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"Hanging about for over a year."

About: University Hospital Hairmyres / Acute Medical Receiving Unit (AMRU) University Hospital Hairmyres / Emergency Department

(as the patient),

I have been ill now with not much respite for well over a year now. 

I have been getting regular chest infections which came to a head last Easter ( 2017 ) I was very ill for about 2 months. 

I went to Hairmyres for help , was looked at briefly, then left for hours,  then sent home and told I would get sent back for a scan.

I got said scan a couple of months later and nothing showed up. 

I continued to feel ill, breathless, bringing up mucus constantly,being woken in the night with my breathing very eratic.

I was back at work by this time ,but struggled with it , and continued to get chest infections.

Just before Christmas I took very ill again, trouble with breathing , wheezing, high temp, uncontrollable shaking. My partner thought I had Pneumonia. 

I went back to Hairmyres where this time I was admitted and kept in for 5 days , I was well cared for , given chest xray and CT scan while I was in. After 5 days a diagnosis of Pleurisy was reached,but not sure if they were certain. 

I was discharged with antibiotics that were meant to clear it, but this did not happen and I ended up going back up at New Year where I was kept in A&E all night , told I would be kept in , but let out next morning  as there was no beds available. I was given  more Antibiotics which have done nothing. 

I went back a few weeks ago seeking help as my own doctor seems a bit baffled by my condition.  I was given an ECG which was ok,

had my chest sounded then sent home. They said they would write to my own Doctor about follow up appointment at Respiratory clinic, I was told that at New Year as well but have heard nothing.

I am still off work .

I am male , 56 years old , was a keen cyclist/ walker/ runner , until this stopped me in my  tracks. I stopped drinking and smoking about 13 years ago.

I just want someone at Hairmyres to give me a proper diagnosis,  I would have thought that wouldn't be too much trouble. 

I'm very sorry my letter is very long , but writting all this down helps , and if it reaches someone who can help me I would be over the moon.

I just want to get back to some sort of normality.  My life has stopped. I had a very active life before taking ill.

Thank you

Yours faithfully

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Response from Margaret Meek, Director of Hospital Services, University Hospital Hairmyres, NHS Lanarkshire 6 years ago
Margaret Meek
Director of Hospital Services, University Hospital Hairmyres,
NHS Lanarkshire
Submitted on 20/04/2018 at 11:41
Published on Care Opinion at 15:43


Dear Brido2000,

I am sorry to read of your ill health, to allow us to review your journey to date can you please contact Mrs McNiell 01355 585325 with your details so that we can investigate.

Many thanks

Margaret

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Update posted by Brido2000 (the patient)

All my letter has done is to get Hairmyres to contact me and tell me I am on a waiting list, and it might be June before I get an appointment.

Very dissapointed .Not helpful at all.

Update posted by Brido2000 (the patient)

I have now received an appointment letter from Hairmyres, so hopefully I will get a resolution to my health problem soon.

If this website helped in any way by publishing my letter, then I would like to say thanks.

Kind regards

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