My parent went to the toilet one morning, whilst camping hours from Perth, and passed a pile of blood (red). They were worried and drove themselves to the towns medical centre. The nurses there were amazing and the RPH telehealth Dr.
My parent’s stool at that time was black and their blood pressure was 215/83
They arranged for my parent to be flown to Perth by RFDS and taken to SCGH.
My parent’s blood pressure was erratic, between 175 and 200. They were in good spirits with no pain.
My parent was put on a fasting programme and told they would have a camera down their throat as they thought the bleeding was coming from esophagus. The following day came and still fasting while waiting for this procedure.
With every blood test my parent’s haemoglobin was increasing which was a sign that the bleeding had stopped and what they are passing is the "leftover"
Come the next day my parent was allowed to eat and was sent home without this test! No procedure was done to investigate why this happened and what was the cause, because my parent was in no discomfort. My parent had a heart test due to blood pressure but wasn't given the result but sent home with some pills that should stabilise everything.
My parent was told to contact their GP for them to arrange the camera down throat.
My question is why didn't they just do that in the hospital?
Now, what was interesting was my parent had a medical band with QR code on one wrist and the normal hospital tag on the other.
So my guessing is they were not going to do any other procedure because my parent is unvaccinated. That is my parent’s choice, and I feel they shouldn't be treated any different to anyone in an emergency situation. I feel like my parent was discriminated against because of their vaccination status, although they were covid negative.
I have no doubt, if my parent was fully vaccinated that procedure would have been done!
"Level of care for unvaccinated"
About: Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital / Emergency Department Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Emergency Department Nedlands 6009
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