"Pain relief"

I had to visit the hospital twice on April the 18th with abdominal pains. On the first occasion I was discharged as my heart was ok but I was told I had a slight infection. On returning home the pain got gradually worse until it became quite bad and this was despite my taking Paracetamol on several occasions, which had little palliative effect

In the late evening I had to call out an ambulance to take me back over to the hospital. I was given morphine on the journey which certainly helped. After the usual checks had taken been done I was given some liquid and offered 2 codeine tablets. Having heard varying tales of unpleasant after effects I only took one tablet.

After a waiting period I was examined by a doctor and during this they did something in a previously pain free which almost immediately caused me considerable discomfort. The older pain then returned ( I was given a diagnosis of having Gastritis) While waiting to be discharged I asked several times for some pain relief as it was nearly unbearable but none was forthcoming and approx 5am I was told to go home. I continued to ask for pain relief and was eventually fobbed off with 2 paracetamol. I tried to explain that these had not worked previously and were unlikely to help now that the pain was much worse, but to no avail, despite it being obvious I would have thought to trained medical practitioners that i I was in very considerable distress. I was eventually left having to try to get myself through the pain whilst in the A @ E waiting area. I several times saw staff walking past nut they just ignored me, as if i as putting it on or something.

I know the NHS does not have it's troubles to seek but surely a little bit of pain relief for someone who was obviously suffering is not too much to ask.

Fortunately I eventually I recovered enough to get a taxi home to Matlock, without being able to pick up my prescription for the Gastritis for which I will have to make a journey over again. I will do this in the middle of the day so as to hopefully avoid meeting the staff who were directly responsible for possibly the most horrendous and frightening couple of hours of my 66 years