I Accidentally Had A PET-scan || I Filed A Complaint Part 2 

Romee, what happened to you is absolutely disgusting and unacceptable. You didn’t act like a Karen, you stood up for yourself to an extremely unprofessional healthcare worker. It’s great that you’ve filed a complaint. No one should have to go through this, and I’m so sorry that you did.

This is total incompetence! I'm so sorry you went through this horrible experience. No wonder your mental health was affected. Sending love. ❤

HOLY SH*T. The general incompetence is utterly ASTOUNDING.

4:14 My jaw literally dropped open. What arrogance from that IV-person!

It’s a disgrace considering all concerned are meant to be professionals who we put out trust in ! I’m praying for you sweet girl xx

I am actually a Med student from Germany and in like the first week we got taught that you should ALWAYS talk with the patients about what you're going to do and especially make sure that what you do is what your patient wants. So I don't get how a person just pokes in a needle without making sure it is okay to do so! That must've been really traumatizing for you! And I don't even wanna start about the communicating, that's literally a catastrophe....

I live in the Netherlands and from the start I have been shocked by the incompetency of the doctors. Not only are their bed side manners very poor they are also so bad at communicating. Ive been through so much trauma myself and they have no regard making patients wait for so long without any answer. I hope the netherlands healthcare can improve.

I’m so sorry you had to go through all of this!! You’re doing the right thing by filing a complaint! I’m here for you Romee, so proud of you 💙 I’ve been told by my viewers to come check your videos out and I’m so glad I did. I was diagnosed with cancer in September and I have been vlogging this crazy journey too. Lots of love & cuddles. WE GOT THIS💙💙💙💙

That is horrifying and truly frightening. Please don’t ever feel bad about speaking up and demanding better treatment. This is absolutely unacceptable and borders on malpractice. You have to be your own strongest advocate when it comes to health care sadly. So glad you are submitting a complaint about this. They need to be aware.

Thank God for your alertness to document everything and bring advocates to your appointments. Your are a very intelligent and articulate and I wish you all the success and respect you deserve in your recovery.

Romee, first of all I'd like to just say that it's terrible that this happened to you and that you have to deal with this on top of everything else. You're so strong and brave to use your voice and bring this matter to light in order to help others, it's very commendable. I'd also just like to add that you looked really beautiful in this video, I hope that you are feeling strong and feeling good (despite the circumstances).

I feel like this borders on abuse or assault and the hospital should be financially liable. Seriously so sorry this happened to you.

I'm so sorry.... this is a tragic situation...been an R.N. 50 years the communication between sub specialties is awful & it's a world wide, system problem that has gotten worse since covid. I can only recommend that you have one central source for all communication....your Oncologists! He or she should be directing all your care. Run everything by him or her & become best friends with the nursing staff in the office. I also find sessions with the nurse practictioners for routine follow up appts instead of the doctor fosters more of a team approach. You need people working with you to fight the good fight when you can't. Excellent idea that you document your visits & take a support person to act as your advocate when you don't have the physical & mental ability to fight on your own. You are absolutely justified for feeling angry at a system that is failing you.

I cannot imagine how upsetting this whole ordeal has been for you. Trying to fight cancer, being so stressed and fatigued and mentally drained then to top it off you've got complete incompetence from the medical professionals who literally have your life in their hands. I am so very sorry. You will make a change. Sending lots of positivity and healing energy to you beautiful.

Stand your ground girl, I always told my daughter i’m your advocate because Patients don’t need extra stress on them, so disappointed in the hospitals communication system. What really worries me is the fact your personal physician has no clue what was going on. Lots of love and patience send your way♥️

While I feel bad that you had to go through this, I like the direction that your channel is taking. You are uncovering injustices. This will be very useful for many people. There is so much change that needs to happen. We are at the mercy of doctors and medical people. We don't want to be ungrateful so we are nice and we trust their judgement. It's a very vulnerable place, to be a patient.

I’m in the USA in a big city and the medical horror stories I can tell far out number the positive stories I can tell. I have friend who can tell even worse stories them me. The medical community is definitely in shambles. I’m glad you are standing up for yourself! Things need to change and fast.

