Who wants a guess (for fun) whether I will get kept in hospital

[LaurieFairyCake]

and obviously lighthearted as probably not going to die

I'm in A and E
Sent by my GP
As my face on one side has swollen up very badly
Gp said he was worried about sepsis
Definitely wanted a blood test
Said I probably needed IV antibiotics

No itching so not been bitten
No tooth/gum problems
No ones punched me

Guesses?

At least give a quiet heads up to the receptionist that you feel sick / dizzy so they can keep an eye out

The only staff are the GP's who are calling people in - they have patients with them

I really hope all is ok... thank god you're in the right place now though! If you do faint or whatever or start to be sick, you're in safe hands!!!! I'd tell the receptionist that you feel unwell xxxx

Hope everything will be ok Laurie, and they help you quickly.

If a member of staff is around just let them know you feel worse.

Oh you poor thing.

Next time they call a patient in, interrupt them

X post - I just hope they call you in quickly

My son had a hugely swollen eye, and it ended up being periorbital cellulitis and it was very serious. I hope you are seen soon xxx

Can you go back to A and E? As in can you access it? We don’t have urgent care here in Scotland but our out of hour GP is in the local hospital. When ds has a seizure (it turned out to be febrile convulsion) at the OOH appointment the GP was shit so I ran through to the A and E dept and got someone immediately. I don’t suggest you run- but I think you need more immediate attention from an ED member of staff.

You're not allowed back through to A and E until they send you

They've not called anyone in to the office in last 30 minutes

Hope you get seen soon.

Hope you get it sorted ASAP

The woman who arrived half an hour after me with a cut finger has been called in

They definitely think I'm time wasting

Do you know how many people are ahead of you?

There are only 3 people left in here

How many doctors?

Unless she's here for something else (she's not) she said she was here for a plaster for her finger

Not sure - possibly 2

I can't put my glasses on as face too swollen to see

Well hopefully she won’t take long

Fingers crossed you are next

Hoping they've called you in

Nope

I've been here 2 hours without being looked at apart from the Covid check

When the dr comes out to call the next person in, make sure they are aware of you and how ill you feel

Hope you’re in now

Oh cross post - when they next come out definitely tell them how you’re feeling and that you need a sick bowl. You poor thing.