"a & e"

Anything else?

I had very severe left side pain and called nhs direct,i was treated by them in a friendly telephone manner,they arranged a ambulance for me,i was taken to a&e,put on a drip and went for an xray,and given pain relief,the doctor came to me and said i was constipated even though i never have problems in that department,that made me feel i wasted their time and the ambulance crews time,i was extremely embarrased so did not disagree as i thought doctors are supposed to be right,so went home still in pain,and in tears,with some stronger painkillers,i spent another week in bad pain then i was informed by my gp that the x ray showed at least 2 kidney stones,in total i was in pain for a month and eventually had a ct scan.it was my first visit to a & e,if it ever happens again i would like to be scanned while i am in the hospital and not 10 weeks after the event.