Horriffic. Start to finish a horrible day. Start with low BP and clotting problem,more blood test, lots of new emergency admits, put out of bed and into day room-but that's ok as I'm not in need. Forgotten about.
Reminded them I'm still waiting. Went to main concourse to buy caffeine free tea as trolley on ward has nothing caffeine free on it. Had usual congealed hospital lunch. 2 pm asked again for news. 2:30 more bloods taken, advised it will be about 5 pm for LP. Missed by meal trolley, 5:45 taken for procedure to a treatment room. Couldn't get reference point due to keloid tissue from previous surgeries.lay on left side for first attempt, failed, need more anaesthetic . Had to sit with feet on rails on side of trolley so knees by ears and head and arms resting on a wheeled table. Lots of anaesthetic and got needle in position on third attempt, in excruciating pain and with needle in situ had to lay on left side for tests to be done. Needle adjusted again, pressure tested, needle adjusted again as it was running too slowly. Finally done needle out and I'm spent. Dry heaving with pain. Left on my own in room with no buzzer for 30 mins till doctor came back to take more blood, realised I had no water - need to drink a jug full before you can leave. 20 mins on came back for more clotting bloods and a nurse with a jug. Told not to move for an hour and drink the water. Nothing left where I could reach it, thanks to doctor not moving table within distance.
My other half came to collect me and was told I'd gone home, he text me and I told him I was still in treatment room and couldn't move, get me out of here!
Nurse very embarrassed as they had gone room to room to find me. I had been forgotten on hand over. It was half eight, I was given fluids to drink and my tablets for pain and a sandwich.
Four hours of sleep last night and feeling very rough this morning.
Not quite what I expected.
This morning I got a phone call from ward sister to apologise for my experience.
I hope to goodness they got what they needed because I'm not going thru that ever again!
