General Chat

Sheila, that is terrible! Have you thought about contacting your local newspaper or MP? I hope your husband is ok. Take care. Frances

Sheila, Poor you. All the best to Paul. We will remember these times when the Election comes. Jim

Hi She Thats terrible news they should have a bed somewhere in the hospital Well according to Mr Blair and his cronies and the endlesss statistics that the Labour party are always publishing, they should have been What 's happened to patient choice , they should have rung the other hospitals in the group to find a bed Give my love to Paul and I hope he soon gets better take care Bren

She, that is awful, so worrying for you both. However, Tony had a collapsed lung when we were first married, he was in the Navy then so - straight to haslar hospital. But th only treatment was bed rest, he had to sleep half sitting though to help him breathe. Sometimes I think, if you can recover at home you are much safer reading what the hygiene in some hospitals is like. it seems you are likely to catch more in there than youw ent in with. Bu all that aside, it is worying for you. i do hope paul will recover soon. Ann Glos

Sheila, that is terrible, I hope Paul is okay and back to his normal cheery self soon. Bev:)

She If he has to go in again and there is no bed.Ask them about a bed at L.G.I. You can always stop in Otley with me not that far by bus to Leeds only takes just over half an hour. Hugs to you both Sue from Otley

But Tony and his henchmen keep telling us Health Service and hospitals have improved. Just remember that come the election as the horror stories seem to increase day by day. Hope your husband is feeling a bit better.

we are in Yorkshire here - there was a chap brought into the hosp at 10pm last night with a mild heart attack and when we left he still hadnt been found a bed!!!!

Think that's all terrible, and very distressing for you both She, whereabouts are you?..

if he gets worse have to ring the out of hours doctor again - I know of someone that had a mild stroke last week in another area and since there are no beds THEY are still at home . When my daughter was having her baby earlier this year - her waters broke in the car park and SHE was sent home as well!!!!! shaking my head here

She - what happens next? Do hope things get sorted, and he'll be okay. Joy

Words fail me!!!!!!!!

Hi Shiela I hope your husband will be okay. Best wishes.

4 am this morning - husband was struggling to breathe 4.30 am - rang out of hours service 5.10 am - they rang back - oh make your way to A & E 5.40 - b i l arrived to take us to hosp - 5 miles away 5.50 - seen straight away by doctor 6.10 - ecg done 6.30 - blood taken and drip put in 6.45 - chest x-ray taken 7.15 - right lung half collapsed, left nearly 1/4 collapsed 7.30 - decision was made that husband was to be admitted as this was serious 10.00 - oh - sorry - no beds - just go home 11.35 - caught the BUS home 12.10 - finally home

or at hospital either see below