"Pregnancy Care"

I went into triage with stomach pain when 33 weeks and doctor told me my infection markers were up but told me it was fine and that it’s probably constipation, the pain got worse and and I phoned triage again and they said to phone doctors so on the 4th day I phoned doctors when feeling my tummy they said you are in pain but told me it was constipation again.

After a week and a half I went to triage again and the doctor said that I am text book symptoms of appendicitis. I was then kept in for 9 days, and because I hadn't been treated my appendicitis turned into an abscess and I got sepsis.

When being kept in I could hear midwives talking about me and that I shouldn’t be on that ward which really triggered me, they kept telling me I might be moving which got me upset as I was so vulnerable. I had to get a colostomy bag as they couldn’t operate on me and had to go daily trips to hospital for antibiotics until my son was born.

I felt let down by triage and GP as I could’ve lost my baby and my life if my abscess had ruptured, I don’t think I was taken seriously because I was heavily pregnant . Some staff were amazing and the care when I was in labour was great, I can’t fault them for that. But I do think staff need to be mindful about talking about patients outside their door when there in such a vulnerable state.