I have been unwell since the end of last year. Every time I came to the hospital or GP they just did the blood counting and send me home without any diagnosis or further recommendations. I went abroad in December and they were suspicious of adrenal insufficiency after doing hormonal blood test (which I never been advised in UK).
Recently, my symptoms got worse and it felt like adrenal crisis. The ambulance injected me hydrocortisone which improved my symptoms and I was sent to hospital and spent 12 hours in the hospital waiting. They just did the blood counting and urine test and abdomen cr scan, which, as I understand, has nothing to do with secondary adrenal insufficiency. At the end, the doctor told me it does not look like adrenal insufficiency and did not advise for urgent referral to endocrinologist.
It seems clear to me that since I got the hydrocortisone shot in the ambulance, my symptoms improved and what doctor evaluated was based on after getting cortisol. This suggests to me that I needed that shot so I should be given some prescription or urgent referral.
I believe the guidelines need to be changed. I was really unwell and required an ambulance and ambulance evaluated the risk of situation high enough to get me the cortisol shot. I feel this needs to be considered and I shouldn’t have been sent home without any further recommendations.
"Lack of management and care"
About: Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Little France / Accident & Emergency Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Little France Accident & Emergency EH16 4SA
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