2 weeks ago I miscarried and due to strange blood tests have been back and forth to the EPU.
My latest visit included 6 women all waiting, obviously at various stages of loss. Firsty I went to the bathroom in which there were 7 various sample pots full with urine and blood sitting on the shelf in rows, I then went to sit in the waiting room.
The receptionist was so rude to me as I didn't know where I was supposed to go or if I was having scan, blood tests, etc, and said well I should of been more prepared (How I don't know I had just had a call from my Dr to tell me to go there at a certain time!)
One lady waiting was obviously much further on, waiting in a hospital gown for a procedure. A nurse came in to take her info and loud enough for the rest of us to hear discussed that this was her 4th miscarriage loss after IVF, she was 17 weeks etc, etc. this poor lady was obviously so distressed, my heart was breaking for her and was well aware everyone else could hear. Two other women were quietly crying and then another women came and sat down after a scan obviously elated that she had thought she had lost her baby but the scan proved otherwise and she was discreetly but very happily (who can blame her!) looking at her scan pictures.
To top it all off Ed Shearan's 'Small Bump' song was playing over the radio - I nearly walked out!!! I know the EPU's do a wonderful job by my goddness I really didn't feel women's emotional wellebing was taken into consideration!
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Did anyone find their early pregnancy unit to be an awful place!!
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Sunny08 · 03/08/2012 09:16
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