LoopyLauren Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 Hi, The Nurse in me, is wondering whether to bother taking our medical notes. For the kids, I guess you just take the "Red books" with immunisations details etc. ( both mine our young) For us older ( getting older and "greyer" by the day thanks to emigration stress i might add!) ones, Myself and hubby are relatively fit and well, with no particular medical issues. Would anyone still recommend taking a copy of your UK notes? At a cost of £50 a pop, wondering if we can wing it! I may like to take my maternity notes, I have heard I can copy them for free. Anyone know about this? Cheers all you PP'ers! Lauren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOL Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 I am not Dutch. We got all information from the dentist and doctors. It wasn't even in English, but the xrays and stuff said enough lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 No, unless you have a particular condition I wouldn't bother, you'll probably be able to give a clear and concise history of anything relevant to your new GP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJT Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 I agree with Ali, unless there is something in there that could help in future, I would not bother. I had a problem in the UK and the drs there kept dismissing it, saying it was my age etc and as a last thought put me on the coil the month before I left the UK, now this had been going on and off for 10 years. I came here, they put me straight on HRT to see if that helped, which it did for a year, then when that stopped working, I was referred to see a specialist. He took one look at my UK notes, then made arrangements for me to have one major surgery and four smaller surgeries, all at once, within two weeks of seeing him. Apparently they only normally do one op at a time with six months inbetween recuperating period, but because he could see I had been having problems for 10 years, he said it would be easier for me to do it all in one, so for me, having my past drs notes made a huge difference and this was done on the public health service here and never cost me a penny except for the initial private consultation. My son also had a major op when he was 5 years old and may or may not need further surgery when he is an adult, so again we have those notes, but it was really a waste of time getting notes for my two other children and husband. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gar374 Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 I mentioned it to my doc a wee while ago and he said it would only be £10 per person. So we're taking ours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odies Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 well I paid £60 for my notes and I am having my first doctors appt. tomorrow, taking my notes just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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