"Dietician Service Hairmyres"

Letter dated start of September received pushing my appointment further back by two months.  I was exclusively fed by a particular brand of oral nutritional supplement drinks & have been reporting symptoms of vomiting & huge volumes of mucus production for some considerable time.  This was the cause of my recent hospitalisation with Sepsis & Aspiration Pneumonia.  This is the 3rd such event, each one impacting on my lung capacity.  

On the days when I was too unwell to have the supplements, the vomiting & mucus production subsided. At the risk of stating the obvious, there is clearly a connection. 

When I phoned to try to get an urgent Dietetic telephone appointment, I was met with point blank refusal despite explaining the position.

I am living on porridge, soup & custard, not what you'd call a balanced diet & that will have consequences.  It had also caused huge changes in bowel habits that are restricting my life even further than my autoimmune condition already does.

I have to ask, what are the dieticians doing that prevents them dealing with patients.  My gastroenterologist is temporarily unavailable & no one apparently covers their patients who have urgent concerns.  Very very disappointing.