Hi
Am pg with much wanted DC2, had my 20 week scan at which they couldn't see everything and didn't explain anything much. At this point I was concerned as such as they just said awkward position etc come back in two weeks.
Went back at 22+3 and saw a senior sonographer. this woman was unpleasant from the off and made personal comments about me which made me very uncomfortable. She didnt do a full rescan literally just looked for the bits she needed, and at the end of the scan announced that she couldnt see my sons aorta. When i asked if i would be rescanned she abruptly said no, when I asked for more information she basically asked me to leave, despite me telling her I was now worried.
I did leave as I was getting nowhere and was obviously upset. Upon getting home i decided to call the hospital for more information. This was a great decision.
The person I spoke to was kind and reassuring and arranged for me to be called back. The call back was the next day so i didn't sleep well at all but the call back came at 9.30 the next day. That call was from the superintendent of sonography for the hospital who apologised listened and best of all invited me back there and then for a scan conducted by herself.
At this rescan she redid every measurement, and explained everything, she found my sons aorta, as well as everything else and really took the time to answer all my questions. She again apologised for her employee and admitted that as the sonographer had noted the pulmonary artery, that shot showed the aorta, just not in the way they normally view it, so her way of putting it had caused great unecessary worry! Obviously she couldnt say if this was deliberate blatantly was though!
She finally said she would speak to this sonographer and apologised gave me free pictures, it was so reassuring after an evening and night of pure worry, obviously it doesnt excuse the original issue but it was a relief.
If i had of been in a different person or in a different mood I might not have called straight away , I might of googled (and read the worst) or simply spent the next 18 weeks worrying, but as I did a re scan was possible (after 23 weeks a scan is almost pointless apparently due to calcification of the ribs).
So really this ramble is just to say you dont have to accept bad treatment and you dont have to be left to worry. And if it helps even one person either directly or indirectly (ie showing sometimes the NHS can make good from an initial bad) I just figured it was worth while.