"After care"

After an emergency c section being high risk due to having antiphosplipid syndrome and being on daily fragmin injections and asprin  the after care I received was shocking!

I was left alone on a ward with no one in it. Still feeling dizzy an light headed 10hrs after my section and worried I may have bleeding or a clot  I buzzed for someone to check my blood pressure 4hrs it took and 3 different people to come in an told me someone will come an do it now. I buzzed another time cos I need the toilet but felt faint every time I stood up but no one came, so with being alone on a ward an scared incase I did faint I propped the ward door open an left the toilet door open so I could shout for help if I needed it.

Considering I felt so Ill and was classed as high risk by 2 professors at the hospital, one said only in an emergency should I have a section due to the high risk. of surgery and Antiphosplipid syndrome  this care was not good enough.

I was given pain killers around 3am and at 6. 30 I think they brought more in only that I was counting the hours to get more I asked should I be taking these now cos I had some at 3 and the nurse said prob not and theyd check and disappeared then when I was due more  I had to keep buzzing and was told we will bring them now but eneded uo. waiting over 3 hrs when I was due to get them. I did complain to the midwife on duty who apologised. When I asked to go home she said I need to get on top of pain management 1st so I replied I'd be better looked after at home.

As a mother who has suffered 4 miscarriages and has a potentially deadly illness I don't feel I received the level of care I needed at all never mind the bare basic checks even when I'm telling nurses I don't right I'm worried to wait 4 hrs is not acceptable only when I cried an pointed out my illness did some one take my blood pressure. I left the hospital really upset couldn't wait to get home even now 5month later I get upset thinking about the way I was left.  

On the plus side the induction team were amazing couldn't do enough for me and always checked me when I had concerns about babies movement or my blood pressure.