DH was feeling very sick last week. He went to the GP, explained his symptoms, stomach ache, vomiting, loose watery motions, light headed, clammy skin. He said he had not eaten for 36 hours.
She took his blood pressure, it was quite low. She did not examine his stomach.
She said it was a virus. Told him to drink plenty of fluids and come back if not better in 7 days.
DH lived on painkillers and water. He wasn’t sleeping or eating and getting worse each day. I must say he has a very high pain threshold. He waited the seven days, returned to the practice and saw a different GP who examined him, asked for a urine test and sent him straight to hospital.
DH was diagnosed with a ruptured appendix and had surgery at 1 am this morning.
Should the first GP have examined him? Should she have felt his stomach?
Should we complain?
I can’t help but think an examination could have indicated an issue with his appendix?
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OwdBets · 09/02/2018 21:57
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