I woke up to a lot of pain and not being able to breathe properly due to my swollen tonsils, which I’ve had for about a month and the pain keeps getting worse.
I waited in ED for over 5 hours just to be seen by a consultant and being given the same antibiotics that I’d been on for the previous 3 weeks (which I explained to them that it hasn’t been working), and some painkillers, which I already have from my doctor. I felt the consultant showed no interest in what I had to say or how I was feeling and that I was in much pain.
My gp wrote a letter saying if they could do an x-ray to see if there’s an underlying problem to see why my throat isn’t getting better, and maybe do an IV drip antibiotics since my tonsils were so swollen and I couldn’t swallow. It seemed the consultant didn’t take any of that under consideration, and when I questioned it, I recall they said I’ll be fine and just keep taking the same antibiotics for another week.
What a waste of my time.
"Waste of time"
About: Fiona Stanley Hospital / Emergency Department Fiona Stanley Hospital Emergency Department Murdoch 6150
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