| PS2BE | Ag3 | m | (No name, age 35, general practitioner) unspecified |
| PS2BF | X | m | (No name, age unknown, Patient of participant 1) unspecified |
| G5LPSUNK (respondent W0000) | X | u | (Unknown speaker, age unknown) other |
| G5LPSUGP (respondent W000M) | X | u | (Group of unknown speakers, age unknown) other |
| (PS2BF) | [...] |
| (PS2BE) |
[1] Right do have a seat. |
| (PS2BF) |
[2] I think you're sending for all my things aren't you? [3] From er Hospital or what ever. |
| (PS2BE) |
[4] Let's have a look, they've all come back from [...] |
| (PS2BF) |
[5] Oh lovely. |
| (PS2BE) |
[6] How about that? [7] I don't know what he's been up to, [...] |
| (PS2BF) |
[8] No. |
| (PS2BE) |
[9] [...] through the nose, but we've got them all back at any rate, so Where are we at the moment? [10] ... How are you in yourself? |
| (PS2BF) |
[11] Eh, I'm not bad I ah but I've I've improved all while I mean i have got, you know |
| (PS2BE) |
[12] Aha. |
| (PS2BF) |
[13] I can get about a bit, I'm not er hobbling as much, as l as long as I take my time I'm not too bad. [14] I'm getting, you know I'm getting there. |
| (PS2BE) |
[15] Yeah. [16] Good. |
| (PS2BF) |
[17] Without a doubt. |
| (PS2BE) |
[18] Good. [19] When they last saw you they they were actually quite pleased, weren't they ? |
| (PS2BF) |
[20] Yeah, that's right. [21] Yeah. [22] Yeah [...] |
| (PS2BE) | [...] |
| (PS2BF) |
[23] There's definitely an improvement. |
| (PS2BE) |
[24] [...] supple, good rotation, reflexes, knee jerks, muscle power and sensation, no visible wasting. [25] So er they're really quite pleased with you. [26] It's just really time, isn't it ? |
| (PS2BF) |
[27] This is it. |
| (PS2BE) |
[28] That's got you better and better and better. |
| (PS2BF) |
[29] Yeah. [30] Yeah, it's getting there |
| (PS2BE) |
[31] Er [...] |
| (PS2BF) |
[32] I'm we're definitely getting there, it's just taking |
| (PS2BE) | [laugh] |
| (PS2BF) |
[33] a bloody long while. [cough] |
| (PS2BE) |
[34] [...] what job do you normally do? |
| (PS2BF) |
[35] Er miner. [cough] |
| (PS2BE) |
[36] Face worker? |
| (PS2BF) |
[37] Er development worker. |
| (PS2BE) |
[38] Oh so [...] all bits of everything and everywhere. |
| (PS2BF) |
[39] Yes. |
| (PS2BE) |
[40] Right. [41] Now what are we going to do about work, because it's now erm twenty fourth of August. [42] You've been off for a while. |
| (PS2BF) |
[43] Yeah. |
| (PS2BE) |
[44] We've got three choices, we can either ... say let's give it a go back at your original job, and [...] it might be a bit job. [45] We can say we're going to have to keep you off for a bit longer yet. [46] Or we can say, why don't we push British Coal, let's see if you can get you back to work doing something different. [47] Before you |
| (PS2BF) | [...] |
| (PS2BE) |
[48] go back. [49] But I don't know what the opportunities are there. |
| (PS2BF) |
[50] None. |
| (PS2BE) |
[51] None at all? |
| (PS2BF) |
[52] No. |
| (PS2BE) |
[53] Well that's not a that that's not [...] |
| (PS2BF) | [...] |
| (PS2BE) |
[54] Which pit are you at? |
| (PS2BF) | |
| (PS2BE) |
[55] Yeah, they're a bit inflexible at times I find. [56] So |
| (PS2BF) |
[57] Very much so [...] |
| (PS2BE) |
[58] Some of the others are brilliant, they do all sorts |
| (PS2BF) |
[59] Yeah. |
| (PS2BE) |
[60] of things [...] |
| (PS2BF) |
[61] But 's not that way inclined. |
| (PS2BE) |
[62] No, oh well. |
| (PS2BF) |
[63] Never have been. |
| (PS2BE) |
[64] Oh well. [65] We'll have to we'll have to [...] |
| (PS2BF) |
[66] They're very argumentative little |
| (PS2BE) |
[67] Yeah. |
| (PS2BF) |
[68] buggers. |
| (PS2BE) |
[69] I'd of thought you you won't be ready [...] |
| (PS2BF) | [...] |
| (PS2BE) |
[70] from from the latest report. [71] What are you like first thing in the morning? |
| (PS2BF) |
[72] Terrible. |
| (PS2BE) |
[73] Stiff? |
| (PS2BF) |
[74] Yeah, |
| (PS2BE) |
[75] Okay. |
| (PS2BF) |
[76] I've got to work into it gradually . |
| (PS2BE) |
[77] Yeah. [78] What's it How long's it take it to get going? |
| (PS2BF) |
[79] Realistically? |
| (PS2BE) |
[80] Yeah. |
| (PS2BF) |
