I went in for my 12 week scan suspecting a twin pregnancy. There were twins but no heartbeats. The sonographer was very blasé about it and told me to book a ERPC that afternoon. I was devastated. Her attitude really upset me - obviously for her it was an everyday occurrence but my world was falling apart. Since this happened nearly 3 years ago, I hope staff now will have had better training to deal with painful news more sensitively.
At the EPAU the nurse told me I already had enough children. The anaesthetist also upset me. I'm sure he meant well but he seemed extremely flippant and jokey and I became extremely stressed going into theatre. I was already in a distressed state and I felt that he was making fun. It just felt really inappropriate.
Later on the ward I was left haemorrhaging for many hours and was left alone in the bathroom despite already having fainted twice from loss of blood. Due to being left so long I needed a transfusion of 4 pints of blood which in my opinion would not have been necessary if I had been monitored properly and dealt with more quickly. To be fair, the ward staff were very nice, just too busy.
"Insensitive staff attitudes as my world was falling apart"
About: Milton Keynes Hospital / Maternity care Milton Keynes Hospital Maternity care MK6 5LD
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