My husband was sick for many years, we got to the point we expected errors, some of them were life threatening mistakes. Absolutely scary, so glad you are standing up ❤️

Thank you so much for standing up for future cancer patients, that should never happen to anybody. I’m surprised your general practitioner didn’t check in on you…

SOOO SORRY THIS HAPPENED TO YOU DEAR SWEET ROMEE! Nobody deserves to be treated like this, especially a cancer patient, you're already going through so much stress without this mountain of mistakes from the hospitals. You should ask a lawyer if anything can be done to make the hospitals accountable for this awful mess. Hopefully, you will be cancer free when you have your next scan, i'm praying you're done with this. Sending so much love and positive energy from Québec, Canada! ❤💫❤💫❤💫❤

I’m glad to hear you are standing up for yourself and demanding accountability from the hospital. Shout from the rooftops and make sure your voice is heard!!

You go girl!!! Never give up that fight in you… it’s amazing that you want to help others while you are trying to just get competent care for yourself. I’m praying you! Take care and let us know when we can pop the cork and celebrate!

My sister works as a nurse in the hospital and when I told her your story, she could not believe it, an ultrasound is a must for patients like you with barely visible veins and there is absolutely no excuse for what had happened....regarding you doctors appointment, I am speechless and filing a complaint is a right thing to do. You are very brave and a very strong girl.

As a nurse I am horrified about your story. It's so important to have 1 team that is in charge of your treatment and coordinates and gives you regular updates on your plan of care. I am SO sorry you had to go through this. Very glad you are filing a complaint. Hopefully there will be a change in the process and this will not happen to anyone else. Sending you a hug from a Dutch girl in Boston.

Romee, I hope the past eight weeks since making this video, have brought you more answers and less stress. You are NOT a "Karen"‼️and are due a round of apologies from these institutions. Applause for standing up for yourself and future patients. Patient advocacy is very much appreciated and undervalued.

Romee, this sounds like such a mess. And, if your doctor didn’t know, there is definitely a big gap in communication. So very sorry about this nightmare!! You will need to be vigilant about your own health, as you have been which has proved to be very import. And, good for you for filing a complaint! Stay on it, it will help you and others. Bless you. Hang in there.

My God this is so unnecessarily rude to treat a patient like this. I'm sorry that this happened to you!

Wow!! You poor thing. Stand up for yourself always!! You are the best!

Sweetheart, I've been following you for a long while and until 3 days ago, I never had a family or friend diagnosed with cancer. Then our lives just stopped...my husband of 18 years had a colonoscopy last week(he's 48 and has never been sick, had a surgery, illness other then a cold, or any complaints in his life. He's a healthy guy for 48),they found a tumor and after an agonizing weekend, we were called into the surgeon office and told it's colon cancer, they scheduled him for a boatload of other tests next wk then surgery on Dec 2 to remove half of his large bowel. We have 2 sons, ages 12 and 15. We are still not even able to utter the phrase "you/I have cancer"... 2 days and it'd just as raw. We don't know what's ahead yet but from watching you, I've gained alot of insight from the patients side and I also learned I'll need to be his biggest advocate and cheerleader... I'll take charge of the medical care end and make sure it's tops. I'm a nurse but have been a homemaker/mom for 8 years. He's our world and he's the only one working. I'm absolutely terrified but still thinking positive. Crazy thing about this is the only reason he had the colonoscopy was because I had a dream he was sick with cancer and kept seeing his belly. It freaked me out. He never felt so much as a twinge of pain...I kid you not the week after he saw the Dr and got the test scheduled, he started having a ton of blood in his stool and lots of pressure/pain across upper belly. I'm praying we caught it in time and surgery is the end of it. But if not we fight on and I'll be turning to your journey for hope and encouragement. So sorry about the mess ups lately. Hope it gets sorted out. Have a good weekend!!

Incredible! I am on the verge of tears. Stabbing the back of your hand (me too), possible tissue damage, but worst of all the oncologist being unaware - not good enough. Your story is indeed a warning to all of us but it is so difficult when one is ill and vulnerable.

