J B

Review of Frimley Health NHS Foundation ...

This rating is for accident and emergency dept onl...

This rating is for accident and emergency dept only.
Got there about 20.45 with my partner a very experienced nurse, she accompanied me as I felt bit unwell and had bought up blood indoors, earlier at about 17.00 I had choked on some rice whilst eating .
At reception where the staff looked totally disinterested in everything I explained my problem, first question was have you had alcohol today to which I replied yes so the staff member then replies I'll put it down as alcohol related, I strongly objected to that and told her so.
Waited an hour to see a nurse in a waiting room where you were lucky to get a seat and then back into waiting room where we shared one seat, the place resembled something you would see in some poor country, I had a pregnant woman opposite me in a great deal of pain but no help from anyone.
After another 90 minutes of waiting to see a doctor I fell to my knees and bought up 500 mils of pure blood, my partner went straight to the reception desk where all they could say was he is line to be seen.
My partner (nurse) then complained and was adamant I got seen straight away and thanks to her I was taken through.
Stay with me because this is where it gets interesting, I get my sats taken and different people come along to view the bowl of blood I bought up in the waiting room, a senior doctor then reassures me although it looks scarey it's normal from a tear and I can be discharged and then he's off.
My partner then starts to say she doesn't think that is the right decision in a conversation with the younger doctor and asks for a X Ray , they don't want to give me one as doctor says my signs are fine and no temputure but my own super nurse who thank god is highly trained and experienced keeps pushing and explains her views calmly and eventually the young doctor sends me for a X Ray .
I walk to X Ray with a young porter, nice polite caring guy who sits me outside and tells the technician I'm there, he comes back later and asks why I haven't been called in and goes in to remind the X Ray man I'm still outside and by this time I notice my body temperature rising and feel unwell.
I go in and have an X Ray and then he says I can go back, with that I fall down and lose over 3000 mils of more blood, you can imagine the mess, he is bringing me my third bowl as already filled two plus what's on the floor, doesn't call for help but instead grabs a clear large bag and starts cleaning up.
I stop losing blood and he at lasts gets on the phone, no emergency call for a doctor just a request for a cleaner and porter, I manage to ask him to call the doctor and tell her what happened and then porter arrives and rushes me back to cubicle, five mins later Doctor comes in to tell me they are discharging me, I am laying their grey in colour, my partner is now looking really worried and I think I'm in twilight zone.
I tell this doctor, you want to send me home after what just happened and she replies what has happened, I have to laugh as the X Ray guy has not even told anyone , once I explain hey presto not going home.
Finally get a bed at 07.00 And thank god put in the hands of great nurses and doctors, twice I could have died that night, if my partner hadn't insisted on casualty I would have choked to death in my sleep and if she had not questioned their decision to discharge me I would have gone home and died in sleep.
By the way once I was on the ward, it was great but I'll mark that elsewhere.