"I was very disappointed"

I was very disappointed with my recent admission to ASU at Forth Valley. I was admitted with severe stomach pains, when the pain was eventually under control I was told I could go home.

I was discharged with no pain relief, no advise and no follow up however I felt very dazed and confused when I was getting discharged so I didn't feel I was able to express my concerns. The following day after being discharged I was admitted again with the same severe stomach pains, and again admitted to ASU.

In ASU I was told I was booked in to get an MRI scan done the following day and I needed to fast for it. I fasted as instructed to then be approached by a doctor the next morning to tell me I would be getting discharged and an outpatient MRI would be arranged.

I was very disappointed with this, and to make it worse I had been fasting for nearly 7 hours and when I told the doctor I felt very dry and dehydrated I was told my "bloods were fine" and didn't need IV fluids. As someone who works within NHS Forth Valley, I understand the standards of care I should have received and I regret to say that the standards of care I received on both admissions were very disappointing.