NOT pregnant
Nurse: Is that Mrs or Miss?
Wendy: that’s Dr.
Nurse: Oh! We don’t get many Doctor’s making appointments
Wendy: I’m not a medical Doctor, not eligible to bypass the normal NHS booking system
The Maternity Records Manager at Berkshire Royal Hospital followed my phone call with a written invitation to visit the Maternity ward. I have no history, aspiration, suspicion or risk of pregnancy
I can bring something, or someone, to entertain me. Lovely
November 29th, 2011
They should just call it the Lady Garden Centre and have done with it.
Sx
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*snigger* Lady garden centre *snigger, snigger*
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November 29th, 2011
I have been away from the UK for some years. Personally I found the letter quite charming, compared to a medical exam I had to have for a driving license that required a medical exam to prove I have no artificial limbs, nor a pacemaker and that I was not a eunuch. The female doctor who performed the exam was clearly competent and the memories will live on in my mind for quite some time. Being asked if you’re pregnant seems a bit tame to be honest.
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Oh my! Does that mean that eunuchs are not allowed to drive where you lived?
Indeed the letter is quaint. Noone asked if I was pregnant. I wanted to reassure my readers – lest they get over-excited at the mearest mention of maternity on my blog. Hope that clears things up a bit!
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November 30th, 2011
I do like the implication in the letter that either an object of your choice OR a friend or relative can be brought in order to occupy your time while you wait. Are the two mutually exclusive? It doesn’t bode well for Christmas day at the ward.
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