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23-05-09, 07:07 PM

Last February, my gran collapsed. An ambulance was called and she was taken to the local on-call GP who said it was a tummy bug. 15 Minutes later, sahe was unconcious and stopped breathing. Ambulance was called and she was taken to the Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary. She was kept in for 5 days. During those days we visited her and she was extremely confused, taking about the 3 world war and squirrels.....

. Both myself and my mother, on seperate occasions told the nurses that it wasn't like her and that we were concerned. Anyway, they sent her home, stating it was high blood pressure. Within 3 days she had collapsed again and began seizing so violently that the Ambulance required a police escort, as soon as she arrived at A+E she was sedated and ventilated and the family were called to be at her bedside and told to expect the worst. A CT was carried out and it reveal a subarrachnoid haemorrage (sp nearly right!). She was conveyed to Edinburgh and they successfully operated.

So then we found she lung cancer. She was treated with Radiotherapy in Edinburgh. She had 2 12 week courses and seemed to be dealing ok with it. Her last treatment was in Septemeber and she recently had a scan which showed that the treatment had worked (apparently).

Anyway, in the past month or so she has become increasingly confused. Last week she collapsed again and was taken to the DGRI. She was admitted to a ward and sent home that night. No CT was done despite the hospital reassuring my mother it would be.

On Tuesday my mother took my gran to her GP. It was decided tht we would take her to the hospital again. On Wed they carried out a full body CT.

Here is the bit I am angry about:

On Thursday afternoon the hospital staff spoke with my gran, who is on her own 55 miles away from her family that cancer had spread to her brain and that she had numerous tumours and that it was terminal. Only after they told her this did they ask if she wanted someone contacted. So then they phoned my 73 yr old grandfather and told him DOWN THE PHONE that his wife has terminal cancer!

How can somone be so insensitive as to tell a 66 year old woman that she is going to die while she is on her own? And then tell her husband over the phone?

I'm holding back on what I would like to say as I don't feel an emotional rant is the right thing to do. I know the NHS staff have a difficult job but this hospital seems to be the pits.

Anyway, rant over.

23-05-09, 07:07 PM	#1
Milky Bar Kid Guest Posts: n/a	Rant about local hospital! Last February, my gran collapsed. An ambulance was called and she was taken to the local on-call GP who said it was a tummy bug. 15 Minutes later, sahe was unconcious and stopped breathing. Ambulance was called and she was taken to the Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary. She was kept in for 5 days. During those days we visited her and she was extremely confused, taking about the 3 world war and squirrels...... Both myself and my mother, on seperate occasions told the nurses that it wasn't like her and that we were concerned. Anyway, they sent her home, stating it was high blood pressure. Within 3 days she had collapsed again and began seizing so violently that the Ambulance required a police escort, as soon as she arrived at A+E she was sedated and ventilated and the family were called to be at her bedside and told to expect the worst. A CT was carried out and it reveal a subarrachnoid haemorrage (sp nearly right!). She was conveyed to Edinburgh and they successfully operated. So then we found she lung cancer. She was treated with Radiotherapy in Edinburgh. She had 2 12 week courses and seemed to be dealing ok with it. Her last treatment was in Septemeber and she recently had a scan which showed that the treatment had worked (apparently). Anyway, in the past month or so she has become increasingly confused. Last week she collapsed again and was taken to the DGRI. She was admitted to a ward and sent home that night. No CT was done despite the hospital reassuring my mother it would be. On Tuesday my mother took my gran to her GP. It was decided tht we would take her to the hospital again. On Wed they carried out a full body CT. Here is the bit I am angry about: On Thursday afternoon the hospital staff spoke with my gran, who is on her own 55 miles away from her family that cancer had spread to her brain and that she had numerous tumours and that it was terminal. Only after they told her this did they ask if she wanted someone contacted. So then they phoned my 73 yr old grandfather and told him DOWN THE PHONE that his wife has terminal cancer! How can somone be so insensitive as to tell a 66 year old woman that she is going to die while she is on her own? And then tell her husband over the phone? I'm holding back on what I would like to say as I don't feel an emotional rant is the right thing to do. I know the NHS staff have a difficult job but this hospital seems to be the pits. Anyway, rant over.