Family member hit by cyclist and now in A&E where it is standing room only

I’m so sorry to hear this Litterpicker. I can imagine how stressed and cross it must make you feel. All my three adult children are runners, and one of them was hit by a car recently. There were no injuries thankfully but a few bruises only.
I hope your SiL gets seen soon 🙏

Hello, has anybody any ideas about where the teenager that has gone missing abroad has gone.It is a mothers and father's worse nightmare, when your teenager goes abroad on their own for the first time .I hope they get some news soon, it has been a week.

Sorry about your son-in-law.. Hope he is seen soon. My 84 year old friend, fell on my drive at 8pm. Had to wait till 3a.m. for an ambulance. As it happened, she had fractured her femur and was in hospital for 3 months. Bad situations all round .

Thank you, Maddyone. I’m sorry to hear about your family member - the shock is considerable even when there are no or only minor, injuries.

There’s already a long thread on the missing teenager *LucyV1961.
If you’re thinking of the same one, it makes interesting reading.

So sorry about your son-in-law. I hope he gets sorted soon. Hugs.

Litterpicker, I hope your SIL is seen soon. No wonder you are angry.

I am on hols in a shepherd's hut. I am sitting in the bed with chest pain and AF wondering what the hell to do. I cannot face sitting for hours in a and a.

Luckygirl3 I know it's late but I really think you should ring one of your daughters and let them tell you what to do.
I'm sure they'd be devastated to find out you've been worrying yourself sick by yourself.

Very best wishes lovely lady xx

Luckygirl13 - pick up that phone and dial the emergency number.- please asap

Luckygirl3

I am on hols in a shepherd's hut. I am sitting in the bed with chest pain and AF wondering what the hell to do. I cannot face sitting for hours in a and a.

How are you?

I do hope you contacted someone.

Just for anyone with chest pains - you will be dealt with immediately.
Dial 111 if you are unsure they will tell you to dial 999 if the questions they ask tick the boxes.

The ambulance people will give you an ECG and can tell immediately if there is a problem, which if there is you have no choice but to go to hospital.

There you will be triaged. If it is looking bad you will be seen to immediately in my experience. (My DH)

Never delay!

Just wondering if Lucky is OK and how Litterpicker's SIL is.

Luckygirl, I hope you followed the advice from the Gransnetters above and have been checked out?

I didn’t see last night’s ‘Dispatches’ programme (couldn’t face it), but it is unbearable to think of the unnecessary suffering caused by this crisis in the NHS. My heart goes out to the staff who hang on in there.

I have not heard anything more from my DD about my SiL so I am hoping he has been seen and they are both asleep.

How are you Lucky?
Any news Litterpicker? I live in the north west, high deprivation, usual difficulties in A and E. I fell, couldn’t move my right arm. Daughter took me to A and E. I was triaged to minor injuries within 10mminutes. X-ray an hour later. Three hours after arriving, I was on my way home with my arm in a sling, pain killers and clear advice on physio. They called me back two weeks later to update the fracture, confirmed I didn’t need surgery and I was seen again by the hospital physio. Excercise given along with first appointment with my local nhs physio, two weeks later.
Yes, it was chaotic, with people under the influence causing problems and very busy but what a difference with Litterpicker’s sil, hope there’s progress there

Luckygirl3

I am on hols in a shepherd's hut. I am sitting in the bed with chest pain and AF wondering what the hell to do. I cannot face sitting for hours in a and a.

As a fellow AF sufferer I was always told if it was accompanied by chest pain or/and breathlessness to go to A&E. An ambulance would respond quickly to someone experiencing your symptoms and you would get seen faster than just turning up in A&E under your own steam. Good luck. Look after yourself.

Lucky had a similar experiencexa few weeks ago and decided not to visit A&E.
Another attack so soon surely means you need intervention, Lucky? I hope you are now receiving the necessary help.

Those of us with heart issues, know that by phoning an ambulance, you will not be waiting hours in A&E.
It has happened to me twice and as a result I was quickly triaged, issues identified and my treatment plan changed, during a stay in coronary care.

Wishing you all the b.est

LitterPicker
Did you watch the Dispatches program last night? There are no words to describe what is going on in A&E depts.
last year 19,000 people spent over 20hrs in A&E

I would say to anyone that if you do go to A&E by Ambulance keep checking that your on the system. The amount of people that are not registered as being there is unbelievable 😡

I hope your son in law recovers soon. You're all in shock at the moment, but it's also frustrating that no action will be taken against the cyclist.

Litterpicker I hope your SIL will be seen soon, waiting times in many A&E departments are totally unacceptable.
DH had a nasty fall a few months ago, hitting and cutting open his head. The wait for an ambulance was so long that kind friends took him to hospital, which is some distance away. Despite the fact that it is a new hospital and he was fast-tracked, we were there sitting on hard chairs for over 13 hours. The huge waiting room was full with people standing outside too. The staff were kind and efficient but overwhelmed.

Luckygirl I hope the reason you haven't posted is that you phoned 999 and are now in hospital being cared for.

I’d be angry about the cyclist. Shared walk/cycle paths are all very well until you get a mad speeding cyclist who zooms up from nowhere and whizzes by you just inches away, and you are aware one step out and you would have been mown down. Fortunately most cyclists are considerate, don’t pelt like a bat out of hell, give you warning and are polite and friendly. Cars have to give cyclists ample room so they should do the same on shared paths. Also use the very expensive specially built path and not ride up the dual carriageway next to it as some do.
Very sorry to hear of sil’s injury.. It is very painful and a long waiting time at A&E is the last thing he needs. I hope he gets seen soon.

Why don't cyclists use bells.. surely it should be compulsory on a shared footpath.. I hope your SIL is seen quickly

I watched the NHS Despatches programme and the conditions at the Shrewsbury A&E were indefensible. People waiting in Fit to Sit area for hour after hour, patient had to urinate into a bottle in public, patients in severe pain waiting a long time for pain relief, etc. Complete evidence of 14 years of Tory underfunding and mismanagement. They must go.

Litterpicker. I’m cross on your behalf it is totally unacceptable! I hope your DIL is okay and see ASAP.
My own mum was taken to A and E last bank hol Saturday, absolute chaos, there was no room available,poor mum was on a trolley in the middle of the dept with a bleeding head wound which wasn’t attended to for several hours. She was sent back to the care home after 30 hours and has since passed away.
Lucky girl I hope you’re now safe and being cared for.

Sorry son in law