I have a tumour and was in hospital last week in the Neurology department. They had done a CAT scan, which found that the tumour had not grown, but had become denser, although the registrar has not told me this – I had to find this out from my doctor.
The registrar discharged me prematurely before calling my doctor (not me directly) the following day to stress that I needed to come back straight away because they had not done an MRI.
I presented at the ED as they requested, only to be told by staff there that they did not have a bed for me, to go home, and they will call me when they have a bed available.
So I did, and it took another whole week before I got a call to come back in. I went back to the hospital at 4pm on Wednesday, and now 2 days later, the MRI has still not been booked, let alone done. The registrar told the staff that if I want to go home, then I can go.
I am suffering from many symptoms, like extreme pain on my left side, degenerating eyesight, dizziness and more, but the registrar has told me, without doing an MRI, that my tumour is not causing these symptoms. I have asked the registrar to write a statement outlining this, but they have refused.
I have been sitting here in the hospital for 2 days, and the registrar has not even come to see me, saying that they will get to me when they get to me.
I just want to receive the care I need.
"Needing timely care"
About: Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Nedlands 6009
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