"Emergency appendectomy at 25 weeks pregnant"

I was rushed into hospital on 22nd December 2018 following severe abdominal pain and sickness. I was put into the delivery suite due to being pregnant, all the midwives that cared for me the first two nights I stayed in where no one knew what was wrong with me and kept telling me I had a stomach bug, were lovely so caring and really made me feel safe and gave me my pain relief on time and saw that I was comfortable and treated with respect. The next day I was met by 4 doctors who assured my it was a stomach bug that the intense pain I was in was gas and I could go home with buscopan. Everything in my being told me this was not the case I had never felt so poorly in my life and for fear of my unborn child being hurt I demanded to stay and have repeat bloods and more observation (as a nurse myself I may have more medical knowledge than a regular patient) next thing after repeat bloods it was very clear something was seriously wrong, my infection markers had gone through the roof and my pain was getting worse. They then had to screen me for sepsis, after telling me my observations were fine ie temperature this was due to the fact I was having IV paracetamol when I did not have that, my temp went up to 38.3 and I was not vommitting due to having anti sickness medication. After a long wait I was given an MRI scan which confirmed I had appendicitis it all went mad from there. I was sent straight to theatre to have my appendix removed. I was sent to ward 20 an experience I shall never forget my treatment here was appalling, left crying in agony in bed for hours. Only one hca showed me an ounce of compassion and kindness. Other patients on the ward were also left crying in agony for hours due to staff being to busy. It is honestly the worst most barbaric situation I have been in. I got out of that ward the next day through sheer determination as I could not spend another minute on that ward. Inhumane to say the least.