... medical dilema ...

A real problem - one of the doctors at my local surgery - is basically incompetent - and lazy. For example he told me I had RSI - and then told me he didn't have time to talk to me - so I didn't get any tests.

I also have a stomach problem - which he diagnosed as IBS - without any tests. When I went back later with a lot of pain - he told me not to complain - and then gave me a horror story of investigative surgery. About a year later I ended up the local hospital's emergency centre creased with pain. It quickly became clear I had an infected gall bladder. The surgeon who operated said it was quite serious and that if they hadn't operated when they did - it the infection could have spread to my liver.

Anyway - I was talking to the owner of a local cafe - and one of his friends - had just died - from cancer - he had the same doctor - and had been told to take over the counter pain killers and anti-inflammatory drugs - he wasn't sent for any tests - although he went to see the doctor quite a few times.

I don't know what to do - if I make a formal complaint - as I have no formal evidence - it will just give me hassle - and I won't be believed. On the other hand I just can't leave it alone.