Omg!! This is the most insane story... so sad that it is true!! Thank you for incouraging others to voice their concerns and advocate for themselves!! You always know how to make a bad experience, turn into a great learning tool for everyone!! Thank you beautiful!!

Romee, this to totally unacceptable and everyone should be made accountable for such unprofessional heath care and keep fighting for change as it only takes one person and sometimes a good Lawyer. Sending love and strength.

Omg this is unreal. I was sitting here watching and I’m in shock over all of this. Wow! I’m so sorry for all you have been through and I hope you get this resolved and changes are made. Hugs to you

Unfortunately, this sort of thing- and worse- happens all the time here in the UK. I put a major mistake in after my first cancer surgery ( when the surgeon who was supposed to lead my surgery - who I had wanted and extra 3 months for because her schedule was so packed- forgot to turn up and a registrar carried out my 9 hr surgery. ) There were 7 other major,problems I had, including overdosage of a drug that would have killed me had I not noticed the side effects, with my nursing background. it took a year to get through the complaints process and at the end- crickets. No apology- they hadn’t even read my complaint correctly and were commenting on things unrelated to my compliant. You can see why people give up, and why hospitals do this to get out of serious complaints. I hope you have a different experience.

SO proud of you for speaking up for yourself! That takes guts!!

I’m incredibly sorry you had to go through all that honey. Just so so wrong. May you have only positive experiences ahead.🌸

I’m sorry you had to go through this but thank you for speaking up for others. Who knows how many other future incidents you prevented by reporting it

Girl, I am speechless.. This should have never happened. You are absolutely right to stand up for yourself! I live in the Netherlands too and I was thinking, please let this not be my hospital. I have only positive experiences with my hospital. Fast communication and short lines of communication. Only iv's are a problem sometimes, because my vaines are difficult too. But they are not as rude as they where with you. I cannot imagine how stressful it must be to deal with this kind of stuff beside your journey to be cancer free. Stay strong Romee! You are totally right.

That experience is horrible! I hope you get closure soon! It's not just cancer that affects your life, it's the waiting, worry. The delayed result's and worry there off. I hope now your doc can help you more now he knows! Well done for being so cheerful! I wish you all the very best!

This just blows my mind. I would be livid. There is no excuse to treat a cancer patient that way. I am so sorry this happened to you!

That whole situation is insane and unacceptable when it comes to someone’s health. I’m so glad you a) filed a complaint, b) have recorded evidence, and c) want to help make a change. Here in the states if that happened it would just be a lawsuit (no change).

Sounds like the uk. I’m so sorry that you’re having to go through this after everything you’ve already had to endure. Please keep fighting the hospitals for you know what’s right. So great that you’ve got it all documented on camera. Stay strong. Sending you love and hugs. 💕💕

Romee, i've been following your cancer journey from the beggining and i cant believe this happened to you!! its unacceptable. I send you all my love, stay strong!! My name is Florencia and i am from Argentina :) so you have people from all over the world caring for you and wishing you well!!

God Bless you sweet girl! You are handling it much more calmly than I could have ever. Prayers for you. Rooting for remission results from them to come very SOON!!!!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️❤️

I go to every appointment with my mum and dad, I always take someone to every appointment with me. This is why, what you went through is exactly why. They have the facilities to update records across the service, so your oncologist should have had all of the information. Bless you so much, you need to get all of your medical records together as they are clearly dotted around. I'm so sorry you went through all this, it's disgusting!!

Glad the u.s. is not the only one. Always have someone watching your back.

My uncles just got diagnosed with terminal cancer. His GP disregarded his symptoms for over a year. Wasn’t until he finally went to a new doctor. That doctor cost him his life. The system is broken 😞

This is totally unacceptable and horrific! So sorry you are going through this. Working at a hospital myself I understand the frustration that goes along with this. You are a strong individual, Romee. Hang in there. I hope that this experience initiates change.