[81] Hour and a half. |
| (PS2BE) |
[82] That's actually not bad though, is it? |
| (PS2BF) |
[83] No. |
| (PS2BE) |
[84] That's certainly a lot better than you have |
| (PS2BF) |
[85] But |
| (PS2BE) |
[86] been. |
| (PS2BF) |
[87] Yes. [88] But there again. [89] After I've been up and about for |
| (PS2BE) |
[90] Yeah. |
| (PS2BF) |
[91] a while then it starts again. |
| (PS2BE) |
[92] That's right, yeah . |
| (PS2BF) |
[93] And I've gotta sort of sit down. [94] It's |
| (PS2BE) |
[95] Yeah. |
| (PS2BF) |
[96] fits and starts, I've gotta |
| (PS2BE) |
[97] Yeah. |
| (PS2BF) |
[98] vary it between getting about, sitting up, standing up, sitting down. [99] It's we it it's [...] I mean some days are better than others. |
| (PS2BE) |
[100] Oh yeah. |
| (PS2BF) |
[101] You know, and |
| (PS2BE) |
[102] Yeah. |
| (PS2BF) |
[103] and the periods of of being good are getting longer. |
| (PS2BE) |
[104] Good. |
| (PS2BF) | [cough] |
| (PS2BE) |
[105] Right, so |
| (PS2BF) |
[106] As I say I'm def definitely getting there, I know I am in myself. |
| (PS2BE) |
[107] Yeah. |
| (PS2BF) |
[108] I'm sleeping a little bit better. [109] Not waking up so much during night,wi |
| (PS2BE) |
[110] Excellent. |
| (PS2BF) |
[111] with pain and that. [112] I'm, I'm getting there it's just taking a long while. |
| (PS2BE) |
[113] Waterworks and bowels? |
| (PS2BF) |
[114] I'm alright. |
| (PS2BE) |
[115] No numbness or tingling? |
| (PS2BF) |
[116] No no. [117] I've |
| (PS2BE) |
[118] [...] good. |
| (PS2BF) |
[119] lost a bit more weight, not a lot. |
| (PS2BE) | [cough] |
| (PS2BF) |
[120] I've lost about another five pounds [...] |
| (PS2BE) |
[121] Excellent. [122] Excellent. [123] Doing your exercise? |
| (PS2BF) |
[124] Yes yes. |
| (PS2BE) |
[125] All going the right way innit? |
| (PS2BF) |
[126] Yes I'm getting there, I know I know I know myself I'm getting there, it's just Like [...] say, it's just taking a bloody long while. |
| (PS2BE) |
[127] Yeah. [128] Well I can't predict how long it's going to be now [...] and y and you may find , |
| (PS2BF) |
[129] Well no, no obviously not |
| (PS2BE) |
[130] in another few weeks hard work and you'll feel very What I'll do is if I give you a note for a further two months, and we can [...] ... Is your job safe? |
| (PS2BF) |
[131] Well, whose jobs safe? |
| (PS2BE) |
[132] But they're not muttering about laying you off if you're [...] |
| (PS2BF) |
[133] Well they no not not now. |
| (PS2BE) |
[134] Well that's okay . |
| (PS2BF) |
[135] No. |
| (PS2BE) |
[136] No, I didn't think they would be. [137] So if I put, [...] |
| (PS2BF) |
[138] I think they'd have a battle on their hands if they did. [139] Union are a little bit they won't let that happen. |
| (PS2BE) |
[140] Good. [141] Continues to improve ... with exercise. [142] Okay? [...] |
| (PS2BF) |
[143] Yeah. |
| (PS2BE) |
[144] bit optimistic. |
| (PS2BF) |
[145] Well I am. |
| (PS2BE) |
[146] Yeah. |
| (PS2BF) |
[147] Yeah. |
| (PS2BE) | [...] |
| (PS2BF) |
[148] I've been trying. [149] I've been I mean I've been trying to give our [...] a bit of a hand whenever i can, in [...] [...] |
| (PS2BE) | [cough] |
| (PS2BF) |
[150] I mean I'm not. [151] I think I'm in way more than help but it it does me good. |
| (PS2BE) |
[152] Yeah. |
| (PS2BF) |
[153] You know, and I I I don't think it's it's |
| (PS2BE) |
[154] Yeah. |
| (PS2BF) |
[155] hurting me doing it. [156] You know. [157] Just a bit of serving and this that and other , |
| (PS2BE) |
[158] Yeah. |
| (PS2BF) |
[159] you know, just a Oh yeah, Oh . |
| (PS2BE) |
[160] Watch [...] Watch the lifting. |
| (PS2BF) |
[161] Oh by [...] I'm nothing |
| (PS2BE) |
[162] [...] the lifting, just just reaching a can of beans off the bottom shelf and you |
| (PS2BF) |
[163] Yes. [164] Yes. |
| (PS2BE) |
[165] know that sort of |
| (PS2BF) |
[166] Yeah. |
| (PS2BE) |
[167] thing. |
| (PS2BF) |
[168] You know but it's it's doing me good I think , |
| (PS2BE) |
[169] Good. |
| (PS2BF) |
[170] you know. [171] I think so anyway. [cough] |
| (PS2BE) | [...] |
| Unknown speaker (G5LPSUNK) |
[172] Right, thank you [...] [tape change] |