I don't know what's in my notes but I have had a previous Drug problem 7 years ago so I don't know if this is the reason I get treated so badly not given adequate pain Relief on the First visit I was left so long in trage it was so uncomfortable I was in so much pain after 4 hrs I went home ,The next day the Pain was so bad my Partner rang an Ambulance I told the paramedic my fears of being left for hours in a chair they persuaded me to return they were an angebecause I'm not .I managed to get a trolly as I could only lie curled up I was left a long time 3 hours before seeing a Doctor who was nice enough we discussed pain control but somehow when I needed it I got given paracetamol after a further 3 hours I got visited by surgeon team I was screaming the place down by now I they tried to tell me it was kidney stones after waiting again I got Scanned and told it was Appendix again when I got the opp after 12 hours on the Trolly They took me to a lovely new ward for a few hours then about 12 noon I went in at 5pm the night before my opp was supposed to take an hour but I didn't get back to the ward to midnight I had a burst necrotic appendix my Blood pressure and oxygen levels wouldn't get back to normal so I couldn't see my Partner so I told him to go home .I was moved out of the lovely ward and put in a side room but as soon as I got there my meds were messed up again I was still in bad pain being offered paracetamol I took my own meds in with me but was not allowed to have them because I wasn't written up for them I had to continually fight for everything the nursing staff seemed to keep getting my meds changed they didn't think I should have adequate pain relief after a further scan they found I had pneumonia and another pocket of puss I was in there for 11 days being pumped with Antibiotics the lines packed up so my treatment got stalled till they could put a pickline in I was still being treated like a liar my doctor said I was to stay longer for the Antibiotics to work then a Dr I never saw before came round without examination said I could leave the next day I got a quick visit from respiratory team Dr who informed me they found a nodule on one of my lungs and to ask for them if I had any questions day or night I just rang today because I can't breathe and I wasn't allowed to talk to the Dr because I'm not an inpatient that I should go to A and E
"Was Treated like a Liar"
About: Royal Sussex County Hospital Royal Sussex County Hospital Brighton BN2 5BE
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