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Heart attack

Posted By Peter c

"Heart attack"

About: General practices in Lanarkshire University Hospital Hairmyres / Cardiology University Hospital Monklands / Cardiology/Coronary Care Unit (Ward 18) University Hospital Monklands / Emergency Department

(as a service user),

Got took to hospital after working my shift with pretty bad chest pain not knowing I was having a heart attack.

I work nightshift as an order picker for a distribution warehouse and struggled to sleep the morning before and thought it was really bad indigestion, went to work and was drinking gaviscon but felt like someone was sitting on my chest. Managed to get through my shift and luckily my mate said at 6am when we finished I'll take you to the hospital and I weren't going to bother but he pestered me and luckily he did as after taking blood at a and e they said I was having a heart attack.

Monklands were brilliant on the heart ward and went to and from hairmyres as well, but I really want to say a special thanks to linda, chd lead nurse from orchard medical centre motherwell for the after care she gave me after I was discharged, all the medication I had to take and being signed off work for two months I was a bit worried to be honest, but linda was great to talk to and had to change my medication a bit to suit my needs, she seen me every week or every other week near the end of my time off work and my blood pressure and cholesterol is looking good and I've been back to work for 2 months now on a phased return but doing my old job of a lot of lifting and feeling fine. So long may it continue🙂.

Thanks,

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Response from Gavin Dolan, Senior Nurse - Medical Directorate, University Hospital Monklands, NHS Lanarkshire 4 years ago
Gavin Dolan
Senior Nurse - Medical Directorate, University Hospital Monklands,
NHS Lanarkshire

Submitted on 08/01/2020 at 11:30
Published on Care Opinion at 11:30

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Dear Peter c,

Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback on the Care Opinion platform. We really value patient feedback and use this to inform practices and celebrate when we get things right for patients. I am delighted to hear that we got it right for you here at Monklands and in Hairmyres and equally, that the after care and direction you received from Linda at Orchard Medical Centre was so great.

I hope that you are recovering well and wish you all the very best of health going forwards. I will be sure to share these comments with our clinical teams who will be equally delighted to hear the same.

Best wishes,

Gav

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Response from Rick Edwards, Service Manager Surgical & Critical Care, University Hospital Hairmyres, NHS Lanarkshire 4 years ago
Rick Edwards
Service Manager Surgical & Critical Care, University Hospital Hairmyres,
NHS Lanarkshire

Submitted on 10/01/2020 at 08:12
Published on Care Opinion at 08:12

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Dear Peter c,

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience of services; I know from personal experience that whilst you've identified a few members of staff, there will be many more who have contributed to your treatment, care and rehabilitation.

It's really gratifying for staff to hear about the positive impact they have on people and I'll ensure your feedback recognising Linda's professionalism and compassion is shared with her and the rest of the staff at Orchard Medical Centre.

I wish you well with your ongoing recovery; keep on walking!

Kind regards

Rick

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