unusual to me, and that although on this occasion the doctors were superb, I've yet to blog about how appallingly badly and unprofessionally I was treated by a great many doctors in the past. <BR/>EDS was always said to be a rare condition, but I suspect its more under diagnosed than rare, the current figures are suspected to be 1 in 5000 people, so not ridiculously rare, but it's not well taught at medical school and even a physiotherapist (who should know about it) told me she'd never heard of it recently.<BR/>Being over tired means I get more 'wobbly' but I was just unlucky and caught my collarbone and throat on the cupboard corner when I fell. <BR/><BR/>Overall though I think the biggest problem in terms of attitude is that I look much younger than I am, am attractive and laugh at myself...it doesn't fit the typical perception we all have of disability...which is alot to do with why I started this blog.BenefitScroungingScumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08939136229593231935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post-87271226287652174192007-08-20T17:36:00.000+01:002007-08-20T17:36:00.000+01:00The attitude of the nurses on your journey to and ...The attitude of the nurses on your journey to and from the toilet was unforgiveable. Is it such a rare illness that they have never heard of it? Certainly it was not something I had ever come across. Was it just over-exertion on the shopping trip that led to the attack?Joanna Cakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15944673677004607976noreply@blogger.com