Hospital bed

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I'm not brave enough for AIBU right now so please don't be too harsh on me!

I was admitted to hospital this morning by my GP for urgent assessment and IV drugs following an infection.

I had almost the same problem last year but that developed rapidly in to sepsis so I am
already feeling a bit concerned when we arrive.

6 hours later I am finally seen by a dr in Acute admissions and although I have been given drugs I am being admitted for at least 48 hours if not longer and yet due to a lack of beds I am on a trolley. So many patients have been brought in since I arrived, all have been seen quickly and have beds and yet I am stuck on a bloody trolley with my foot raised up on a table as apparently there isn't enough beds or pillows to go around.

I'm a good 20 years younger than anyone else on the ward but surely this isn't fair?!

Sorry you’re poorly op. No it isn’t fair and there’s nothing worse when you’re feeling dreadful, but it’s so common unfortunately. 90 year old mum was on a trolley in the corridor for many hours due to a lack of available beds. They really are stretched to capacity. Hopefully you get allocated a bed soon. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

So sorry that you are going through this. Hope that you get allocated a bed very soon 💐
Is there talk of you being admitted to the Clinical Decisions Unit rather than a ward ?

Read too fast . Did not realise you are on a ward already .
Hope you are feeling better very soon 💐

Thanks everyone
The head of admissions must be a MNer as about 2 mins after writing my post I had a lovely nurse come in and say I wasn't being treated fairly so they had found me a bed!

Welcome to modern Britain it’s crap isn’t it? It’s a bloody disgrace that we don’t have enough hospital beds, this is a first world Country not the third world.

Wishing you a speedy recovery- and a bed!

Ah glad to see your update!

Glad you are now comfy in a bed Op.
I bet she was a Mnetter too

Tmi but I had sex in a hospital bed once!!

Frightening nowadays. Hope you get well soon

Fucking austerity. Glad you have a bed now.

Oooh! Santa, tell us more Are you sure you weren't dreaming or under effects from meds?

Who could you have sex with in a hospital bed?

Poor you OP.

It's not bad everywhere though. I had an ambulance to hospital yesterday morning and was there till 9pm and aside from waiting a while for the ambulance the care I had was AMAZING. I've never had any sort of medical episode before and I couldn't believe how well I was looked after. Maybe Thursday mornings are a good time to get sick though?

Sorry, that was a bit garbled, I'm still a bit wobbly!

Oh I bloody love the NHS so I'm not moaning so much now I have my bed!

I've had some stellar treatment in the past five years - maternity care & so much care with my twins c-section, then amazing treatment for my kids, and last year they saved my life and now they are nipping problems in the bud. (This will all have outed me to any of my friends on here!)

And Santa please spill the beans!!!

In fairness, trolies should be fine for most people for up to sixteen hours.

Ds was a few months old and just wasn't gaining weight, happy and content just tiny! Wanted him in for a few days to monitor. We had our own room.
Dh was allowed to stay - and me!
Well we hadn't realised we would be in over Valentine's day.....
Woke really early and ds was asleep.....