Has anyone else had any experiences like this?
I developed crushing pains in my ribs and back yesterday, I've had it a few times before but it became so intense yesterday that I ended up in A%E.
After some tests, but no blood test the dr told me there's a chance that it could be a blood clot, but it's most likely that it's asthma, I've had a cough for a few months now.
He sent me home with no pain relief,steroids, inhaler and didn't do a blood test.
This morning I had what appears to be an asthma attack and was struggling to breathe, I went to a different hospital where they were shocked that a blood test hadn't been done to rule out a clot.
They were much nicer and did more tests, put me on a nebuliser and kept me in throughout the afternoon, before sending me home with some pain relief and a peak flow monitor to monitor my peak flow for a week.
Would complaining about the first dr be a bit extreme? I feel I shouldn't have been sent home in the same condition I went to hospital in, particuarly without ruling out a blood clot.