mum had district nurse this morning who was concerned about mums very low blood pressure and sodium levels .tried to get her on commode after nurse went with help of my sister but she was too weak .phoned macmillan nurse who liased with d.nurse and ambulance was sent to take mum intohospital .ambulance men had no notes so had to explain what was the matter with her .then got a student doctor and had to explain it all again .to top it all ambulance men had her down as v.low blood pressure high sodium levels, doctor got her down as v.low blood pressure low sodium levels .at 8.30 this morning gps receptionist queried why we hwdnt picked up prescription for frumeazide for mum which we knew nothing about ,then when we fetched it from chemist nursefoned to say dont give it her as it would make blood pressure even lower.talk about the left hand not knowing what the right hands doing ...and they wonder why people talk about the nhs.....x
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