I had a heart attack on a Saturday. Thankfully very mild. In fact so mild, I wasn't actually sure I was having one! Not wanting to waste valuable NHS resources, and with adverts of people going to A&E who didn't need to in my mind, I simply called NHS direct. Once I had described my symptoms, they promptly called an ambulance.
However, after various tests, the ambulance crew decided I wasn't ill enough to go to hospital by ambulance. So I arranged a babysitter, and, as I don't have a car, a lift to A&E.
They did more tests, and decided I had had a heart attack. I was admitted, and spent three weeks in hospital, and had a quintuple bypass operation. I can't fault the care and attention I received, the only downside was waiting an extra 48 hours for test results, due to a delay that no one seemed aware of, and only when I continually questioned it, did anything get done.
I honestly think I would still be there if I hadn't continually bought it up.
But otherwise excellent care.
"Heart attack & bypass surgery"
About: Royal Stoke University Hospital / Accident and emergency Royal Stoke University Hospital Accident and emergency Stoke-on-Trent ST4 7LN Royal Stoke University Hospital / General surgery Royal Stoke University Hospital General surgery ST4 7LN West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust / Emergency ambulance West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust Emergency ambulance Brierley Hill DY5 1LX
Posted by Deafdoggie (as ),
Responses
See more responses from University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Update posted by Deafdoggie (the patient) 9 years ago
See more responses from West Midlands Ambulance Service