😱😓😬 This is just shocking, I'm so sorry you had to go through such incompetence & stress, if having a serious illness it's self isn't stressful enough!! Well done for having the inner strength to persue this situation, for yourself and others. 👏💪 x From someone who has to attend hospital regularly I feel your anxiety, I also have issues with my veins.. After a serious operation, I had to spend the night in ICU, that evening a nurse came to draw blood, with no care she tried to do this, in sudden unexpected pain I shouted out, other medical staff came running in & I had to explain my situation.. Not liking what had happened, the nurse said in a passive aggressive way, "I won't try again, but I'll be back first thing in the morning to draw blood from your artery instead"!!.. True to her word she did & seemed to enjoy the extra added pain of this procedure, certainly felt like I was being punished!! 💉 🤬

Medical malpractice!!! I’m so so so sorry! Praying you get answers (&& justice!) soon!! 🖤🙏🏻

This is totally unacceptable. I am so sorry that you were put through this. Great job filing a complaint.

In the USA it’s always smart to get an attorney when filing a complaint especially towards a hospital. And people rarely win. But get a solicitor or attorney. I’m rooting for you girl!

Holy cow, what a huge problem hon. Huge! Terrible! I really feel for you. Praying for u. So glad your friends were with you and taping.

Sweet Romee you are such a warrior. For all you have gone through just to fight cancer I hope you get the outcome you deserve. I'm glad your friends were with you. I too wonder if people think I imagine the mistakes that are made with me. My 2nd cancer surgery I thought was pretty easy. I however ; woke up on day 3 in Intensive Care. The morning nurse over dosed me and when the surgeon came in my room during morning rounds he found me unresponsive and hardly breathing. It's a shame that when we are fighting for our lives we have to make sure our medical teams know what they are doing. Stay strong and stay sweet.

Holy... I'm surprised you didn't lose it on them.. that is so bad.. I feel so bad for you that that had to happen to you.. but I am super amazed at your strength for standing up and trying to prevent this from happening to others. You are amazing.

Romee... Je bent zo dapper. En je vertelt dit allemaal met zoveel respect voor de zorgverleners en begrip voor de manier waarop het toch zo fout is kunnen lopen. Je maakt van een negatieve ervaring iets moois door er andere patiënten mee te willen helpen. Doe zo voort, je bent fantastisch!

You are such a smart girl!! This should NEVER EVER happen to anyone!! Thank God you are meeting with hospital personnel and do not let them get away with what they have done!!!

This is CRAZY !!! I am furious for you ! I am sorry you had to endure that but so grateful that you are taking this opportunity to be the voice for countless of patients that don’t have the energy to do so ! Really sorry

Romee my heart goes out to you, this is so upsetting, frustrating and unnecessary!! Having retired from the nhs after 30yrs I would have been devastated if this had happened to one of my patients 😢. Keep going and hopefully your next appointment will be more successful and bring you the news that we're all praying for ❤️❤️ xx

Absolutely crazy. I had an X-ray misread a few years ago and spent 3 weeks in a moonboot for a fracture that didn’t exist, but I can’t even imagine when it comes to cancer and your health having this miscommunication happen. Good for you for filing a complaint and taking action - wishing you all the best!

Romee, it breaks my heart that you have gone through this nightmare, dealing with cancer is a huge battle, but the stress and strain of all this additional crap is unforgiveable!! God bless. Prayers for healing.💙💙

This makes me so upset for you. Like it makes me want to cry. You are already going through one of the most scariest and stressful situations someone can go through and now, on top of that, you are losing confidence in the people who are supposed to be treating you and healing you. Which just makes your situation ten times more stressful during a time when you shouldn't be stressed out at all and be concentrating on healing and getting better. I'm so sorry you have to go through all of that when you are already dealing with so much. You are so strong for standing up for yourself and you are 100% in the right for making a formal complaint. I am truly hoping and waiting to jump up and down in joy for the day you post a cancer-free video and all of this is behind you and you can be a world traveling vlogger again!

Romee, this is absolutely disgusting. I am so glad you filed a complaint. Having cancer and waiting for results is already stressful, but the lack of concern and the lack of listening to the patient is absolutely abhorrent.

Oh Romee. My heart goes out to you. The lack of patient concern is horrible. On both the iv trauma and the lack of communication. I’m glad your calling this to there attention.

