1 reviews | Active since Mar 2022
Incorrect diagnosis at Pinehaven hospital.
On the 10/1/2024 my daughter in law Lana de Klerk felt bad after they had dinner and experienced severe chest pains and her husband took her to Pinehaven hospital in Krugersdorp. They did cardiologist tests on her and she told the doctor that the cardiologist had already done them before he went on leave. He said they must be done again, the tests were done he said everything was fine and she should go home. She told him she was in pain and had not been sleeping at all at night. He told them you are only admitted to hospital if you are about to die. They left and the next day her mother was able to arrange an appointment with a cardiologist at Flora Clinic. The cardiologist examined her and admitted her to hospital after struggling to get authorization from Discovery. Lana was diagnosed with Pericardial effusion which is a buildup of fluid in the space around the heart. If this is severe it can compress your heart and cause cardiac tamponade. After the necessary tests in hospital he said they came to him in time if they had waited until the 4 February 2024 when her cardiologist returned the heart could have started to harden. She was in hospital for two days so the doctor could monitor her and then she was prescribed medicine and told to rest for six weeks and not do strenuous exercise
