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I
was
booked
in
for
a
proceedure
for
about
a
week
and
I
was
scheduled
to
arrive
at
the
hospital
at
10am
yesterday.
I
was
admitted
yesterday
morning
at
10am
and
I
was
not
taken
into
surgery
until
6pm.
I
was
without
food
since
12am
and
no
water
since
8am
10
hours!
8
hours
waiting
in
an
uncomfortable
hospital
gown
with
no
underware.
At
1pm
I
advised
the
nurse
that
I
was
worried
for
my
children
who
would
be
coming
home
from
school
at
3.30
and
she
advised
I'd
be
home
by
4
and
didnt
seem
to
care,
she
said
I
could
come
back
another
day
if
I
couldn't
stay.
When
i
asked
if
the
theatre
order
could
be
changed
she
said
"no".
At
3pm
I
was
advised
I
was
3rd
in
line
only
to
discover
on
my
own
that
those
who
were
having
a
proceedure
with
my
surgeon,
and
were
scheduled
to
go
in
after
me
were
being
brought
in
ahead
of
me.
When
I
asked
why,
the
nurses
were
very
confused.
On
checking
the
theatre
notes
they
advised
that
they
were
waiting
on
some
equipment
to
be
brought
over
from
the
public
hospital.
So
I
guess
the
theatre
order
could
be
changed,
but
only
at
the
need
of
the
hospital.
This
is
extremely
poor
planning
as
there
was
a
week
to
organise
equipment.
When
I
was
taken
to
theatre
I
still
had
to
wait
another
40
minutes
where
I
was
told
the
decision
was
made
to
obtain
the
equipment
from
Campbelltown
hospital
instead.
I
was
dehydrated,
cold
and
extremely
nervous.
I
felt
as
though
none
of
the
nurses
cared
at
all,
with
one
saying
"theres
nothing
we
can
do".
And
"the
proceedures
that
have
gone
ahead
of
you
are
quick
ones"....mine
was
also
a
"quick
one"
with
only
30mins
theatre
time
needed.
I
would
rather
have
been
sent
home
and
been
asked
to
come
back
later
so
that
I
could
be
with
my
kids
and
be
comfortable.
This
has
been
my
worst
hospital
experience
by
far.
I
have
had
many
surgeries
at
various
hospitals
and
I
have
never
felt
as
uncared
for
and
alone.
I
was
very
sick
from
the
anesthetic
and
was
throwing
up.
In
all
my
surgeries
I
have
never
felt
i'll
from
anesthetic.
I
pray
that
I
never
need
a
proceedure
at
Sydney
Southwest
Private
again.
I
have
always
used
my
faith
in
our
nurses
and
hospital
system
to
relieve
my
nerves
when
I
have
to
have
something
done
but
I'm
afraid
this
experience
has
destroyed
that
faith...and
to
be
treated
this
way
in
a
private
hospital
where
I
am
paying
top
dollar
is
disgusting.
I
am
absolutely
crushed.
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