I also had a terrible hospital experience, mine with a cruel and unkind anaesthetist...I had cancer in the bowel and was going in to have a half of the bowel removed... I have no support network and not strong enough to make a complaint so I changed hospitals

Girl, wish I can give you the biggest hug now…I hope all this wait and stress finally leads you to hear the words you’ve been wanting to hear

I'm a pharmacy student from Brazil, and in my university we have a class to discuss all things related to hospital pharmaceuticals... there's not a single class where we don't talk about how important communication between healthcare professionals is and how the inflated ego many healthcare professionals have is one of the biggest problems concerning sometimes fatal medical mistakes... I'm really glad you made through such a tough situation and are standing up for yourself and others! I know i'm just a stranger on the internet, but please know if there's any help i can give regarding this situation feel free to contact me Completely unrelated but I saw you underwent lung surgery recently, are you doing better? Lots of love :)

Now I don't really comment on videos but holy crap the negligence got me so riled up. I've been going through my own medical journey and I don't think I'd be able to survive mentally if I had the amount of issues that your hospitals have caused you. I can definitely empathise and understand how this triggered a depressive episode, hell, when I was waiting for biopsy appointments (it took 3 months before a definitive biopsy was taken) I actually dyed my hair green to try and take back some semblance of control. I'm just in awe of how much of a fiasco the hospitals created in your situation. Wishing you the best from New Zealand ❤

You are so smart for reacording the conversation and having your friend here , that way you can tastify in a court!

Maybe this will be your role in all of this? You will be a voice to getting this broken system fixed. Many hugs and keep up the good fight. X

OMG, I am so sorry you have had to go through this!!! You are doing the right thing by filing a complaint--Hugs!!!!

What a nightmare, Romee! Cancer is a nightmare enough and you don't need to have others make it worse. Just the whole IV thing from Part 1 made me furious. As someone who also has difficult veins it's more than annoying when a "professional" won't listen because they think they know all about veins and you're just a "civilian." I may not have medical training but I've lived with my veins for 76 years and I know what they're like. Anesthesiologist, in my experience, are The Worst - too much ego. The record for me was twice in my left elbow, twice in my left hand, twice in my left instep and twice in my right before getting someone else to get it started and then, just to frost the cake, I needed another in my right arm because I was getting a nerve block. He refused to do any numbing, claiming it was too much wear and tear on the vein. When I was diagnosed with cancer and was going to be getting a monthly treatment requiring 2 consecutive days with an IV, I opted to have a port put in. It's a little thing, totally under my skin, and has been functioning now for 7 years. When I'm getting infusions, it gets flushed and loaded with heparin so we don't get clots and when I get a break from chemo, I go in monthly to have it flushed and reloaded with heparin. I consider it a personal "oil change" like I'd have done on my car. Now, whenever I need any kind of surgery or blood test, they tap the port and life is much easier. Love my little vortex port! Good luck with the next and sending best wishes for good news!

😲😲😲😲 WOW THAT IS NOT OK!!!!! Im sooo glad u video everything, im so glad u write everything down and document everything and im definitely glad that u actually made a formal complaint because that is definitely not professional at all and if u hadnt of documented everything then u wouldnt of even known anything urself and what u are up to with ur treatment. Im so sick of hospitals doing this to people and everyone points fingers and communicates ot takes responsibility for there actually and thats ridiculous. They better hope they havnt missed anything else and ur in the clear. Im so so sorry this has happen to u

I remember watching your first cancer video 🥺 oh Romee I'm so sorry you are going thru this. I'm proud you are standing up for yourself.

Bless your heart! I can’t imagine. I’m a breast cancer survivor and I can’t imagine my journey being like yours. I’ve lost both parents to cancer, and they did make a mistake with one of my moms surgeries which ultimately ended up causing her death 6 months later. Could the cancer have killed her? Sure. But the surgery sped up the process. Praying for you from Oklahoma!

Wow😳 I can’t tell you how many stories just this week I’ve heard of complete negligence from all over so while it’s shocking, I’m not shocked just horrified really🤯 I hope all goes well 🤞

You are such an inspiration Romee. My days are always brighter when I watch your videos. Stay strong. Thank you 🙏

I think you are handling this well. Patients who see the whole picture and hopefully are listened to are the best at encouraging systemic change and increasing safety for all involved, staff included. Nobody wants to cause problems for a patient. But all of the puzzle pieces come together best for the patient. Good job! Thank you for making a difference!

