"Follow up appointment with my neurologist"

Previously I have written about my head injury that I sustained when my horse fell with me at the end of March 2022.

When I was discharged from hospital toward the end of April, my notes said that I was supposed to have a follow up appointment with the neurology consultant 6 weeks after my discharge.

When I hadn’t heard anything about an appointment in week 7 I tried to phone the consultant’s secretary but the answer phone told me not to leave a message and the phone switched itself off immediately. So leaving a message was not possible.

Eventually I got a letter that didn’t give me a real appointment but a telephone appointment. I presume the staff member is supposed to call me as the letter does not have a phone number on it. As I have a new problem I wanted to talk to the neuro secretary mid July, but I experienced the same problem with the phone as mentioned above and the phone got switched off without me being able to mention my problem.

I phoned a neuro ward and spoke to a person who was unable to help me. So I needed to change my other more important appointment as I was getting nowhere with neurology. My feeling is not very good about neurology at Barnstaple hospital because my follow up appointment seems unreal as I don’t get to see anyone. And there is zero opportunity to talk to a real person who can help me.

The appointment  is several weeks late and I’m not sure if I’m allowed to drive my car again. I feel no one is bothered about it because all the people who could bother are driving their cars.

I can only hope that the appointment will take place as I have now changed my very important other appointment for this as I have not been able to speak to anyone at Barnstaple.