"My hospital stay"

I was admitted with kidney stones in the morning. In severe pain. Had to have ultrasound, couldn't stop feeling nauseated and then it got to i couldnt even keep water down. Got the ultrasound done and was kept on pain management. The doctor on call at the hospital wanted to send me home that afternoon. I refused to go home. The nursing staff were excellent with my care. I recall the doctor tried to tell me the pain was in my head.

Next day the doctor sent me home, I recall stating perth were not interested in my results. I went home around after midday the day after admission. I was told there were 4 stones, 2 too large to pass. I was given a script for pain management.

I later that afternoon received a call from the doctor stating that they had just received my ultrasound report and that they were too large to pass and that I need to find my own urologist in Perth and make my own appointments to get this fixed. From the pain I was experiencing I asked if I could be flown by RFDS...they replied...youre ok, you have pain medication. Fly down yourself and go to emergency at one of the hospitals in Perth.

I was totally mortified to be told this. Lucky I could get on a flight the next morning to fly to Perth. That was the longest 2 hour flight ever. Upon landing I was again in severe pain. I had my parent collect me from the airport to take me straight to emergency at a different hospital. Luckily I had been able to get my ultrasound results to take with me. Presenting at emergency  my temp had risen to 37.6 and my markers for my kidneys were rising. I was dehydrated and not well at all. 

The care from the doctor in Tom Price was borderline negligence, in my opinion. On that day when I was admitted and was vomiting bile, I believe I should have been put on a drip. The pain was severe and to be told it was in my head showed no concern on their part. It was like I was an inconvenience at the hospital. Even some of the staff were mortified that I had to find my own way to Perth. I found one of the doctors to be very unprofessional and uncaring. Offering valium for the flight, when flying on my own, was not the support from a medical practitioner that I required. I needed to be shown some sort of empathy at least. I felt that they didn't want to send me by flying doctor because it was an inconvenience and the doctor didn't want to be bothered with paperwork. I will be flying back in another 10 days to have the stent taken from my kidney and to have checks done that it has healed. Luckily, I didn't waste time getting to Perth for proper treatment. I know that we live a long way away from major hospitals but I believe it does not give locums the right to not give their best when required.