My stay in hospital

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My GP said on Monday I had to go to hospital after I vomited my food. I was there till thursday night when I discharged myself. I went to A&E who sent me to a ward. A junior doctor not a stomach doctor saw me and took details. The nurses were told by a doctor NIL by  mouth for me. I was told to expect an endoscopy and x-rays and a scan on my stomach and hernia. Blood was taken and i was put on a drip. Tuesday I was not given an endoscopy but still told to NIL food and no doctor came to see me. They also moved me to another ward. Wednesday same and in the afternoon a Junior stomach doctor came to see me. I complained nothing was being done except starving me and putting me on the drip and giving me all sorts of antibiotics and who knows what. Of course sleeping is impossible since they wake you up in the middle of the night for blood tests and finger pricking since the nurse has nothing to do as if you wont survive till morning. The junior doctor said that they expected an endoscopy but there was an emergency instead so i was pushed out. I have heard this excuse too often so know not to believe it. So I said why cant I eat now then. She said since I vomit  my food (that was why I was there) they are scared I might swallow back to my lung. I told her I would just eat a very tiny bit she very reluctantly agreed. I thought at the time it wasnt worth arguing about that  my mouth wasnt connected to my lung anymore. Anyway I told her being the first doctor I had seen that I dont mind an endoscopy but there is no real stricture forcing food to vomit and the vomit is coming from my stomach not the food pipe. I told her I was not stupid I could feel where it was coming from. She said she was only a junior and did what her higher uppers told her. I asked her why cant they come themselves. Anyway my symptoms were rather peculiar. My nose would keep running and the only way to stop it was to vomit as much food as i could many times then it stopped. It seems the stomach was pushing liquid up to my mouth which I could close so up my nose. I have already said often on here that i have begged my surgeon to close my nose since it is not working for me to breathe to no avail. Then they made the x-rays of my stomach and hernia underneath it near my foot called injuinal or something which  turned out ok. So what is my problem? Thursday I was told again NIL from 12am for an endoscopy. I asked the nurse to ask the endoscopy department if i am on the list. They said no. I knew it but what could I do. So I went into starving mode again. They now made in the morning a scan. Afterwards a hernia doctor came and looked at my hernia. He managed to put it back and said it is not critical so no hernia operation. My peg was also not in order but they didnt have the monarch peg but said they would get one for me. 

Late in the afternoon another junior doctor came and told me another story about why no endoscopy and I could eat a bit. I said I had had enough and wouldnt believe I would be getting an endoscopy the next morning. I said the best I could do was to discharge myself and go to another hospital. She said dont do that and begged me not to. I then told her that I would prefer to eat and be sick (I would clean it up) at least my mouth would be feeling eating and it could never reach my lung. She said she was only a junior and had again to do what she was told. Her seniors were sure it was a stricture to blame even though I was sure it wasnt. I told her this time that my lungs dont connect to my mouth and so I could eat as much as i liked. She said she had no permission for her seniors for that. They found nothing else wrong with me. I said I was going anyway i had had enough. She said I needed Iron which takes an hour which I got after waiting two hours till it was brought and left thursday night and could eat what l liked. I must say the nurses were very good to me and did what they could and were really sorry for me being starved out. And if I had not forced the doctors I would not have even been able to eat anything at all by night. This is my story. I neednt say what I think. For a start the doctors have no compassion about forcing people to starve knowing it is for nothing. Just to pretend they are doing something and am not there for nothing. They  are scared to show their faces and send juinors to do their .... work.    

 Now what is really wrong with me and why do I vomit. I am sure this is the reason. If the hernia is not put back this happens. I now put the hernia back as much as possible and my nose has not started running. Why doctors dont know this is beyond me. I suppose I need really an operation or a hernia belt which costs 107 pounds on amazon to keep it in. I will wait a bit to try it out more and then think about it. I know there are many cheaper ones and who knows if this dear one is suitable so have a lot to think about. It is only yesterday that I thought of this so cant be sure yet. If anyone knows about this please reply. 

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    I should add something. I was first given a canula attached to my upper arm the lowest part of it. Whenever I bended my arm the drip machine stopped. So I had it taken out and put in the forearm instead which doesnt bend. Why dont nurses know this.

  • Hi seeker1

    this all sounds awful. I sm sorry this happened to you.  
    lizzie

  • Oh dear sunseeker sounds like youve has a bad week Can you get in touch with your original consultant to see if they can help ?Just a thought. 
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    FormerMember

    I have now recieved an official letter booking me an appointment for endoscopy next week after bank holiday. That means they expected me to stay in hospital till then starving away since no earlier date is possible. I get the impression that hospitals are scared to discharge you since they dont want to be blamed and really want you to discharge yourself. I have also received a hernia belt for seven pounds on ebay not 107 pounds like on amazon from a UK supplier (that was really quick). It is too early to say how good it is for me.  

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    FormerMember in reply to FormerMember

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    This is from a scan result.

    At the moment the hospital say they still havent decided what to do. How many weeks do I have to suffer.

    Anyway I thought it was the hernia. Now I am not so sure. Looking at the internet it says quite clearly that a lesion on the pancreas causes vomiting.

    I  now think it isnt the hernia but this lesion causing it. It is getting worse by the day and I have no way of knowing who the doctors are since none came to see me. This is a very large hospital and I think they should be a bit quicker.

  • This is a very large hospital and I think they should be a bit quicker.

    They should. Can you get onto PALS? 

    Dani 

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  • FormerMember
    FormerMember in reply to Beesuit

    I have now had my monarch peg changed by a different hospital since my hospital dont use monarch. I invited my hospitals peg team to come and watch and they did. From now on they wil be starting to use it. I seem to be doing the monarch companys work giving them publicity here and getting hospitals to use them. I dont mind since it is for the patients benefit.

  • Why did you have to have it changed ? Xx

    1. Aly14
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    FormerMember in reply to Aly14

    They dont last forever. I should add it didnt hurt me at all. I didnt feel a thing and it didnt take long. I think in my last six years I have had 3, That means they last for two years. Remember they are in the body and bodies dont like foreign things in them.