My mother saw her gp numerous times about a sore toe. With hindsight, it had an infection which should have been treated with antibiotics. Hoŵever, nothing was done until she was eventually admitted to hospital in severe pain. At this point the infection was picked up and treated with intravenous antibiotics but it was too late to save the toe which developed gangrene and fell off. I don't think things should have got to this stage and questions must be asked about why a simple infection which could have been treated with antibiotics turned out in months of pain and the loss of a toe. Am I being unreasonable to think that questions should be asked about how this happened?
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