Not expecting any sympathy/ answers but for some reason this really upset me.
Antenatal and maternity services have been cut heavily in my area, so a lot has been merged. When I went for a standard 12 week scan last month I discovered I'd had a missed miscarriage which was a real shock. I thought that everything happened naturally a few days later but after prolonged bleeding (2-3 weeks) I was sent to the early pregnancy unit (at hospital A) for an additional check. It seemed that the miscarriage was 'incomplete' and I was sent for an ERPC (at hospital B) last week. Hospital A's early pregnancy unit referred me.
Yesterday I received a letter from the antenatal unit at hospital A, advising me that I needed to attend their antenatal clinic next month and to 'bring my full maternity notes'; the appointment would include 'an opportunity for us to advise on your birth options'. The letter was dated two days after the same hospital had referred me for an ERPC.
I know I'm overreacting to this and I know in my head that it's just a simple case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing, but it made me so sad. It's such a shame that medical notes don't seem to be updated automatically for something like this as it must be pretty distressing all round.
Apologies for the rant
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Need a sigh (not really a rant) - letter from antenatal clinic
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vladthedisorganised · 14/05/2013 15:31
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