Mater Private Hospital
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Doctors differ… Patients die.
I was taken to the Mater hospital by ambulance after I had collapsed with severe leg pain on O’Connell Street two weeks ago. They took my blood pressure and did a series of blood tests. After a 3-4 hour wait, I was given the information that the blood test results came back all clear. So despite the fact that I physically couldn’t walk more than 20-30 steps they were happy to send me home. I persisted that something wasn’t right. They then gave me an appointment for an ultrasound to be done 3 days later. I honestly felt that this was just to fob me off… Anyway, home I went. The following morning I was taken into Tallaght Hospital, I was immediately diagnosed with multiple blood clots in my leg and operated on within a few hours. I’m lucky to be here to tell my story, I wonder how many people that were sent home without a correct diagnosis aren’t. Doctors differ… Patients die.