Disappointed
My brother had heart failure and a stroke in 2017 and since then has been disabled with limited feeling on his left side. About 6 weeks ago he started complaining about constipation and was vomiting up anything he ate and drank. He also said he felt bloated. We called the surgery and he had several telephone consultations with different laxatives being prescribed. 3 weeks ago he was referred for a colonoscopy in august. I wasn’t happy with waiting that long especially as he was feeling severe pain and bloating in his left lower abdomen which he’d reported to the doctor. I took him to A&E and he was admitted and 2 days later had a bowel resection and now has a stoma bag. The growth in his bowel is currently being analysed. He is still in hospital on fluids. I think that if he had actually been physically seen by a doctor they would have checked his stomach and have he would have been treated sooner. Disappointed that no account was taken of his lack of feeling on his left side when reviewing how much pain he was in