I was treated very well and in a timely fashion by all "front of counter" staff I dealt with at Angliss, Upper Ferntree Gully. That pleasant manner continued when I was inside the super busy emergency area.
However, draining off the excess fluid, the most obvious cause of my discomfort I felt was ignored and replaced by the desire to identify the underlying cause.
Therefore I endured great pain from the morning to late the following night (47 hours) when a kindly high skilled fellow placed a drain in my stomach...The relief was instantaneous! I was left wondering why my comfort was not addressed first and then the laboratory tests, done second. Care?
As it turned out, that procedure was not finished because I was bundled off to Maroondah Hospital for more tests. There, I recall the same resistance to tapping of the fluid continued. I believe my solvable suffering was ignored throughout the whole stay there. I felt promises were made but never actioned
Both hospitals agreed about the underlying cause and it seemed to me both hospitals ignored my actual pain..weird hey?
"Having liquid drained from my basketball sized stomach"
About: Angliss Hospital / Emergency Department Angliss Hospital Emergency Department Upper Ferntree Gully 3156 Maroondah Hospital / Emergency Department Maroondah Hospital Emergency Department Ringwood East 3135
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