Referral problems and misdiagnosed
Attended GP Surgery with UTI symptoms. I was given antibiotics, which didn't seem to clear the infection. I was told by another doctor at my GP surgery that I was given the wrong dosage. I saw 4 different GPs at my surgery over the space of 3 months. I had excruciating pain in my abdomen and it took until the end of October /beginning of November for any of my GPs to refer me for scans. I visited A&E 4 times over the course of these 3 months where no scan was given and was told my symptoms and results were not serious enough. When I finally got an ultrasound scan the radiographer told me that it should have been done in A&E as I had a blockage. I had a CT scan at the end of November which showed the blockage had cleared after a worryingly and traumatic few months. The pain was so bad I had to take time of work and I had taken 4 different types of antibiotics over three months whilst being told by numerous doctors they were not sure if the UTI had cleared. This was a horrendous experience as I was never seen by a consistent person. I wasn't take seriously. I had to keep chasing my GP's to investigate further. It didn't help that I saw a different GP every time. QE waiting times were awful Doctors at QE would just give me more antibiotics and say that my symptoms didn't warrant a scan. I was told different information by my radiographer than what he had written on the report and to my GP wouldn't listen to what I was saying about needing another scan even though I had been in pain for 2 months at that point.