"Thank goodness for QMC STU department"

I came to A&E in intense pain after a week of going back and forth to the GP to be told to ‘wait and see’ if my issue was going to get worse. The moment I booked in to A&E I was reassured I was in the right place and the nurses were sympathetic to my situation. Based on the current pressure on the NHS I wasn’t sure if A&E was the right place but it definitely was. I was triaged quickly and within 2 hours was being sent to the surgical ward. Once on the surgical ward, there was some waiting around to be seen but all the staff were incredibly friendly. Once I met with the surgeon, she explained the surgery and was so reassuring and wonderful. I was then admitted to the ward where the nurses continued to be so lovely and caring. Having had a week of GP’s not being particularly ‘caring’ these interactions were so heart warming. I was taken to surgery at 8:30 that evening. When in surgery, the team were so upbeat, chatty and put me at ease and answered any of my concerns. I was then discharged by midday the next day so within 24 hours the teams had resolved my issue and got me on the road to recovery! I’m just so grateful for all the member I interacted with, they were all an absolute assets to QMC and I cannot praise them enough!