I was there feeling horrible pain and one of the surgeons decided that I had to spend the night, so I was sent to a ward.
The doctor who visited me in the morning had a very uncompassionate, dry and let's- finish-this-soon attitude. I was in utter pain, and after having been hospitalised, I thought they would do something for me. But this doctor (who wasn't the one who saw me the previous night and decided to hospitalise me) seemed completely uninterested, and just decided to send me back home in the same conditions that I entered the previous night.
There were some kind nurses, and the catering lady was outstanding; but I also felt that there was a bit of discoordination and lack of communication.
I felt very, very vulnerable, and didn't feel like I was in good hands, in general terms.
I had to go back home and start my own investigation about how to deal with my pain. I got more help from friends' advice than from the hospital.
"I didn't feel like I was in good hands"
About: Western General Hospital / Colorectal Western General Hospital Colorectal EH4 2XU
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