For a month, ive been suffering with toothache on a wisdom tooth.
Ive been to my dentist who doesn't feel right removing this tooth at the surgery as I have various ill health problems, so they referred me to the maxo facial unit for a consultation to get this tooth out!
It took the maxo facial unit along time to get me a appointment to see a dental technician, so I had to call on my own dentist and patient liaison team for there help and input for them to organise and lease with maxo team to get one.
Finally, a appointment was organised for me to have a appointment.
I saw a dental doctor, who agreed that this tooth needs to come out. Allelulia im thinking, take this tooth out soon! 2 days later I hear back from the admissions team of the hospital, who inform me, im not a priority patient so ive got to wait a month and a half for the maxo team to take out my bad tooth.
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I immediately ring pals up again for intervention but im left to feel having a painful toothache is a mountain out of a molehill and there are more seriously ill patients than me awaiting surgery! )
Im also a epileptic, so if I continue to take more and more painkillers it will stop the epileptic meds working properly, but no one at the hospital sees that as a problem!
Total disgrace to allow someone to walk around night and day with chronic toothache and not do anything about it until a later date!
Even the A and E dentist doesn't want to get involved!
"toothache for a month and its not a priority!"
About: St Richard's Hospital St Richard's Hospital Chichester PO19 6SE
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