A relative had a fall ended up in A&E as they'd just woken up on the floor.
Quite a few tests were ran. Went for an x-ray and I waited in the room when they were brought back by the porter a comment was made to me saying they didn't think that it was done right - they were laughing and chatting to each other and put a board under the arm and it slipped, but carried on.
We returned to the hospital 3 weeks later as the pain was unbearable, a junior doctor came and suggested another x-ray asked if pain relief was required. Said yes but never got it, we had to stop my a chemist on the way home.
We were told after another x-ray, sorry we missed a broken radial head in the elbow, nothing can be done as it had been so long, and that it would be ok in a few weeks.
The pain is still unbearable and her age doesn't help. She is now really not well and is reluctant to visit Monklands hospital again.
"Left with a broken bone for 3 weeks"
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