1/5 Clare B. 2 months ago on Google • 2 reviews New
hope
I
never
end
up
there
again.
I've
visited
Middlemore
ED
several
times
now
in
one
week.
Each
time
I
visit,
it
gets
worse.
On
my
last
visit,
I
was
severely
ill,
with
pain
in
my
abdomen,
severe
nausea
and
vomiting.
I
was
unable
to
take
my
pain
meds
or
any
fluid.
I
genuinely
feel
as
if
most
of
them
couldn’t
care
less.
The
standard
of
care
and
expectation
of
them
is
so
low
most
don’t
bother
to
do
even
the
bare
minimum.
In
total,
I
waited
7.30
hours
to
be
seen
by
a
Dr.
It
took
one
hour
before
I
was
triaged
by
a
nurse
who
asked
me
my
pain
level.
I
proceeded
to
tell
him
that
my
Pain
was
8
out
of
10,
and
I
hadn’t
been
able
to
take
my
prescribed
pain
medications
from
a
few
days
ago
or
fluid,
plus
the
fact
I
had
hardly
been
able
to
eat
for
2
weeks.
Because
I
wasn't
able
to
keep
anything
down
due
to
the
nausea,
vomiting
and
cramping
that
was
happening.
I
was
informed
I
was
well
enough
to
wait
in
the
waiting
room
with
no
blood
taken,
no
IV
or
drip.
At
the
3-hour
mark
of
waiting
in
severe
agony,
my
mum
finally
arsed
the
alarm.
It
took
another
hour
before
they
proceeded
to
pace
an
IV.
All
they
gave
me
was
anti-nausea
meds.
I
then
spent
the
next
three
hours
sitting
in
a
chair,
dry
reaching,
cramping
and
coming
in
and
out
of
consciousness,
all
with
no
nurse
ever
checking
in
on
me.
But
by
the
time
a
doctor
called
me,
I
couldn’t
even
stand
or
walk.
I
was
so
weak
I
had
to
be
carried
by
Mum
to
their
furthest
room
to
be
finally
checked
out.
You
get
the
odd
kind
person,
caring
orderlies,
and
(some)
friendly
nurses
and
Drs,
but
you
are
lucky
to
see
a
Dr
who
wants
to
investigate
why
you
have
ended
up
in
the
emergency
room.
I
have
severe
gastric
issues,
pain,
and
constipation,
and
I
have
been
unable
to
eat
or
drink
for
4
weeks.
With
my
ultrasound,
CT,
and
blood
looking
normal.
I
was
told
by
a
very
kind
Dr
who
finally
saw
me
that
there
was
nothing
she
could
do
because
it
was
not
classed
as
an
emergency,
and
I
had
to
wait
until
I
saw
my
GP
in
order
to
escalate
things.
Or
to
come
back
when
you
are
bleeding
or
it
has
perforated.
Sound
baraza
that
the
emergency
doctor
could
ask
gastro
or
surgical
to
come
and
look
at
me.
They
then
send
me
home
to
suffer;
well
I
wait
for
an
outpatient
appointment.
6
weeks
plus.
The
entire
hospital
system
is
so
messed
up,
and
patients
suffering
as
a
result.
My
experience
is
just
the
tip
of
the
iceberg.
I’m
disgusted
with
the
care
I
am
receiving
and
am
scared
of
what
is
happening
to
me
and
the
lack
of
support
that
is
being
given.
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