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The tragic reason this young mum turned BLACK

RealFix by RealFix
August 27, 2015
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The tragic reason this young mum turned BLACK

Louise Grimshaw from Leigh, Lancs., 27 August 2015. Louise was told she had anxiety when in fact it was a rare heart condition. See Ross Parry Copy RPYHEART : A young mum turned BLACK after her GP failed to spot a life-threatening illness which could kill her by the age of 30. The family of Louise Grimshaw, 20, say a doctor failed to spot signs of the rare Addison's Disease, despite her father having to carry her into the surgery as she couldn't walk. Her family was told to "take her home and feed her up" but now say she has as little as nine years left to live and an urgent heart transplant is her only chance of survival. The GP has been rapped by the General Medical Council who said he failed to carry out an adequate examination.

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A young mum turned BLACK after her GP failed to spot a life-threatening illness which could kill her by the age of 30.

The family of Louise Grimshaw, 20, say a doctor failed to spot signs of the rare Addison’s Disease, despite her father having to carry her into the surgery as she couldn’t walk.

Louise Grimshaw from Leigh, Lancs., in hospital 27 August 2015. Louise was told she had anxiety when in fact it was a rare heart condition. See Ross Parry Copy RPYHEART : A young mum turned BLACK after her GP failed to spot a life-threatening illness which could kill her by the age of 30. The family of Louise Grimshaw, 20, say a doctor failed to spot signs of the rare Addison's Disease, despite her father having to carry her into the surgery as she couldn't walk. Her family was told to "take her home and feed her up" but now say she has as little as nine years left to live and an urgent heart transplant is her only chance of survival. The GP has been rapped by the General Medical Council who said he failed to carry out an adequate examination.
Louise in hospital

Her family was told to “take her home and feed her up” but now say she has as little as nine years left to live and an urgent heart transplant is her only chance of survival.

The GP has been rapped by the General Medical Council who said he failed to carry out an adequate examination.

Louise’s mum, Sharon, 54, said: “She was basically dying before our eyes.

“She was completely black. If the doctors had diagnosed her when her dad carried her in that day the disease wouldn’t have gone to her heart.

“She has had to learn to walk, talk and swallow again.

“Her whole life has been ruined, it’s devastating. Her kidneys and liver have been able to correct themselves but they can’t fix her heart so now she needs a heart transplant.”

Louise Grimshaw from Leigh, Lancs., with her heart pacer machine, 27 August 2015. See Ross Parry Copy RPYHEART : A young mum turned BLACK after her GP failed to spot a life-threatening illness which could kill her by the age of 30. The family of Louise Grimshaw, 20, say a doctor failed to spot signs of the rare Addison's Disease, despite her father having to carry her into the surgery as she couldn't walk. Her family was told to "take her home and feed her up" but now say she has as little as nine years left to live and an urgent heart transplant is her only chance of survival. The GP has been rapped by the General Medical Council who said he failed to carry out an adequate examination.
Louise with her heart pacer machine

Louise, mum to three-year-old Amelia, first visited her GP at Leigh Family practice, Gtr Mancs., after becoming weak – a classic symptoms of the condition.

But instead of tests being done to determine a diagnosis, she was told to take salt tablets.

She visited the doctors on five separate occasions in June and July last year, and dropped to five stone in weight, before turning completely black.

The day after she last attended her GP, Louise collapsed after her liver and kidneys started to shut down and the disease began to attack her heart.

She was taken to Warrington Hospital where she was diagnosed with Addison’s disease, a disorder that occurs when the body produces insufficient amounts of certain hormones in the adrenal glands.

She was put in intensive care for a week and transferred to Wythenshawe Hospital, where she spent nine weeks in critical intensive care and had six separate operations.

Her mum and dad Gordon were told she had a 40 per cent chance of survival.

Sharon said: “It’s been a complete nightmare. What’s worst is that it could have been completely avoided.

“If they had just taken a proper look at her and listened to our concerns, she could have been completely treated.

“Instead she faces losing her life, and Amelia faces growing up without a mother.”

Louise Grimshaw from Leigh, Lancs., 27 August 2015. Louise was told she had anxiety when in fact it was a rare heart condition. See Ross Parry Copy RPYHEART : A young mum turned BLACK after her GP failed to spot a life-threatening illness which could kill her by the age of 30. The family of Louise Grimshaw, 20, say a doctor failed to spot signs of the rare Addison's Disease, despite her father having to carry her into the surgery as she couldn't walk. Her family was told to "take her home and feed her up" but now say she has as little as nine years left to live and an urgent heart transplant is her only chance of survival. The GP has been rapped by the General Medical Council who said he failed to carry out an adequate examination.
Louise has a rare heart condition

Louise, who lives with her partner John Thompson, 21, in Newton-le-Willows, Merseys., has now had a L-Vad pump put into her heart, a mechanical device to help it beat.

However she can only be on the device for 10 years and has already been on it a year.

The family are now waiting to hear if she can be put on the transplant list.

Her case was referred to the General Medical Council who concluded that a doctor at the practice had failed to spot that she had Addison’s.

A GMC report released last month said her treatment had “fallen seriously below that expected of a reasonably competent GP because of the failure to perform an adequate examination, the failure to consider that patient A may have been suffering with a serious underlying condition and therefore the failure to consider whether patient A required immediate admission to hospital at the time of consultation on 14 July 2014.”

However the report concluded that the incident was “isolated” which the General Medical Council consider “remediable by increasing Dr Forsdyke’s knowledge and awareness of Addison’s disease.”

The report continued: “Dr Forsdyke has shown insight into his failings and taken appropriate steps to increase his knowledge in this area.

“We consider that it would now be very unlikely that Dr Forsdyke would repeat this failing.”

Nobody from the practice has been available for comment.

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