I caught covid last year and developed so very frightening symptoms heart problems passing out etc. l then suffered a cerebral stroke I'd been repeatedly to A&E in a two month period since catching covid and each time l was treated as an hysterical female. The day l went in with the stroke, l couldn't walk or talk properly the doctor in A&E shouted at me for going in with a migraine that had caused a panic attack. He continued to give me a lecture for using an ambulance to get there and for sitting in a wheelchair. I was unable to defend myself and sat there until a nurse had me wheeled to SDEC. I was in a total of 10 hours all they did was basic blood work gave me a lecture about anxiety (again) and sent me home. Still unable to walk properly or speak in a coherent manner. I was at the time a full time carer for mum with end of life dementia, because of this my role as a carer was blamed for my illness. After nagging my GP who also refused to believe l was ill for 6 months l finally got the MRI that showed I'd suffered a stroke. I am also suffering post covid syndrome and have been attending this hospital since January 2023. I am still waiting to receive any sort of treatment. My GP put me on Aspirin for stroke prevention and I've been left to it. My last appointment was with a long covid neuro rehab doctor who told me to go home and think myself well, use breathing techniques and mindfulness to cure my brain and autonomic nervous system damage. Do not go to this hospital these people will kill you with their negligence. During this time my mum was unfortunately admitted with a broken hip they neglected her so badly l was told she might not survive and certainly would never walk again. After caring for her for 20 years their negligence put her in a care home. The lack of treatment for my illness has cost me everything, l lost my home, income and family because they dismissed me a healthy anxious type with nothing physically wrong. Now my GP has told me I need to accept that l am chronically ill and permanently disabled. I should go home, get acceptance counselling and claim benefits. That hospital has absolutely destroyed my life.
Louise FletcherI have a long term condition which my Consultant is not managing I have been waiting for funding for a chemotherapy drug tht was going to help my sickness been waiting over 6 months to be told I can not have it as it interacts with other medication and also stop my anti sickness injections that helped me stay out of hospital as I can no longer administrat them as I have so much scar tissue repeated abcesses and had to have liposuction not only did they say I can't have the treatment they discharged me after 9 days with no treatment plan get a clinic appointment rang next day and can't get appointment as thy are booking patients in from 2022 I have got a Dr appointment for a expidite letter but after been home for two days I am currently back in hospital with swollen body which nobody has took note of keep fobbing me off and my sickness has started as my injections have stopped they could give it IV for a short term and let me home while they decide what to do instead of re admissions not only that I am very hard to canulate as my veins are no good after 16 years of admissions everyday I am having to get a new cannula which I'm limited they try my feet and egs today the anethatist has to come and put a cannula in I am so bruised after all the trys also they can't just stop medication that's been long term for me for past 16 years nearly 10 years having it in different ways I am very disspointed feel let down really bad the gastro consultant was isnn't willing to come see me there was a bed in gastro and now there isn't it's half 5 in morning and my body is still swelling