Originally Posted by
Ericsladkilnhurst
Regarding my wife being very ill, a doctor spoke to my wife by telephone, not a practice nurse,
my wife said she wanted a blood test, so the doctor said if my wife thought this, then she should have one.
Waiting for the GP surgery to get in touch over a few days, eventually my wife got a telephone call, so I
took my wife up to the Mexborough Montagu Hospital for a blood test at 9am on Friday 15th October.
At 4pm same day, my wife had a telephone call from our GP, to which she said my wife's blood count was
seriously low, & that she had to go in hospital for a emergency blood transfusion, to which I took my wife
to Rotherham General Hospital, where it was confirmed she had an iron deficiency anaemia.
My wife received 2 blood transfusions & a Ferinject ( Vitamin iron ) transfusion, to which she has to have
another Ferinject transfusion next Saturday.
My wife to undergo investigation in surgical outpatient clinic for investigation of iron deficiency anaemia,
after speaking with medical staff, they cionfirmed that if my wife had not asked for a blood test, which
resulted in the treatment & investigation, there could have been more serious consequences.
What made it worse I was not allowed to visit my wife, & with the ward my wife was on seemed under
staffed, I was telephoning to find out what was happening with my wife, there was no one picking the
phone up.
I took my wife in hospital Friday teatime, I didn't find out what treatment my wife had until 3pm
Saturday afternoon.
I was able to bring my wife home Saturday evening 8pm after her blood levels were raised to a safe
level.