"Sent away with little information"

I was referred by GP with suspected appendicitis to ward 16 at Wishaw General. The nursing staff there are excellent and a credit to the NHS. I couldn't get scheduled for a CT scan that day so had to be admitted for an overnight. I was nil by mouth for 5 hours and explained that I have stomach acid problems the longer I don't eat the worse the pain is. The following morning the consultant agreed a CT scan should be organised and again nothing to eat or drink till after the scan. After 4 hours of waiting it transpired the Dr had only put the request in half an hour prior so by the time my scan was done I had nothing to eat from 9pm to 5 pm the following evening. I was admitted for a second night for an investigation from a different department.

Again the nurses on ward 18 are excellent. The CT scan and further investigation were inconclusive, a doctor came to discharge me in between snacks with very little information and took less than a minute to discuss everything. The nurse asked them to return to have a more in depth conversation as I was about to be discharged with pain and no further knowledge of any diagnosis or how to manage it. It is not pleasant when you are at your most vulnerable to be dismissed and sent away with little information and having to ask for pain relief to help manage the pain.