"It felt barbaric"

Having been admitted in severe pain the day before my visit today and diagnosed with a kidney stone.

I was given IV fluids and morphine, antiemetic and anti spasmodic.

My pain disappeared and I was discharged in the afternoon.

Unfortunately this morning it all recurred and once again in severe pain I was taken to the WHH.

I was told that I would be given pain relief and I waited and waited and waited, all this time in awful pain.

Three times I asked for pain relief and the last time I was told that they were going to give me Volterol suppositories and I said I couldn’t have them as I was told countless times that due to a medication I take I could not take Volterol.

Another hour went by when the sister was trying to find a consultant but not once did anyone ask how I was even though it was obvious I was in severe pain.

In the end I was so upset and distressed that I walked out.

I felt it was barbaric to let someone continue in awful pain.

I was told that morphine was not used for kidney stones......well, I wonder why I was given it yesterday..

I don’t slag off the NHS st all, I worked in this hospital for more or less20 years and would never have left a patient in so much pain.