"Past medical records need to be taken into consideration"

Due to my well known heart issues, I passed out on a stone track in the middle of a field, this resulted in me dropping to the ground and smacking the back of my head open on the sharp stones of the track, I honestly thought I had died!

Very fortunately the ambulance was able to drive down the rocky track to where I was lying and after cleaning my head up as well as my heart moderating, off we went to Lincoln A&E where after I had been checked over I was informed that they wanted to discharge me! This I refused and advised them about my heart issues and my well recorded NHS records going back several years. Because of this I insisted on seeing a Cardiology consultant rather than being fobbed off yet again.

Also and because I had hit my head hard which broke the skin in numerous places, the fall which had resulted in me being knocked out, I questioned if I ought to have my head scanned or at the very least X-rayed............. No comment was received in response.

After approaching 38 very uncomfortable hours sat on a chair in the LCH A&E, I was finally wheeled away to the MEAU ‘A’ ward where I had further tests, yet again they wanted to discharge me and yet again I insisted on seeing a Cardiological consultant, I asked yet again about having my head properly examined, but no response was received. Some time later I was moved into the MEAU ‘B’ ward from where, finally, I was taken for a CT scan the latter results of which revealed some very concerning grey matter which shouldn’t be there.

Some time later a junior doctor from Cardiology came to see me whose only objective appeared to be to try and have me discharged! Of course I refused and insisted yet again on seeing a senior Cardiology consultant......... reluctantly the doctor left!

2 days later I was transferred to the Short Stay Cardiology ward, where after some time I was visited by a consultant who I found to be obnoxious objectionable and argumentative consultant. They refused to accept anything I said, had absolutely ZERO bedside manner. I assured them that I was going to request a meeting with another consultant who would actually listen!

About this time I was taken to the MRI unit to have my head scanned.

The following afternoon I was utterly delighted to meet another consultant who positively oozed a truly excellent caring, attentive bedside manner, he was and is an absolute delight. He was able to inform me that the MRI scan had revealed a macro adenoma tumour as well as numerous other details including that I should not be too worried as it is exceptionally rare for them to be cancerous.

They were also able to advise me about what he believed was the best route of action for my heart.

So I left hospital one week after having been admitted the last 2 days of which were exceptionally comforting, however the other 5 days were filled with utter frustration.

Surely any head injury of the kind suffered by me should receive urgent action, surely past medical records need to be taken into consideration?

And finally I feel I ought to point out that the vast majority of the nursing staff were truly brilliant and quite amazingly the food was really quite good!