My Husband took ill in September 2024. He thought he had indigestion, we called NHS 24, this was a long process, they said they would send an ambulance, however, they called back to say there were none available.
I took him in the car to our Local A & E, Hairmyres Hospital on arrival we had a seat and then the Triage Nurse did an ECHO that didn’t show anything, they also did a Blood Test and sent him back to the waiting area. He was very restless, in pain and after a few hours said he was going home and not waiting to be told it was indigestion. Luckily they called him, he was told he’d had a Heart Attack.
He was took up to ICU, we were told he was very ill and his health deteriorated, he was put on a Balloon Machine and we were advised he needed either a Valve repair or replacement we were also told he’d had Pneumonia and that he was too ill to be moved to Golden Jubilee Hospital Glasgow to get a much needed operation.
He had his operation at the Golden Jubilee Hospital in October. The operation was successful, he was given a valve replacement and Double Heart Bypass, he was very ill and put into an induced Coma, he was on Life support for 10 days, it was touch and go for a while.
When he did wake up he was transferred to High Dependency Ward on the Friday.
I was very upset and my husband was very distressed as his mouth was full of sores (Thrush), his lips were dry and sore. We were advised that the Golden Jubilee only has 2 Part Time Speech Therapists and if one is off on Holiday/sick there is no cover as they both have other jobs. It was 5 days before he was seen. The nurses tried to help. My daughter is a trained Dental Nurse and she was very concerned as she is very well aware of mouth infections and how this could make him more ill. We found it unacceptable and unbelievable that after such good life saving surgery and care, peoples lives would be put in danger.
My family and I are so grateful for the Care my Husband was given by Both Hairmyres Hospital and Golden Jubilee Hospital especially both ICU UNITS, the care he was given was exceptional.
I do feel the system let him down when it came to his oral hygiene, as this could have put his Life in danger.
"Grateful for care but let down"
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