We presented to Geraldton regional ER as my young adult child is very ill and has been for over a year, weighs 46kgs, can't eat is nauseated all the time, has several cysts in their brain found 3 months ago and one is apparently in their nasal passage with a drip.
Recently my child started taking a medication the GP prescribed that has made them dizzy with a headache and blurred vision. So we went to the ER and was seen by a doctor who did not even actually examine my child, all they did was ask for my child's history, and then suggested they had an eating disorder. I did react to this statement protectively as this is continuously suggested by our GP and my child feels no one believes them. My child is in tears a lot of the time, hungry unable to eat...
The doctor continued to talk about going to the GP for a referral to see a psych... They said there was nothing they could do to fix a year-old problem and we should go to GP and go through correct channels and get a referral for a psychologist.
In my opinion, the doctor was rude and arrogant. I am disgusted that my child is treated this way. They have suffered for so long and it was so hard to get them to even go to the emergency after they nearly fainted that day and they can't see properly.
The doctor didn't even examine them ... so we are now home with nowhere else to go to see a dr... How do we actually get someone to help my child?
"Need help for my child"
About: Geraldton Hospital / Emergency Department Geraldton Hospital Emergency Department Geraldton 6530
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