Taken to A&E with ambulance after wonderful paramedics made some preliminary checks at home (also ECG, blood pressure readings) in left chest pain very sharp and strong on breathing, left chest pressure , back upper left pain (typically in also known condition-aortic dissection), pain radiated also to jaw, with left sided significant abdominal pain radiating also in left lower back, swollen left sided abdomen, headache, noses, high blood pressure notwithstanding lowering blood pressure medication was taken...
Troponin was elevated on A&E blood test.
Suddenly, when laying down in observation room suffered strong stabbing pain in left chest and blood in the mouth.
Clearly told about this to the doctor.
Instead of appropriate care, the doctor prepared discharge letter estimating it is reflux (never had it, neither its symptoms notwithstanding had been well examined by gastroenterologist in the past and diagnosed by them for another (bowel) condition).
Reflux diagnosis can be otherwise done after detailed diagnostic protocol, in any case not by A&E doctor without any symptoms or tests about it.
No CT chest or abdomen had been done at A&E at all.
And how described noted A&E doctor sudden sharp strong stabbing left chest pain and blood in the mouth seconds after it? It is for noted doctor funny taste in the mouth after burping!!!
I felt like this doctor was mocking a critically ill patient. Blood in the mouth after horrible chest stabbing pain is a very serious matter.
The most relevant anamnestic data otherwise clearly recorded noted doctor simply missed in their discharge letter.
Life threatening condition still without help. How long still????
"Life threatening condition"
About: North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust / Emergency ambulance North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust Emergency ambulance Bolton BL1 5DD Wythenshawe Hospital / Accident and emergency Wythenshawe Hospital Accident and emergency Manchester M23 9LT
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