"traumatic experience for spouses and..."

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My husband was having an operation , on the day unit, when we came to pre asssesment i was told i could sit with him till his operation, so although feeling worried for my hubby not to concerned, Having been a nurse my self i thought how i knew things worked, But NO !!! the receptionis t was very unhelpful and very blase with me and with in seconds my husband was called I went to follow but was told to leave and not come back till i was phoned, This came as a total shock I could not even say goodbye, having been married for thirty years my husband is my rock and he was taken away from me, with no thought for me and how I felt I really feel that the caring proffession has gone mad, where is the care and understanding of the spouses I saw several older women who sat for 6 hours or more just waiting for there other halfs with no support, I havee never been so angry, I did leave for a little while to have a few tears and re group, on returning I was told to get the car, as he was being discharged, and to park at the front with a bit of paper to put on screen so i did not get aticket, on arriving at front of hospital there was no space i asked several ambulance drivers what to do and they said i would get a ticket if i parked at front, and to go to carpark, What was i to do!!!!!!! i parked in a disabled place because i had had enough by now, on arriving on the ward my husband came out to me, having arrived home I then found that he had not been given any dressings or pain killers, because he was not with it, most men do not think in these situations, If i had been allowed to see him before he was discharged i would have been able to ask, Our caring proffession no longer exists and will only get worse please put a stop to it now!!!!

I feel i need a stay in hospital, as my blood pressure must be throught the ceiling.

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on arriving in morning the car park machines were out of order and was told to go through wall and get a ticket which i did it was a lot cheaper so asked on returning was that ok, the attendant became very rude and said that i had not paid enough and to pay more, he had not explained this which i told him and he said ok but pay again, iknow there is work in progress i hope to god that there will be privisons for parking when some one is having an operation and that it will be at a reasonalbe cost.

I do not complain very often but the i am so angry with the whole day i needed to let you know i feel..