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"Feeling like what I say isn’t enough"

About: General practices in Forth Valley

(as the patient),

I am writing this after many months of begging my GP to listen after being unwell for 9 months nearly all the same; issues being dizzy unexpectedly at all times; days when I had no motivation no energy; coughing uncontrollably struggling to breath; constantly tired.

Begged to help with weight gain and nothing helping to lose no matter how much I had been trying. I felt I was being fobbed off so many times saying I need to lose weight and myself begging for help I felt un-listened to and ignored no matter how many times I begged to be listened to.

I had been at hospital several times over a 3 week period due to it all and sent home. Unfortunately I never got better and still not. Unfortunately I was eventually diagnosed with diabetes which was informed I should have been months before I was failed and ignored for months. Even after while I am taking the medication as informed to, I still am dizzy and tired and coughing and still not listened to. 

It makes me angry and depressed feeling like what I say isn’t enough 

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Response from Caroline Logan, Person Centred Co-ordinator, Nursing, NHS Forth Valley last month
Caroline Logan
Person Centred Co-ordinator, Nursing,
NHS Forth Valley
Submitted on 06/03/2024 at 10:38
Published on Care Opinion at 10:38


Dear Louhs38

I am so sorry to read that you have been unwell and feel unsupported by our services. It is always difficult to read when a patient feels we have let them down and not met their expectations.

To enable me to provide some support and gather further information, I would be grateful if you could contact me by e-mail caroline.logan@nhs.scot and provide me with your contact details. I will contact you as soon as I can thereafter.

I hope you are feeling a bit better and look forward to hearing from you.

Take care

Caroline

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