I'm so grateful for the NHS. I read a story of an MS suffere..
Added 2023-09-24 15:36:03 +0000 UTCI'm so grateful for the NHS. I read a story of an MS sufferer in the US who was practically stuck in the fetàl position. Her doctor had said botox would enable her to move around a bit more and actually function as a human being. Her insurance company said no and refused to pay. So she remains just stuck in place. The other week I went to see my MS specialist and, as it worked well last time, I asked if we could do botox again in my leg. After examining me she said "let's try both legs today, I'll give you the maximum dose split between the two". She went to the hospital pharmacy to sign it out and injected me 10 minutes later. No waiting, no authorisation, and most importantly, no bill. My heart aches for people in the self named "greatest country in the world" who are treated, or frankly miss-treated, like this by their faceless insurance company. Sorry, rant over, I've been on the brandy and rose lemonade and that story just really shook me.
