Linda, it is a very bad state of affairs. It takes me about a week to book in to see my GP but it's not always my normal GP but another in the practice. The GP who I was with and very understanding of my condition left in March and it has been very traumatic for me since then. I am under the CFS/ME Unit at the Maudsley/King's College Hospital in London. I haven't seen a doctor there now for nearly two years as there aren't the funds for that. Instead I have three monthly telephone conversations but I've only got two more to go and then I'm on my own. I have had problems over the past two years of being "under them" that despite things being written down the GP has been reluctant to provide the medication if I saw the other GP in the practice whereas if I went to the sympathetic one she would sort it straight away. Do they think that we want to go traipsing across the country to different hospitals/take medication that they provide just for the fun of it.

I hope the medication works for Tracy and for you as it's very difficult when someone becomes violent and they are not the size of a child. It could be the fact that she stretched herself when having a "turn" and it will settle down but if not please go to the GP or even the hospital to get it checked out. Unless they do more to make appointments available for all people will continue to visit the hospital as pain doesn't wait for an available appointment!!!

Kym