Oh WoW! That's totally uncalled for! Bless your heart! You have every right to make your voice heard! Sending hugs from TN🇺🇸

Romee!!! The system can truly learn a lot from you!!! Keep up with this so that good things come of it. SO sorry you had to be the hard lesson here!!!

You are your own best advocate. Period. Glad you are standing up to them and trying to keep this from happening to others. God bless you!

I'm so sorry this happened to you but hopefully something good comes from it. Once again i find myself looking up to you because you are strong and motivating.

This is shocking! I hope the hospital explains what’s happened. I’m so sorry Romee that you have to go through all this. ❤️❤️

I'm so glad you stood up for yourself and made a complaint. The complete disregard for your needs they showed you was terrible. My thoughts are always with you Romee ❤ I've just completed 8 months of treatment and now have a hate/fear of needles and IV.

Even though you no longer post I can tell you I miss you and your adventures!!! Good luck to you always stay healthy!!!

Romee, dit is verschrikkelijk! Je hebt groot gelijk om een klacht in te dienen. Het is inderdaad een drama ( en een schande). Go for it girl! Good luck and the truth will come out in the end. Geef de moed nooit op!

2 years ago my boyfriends father had an x-ray due to chest pain, he had lumps in his x-ray on his lungs. the doctor never showed him this. fast forward to now, he has stage 3 lung cancer. sometimes these hospitals are so despicable.

Kudos for being your own advocate! I almost died from a malpractice incident. The doctor was too busy to put all of my symptoms together for a diagnosis of cervical cancer. I just knew something wasn't right and went to a different doctor who had me admitted that day for surgery. The tumor couldn't be removed because it would break apart. So I had radiation to shrink it first. Then a complete hysterectomy. It's been 40 years since then. Thank God for the doctor that cared enough to listen and for my intuition to get another opinion. You are an intelligent and capable woman and will beat this rotten disease!

Wow 😮 I have no words. Utter incompetence! Sending good well wishes xx

Romee, I am absolutely mortified to hear what you have been through getting the PET scan and the follow up with your Doctor. I would like to say there is not an acceptable excuse but this seems to be common ground for the entire healthcare system right now and has been for a very long time. I will share my story with you once I hear you are cancer free. Romee, it has been my experience in life (I'll be 60 in 2 weeks) that we are given situations, and these can be incredibly difficult and taxing physically, to grow us into a position that uses these situations to advance knowledge. I believe you will beat the cancer and remain in the medical field in a much needed process improvement and patient advocate Director role. You will be very successful and effective in this role. Much love to you.

I'm sorry for what you've been through. It's great that you are advocating not only for yourself, but other patients as well. 🙏🙏🙏

Un-freakin-believable. Good luck and keep us posted.

I am so glad you have witnesses. I am so sorry you have had to go through this hell. No one should go through this. I wish you well.

So so sorry, Romee. What happened to you is awful because it was so unnecessary to drag out the agony of getting testing done and then all the terrible pain. Poor girl. I send you so much support for standing up for yourself and future patients. Then, to come in without updating themselves on your history. Ugh. Oh my gosh, it’s worse that that. Your doctor never even knew? I have no more words to say, except to say that I’m so glad you have a witness, and I’m sending you love and hugs. Yes, insane. ❤️🧡💛

Hi Rumnee It is just awful wot has happened 2 u, just thru lack ov communication as if u avent bn thru enough.I av followed u 4 a long while i think ur amazing a strong & beautiful human being inside & out .I was diagnosed wid breast cancer at the age ov 49 with not a very gud out come but im still ere still in remmission so keep goin & keep ur chin up.Take care lots ov love & prayers 4u love pat X

Romee, You have experienced so much unnecessary stress. I admire your tenacity and your desire to prevent such catastrophes from happening to someone else....such a giving spirit. Positive energies directed your way with hope that you soon get the news you(and all of us who care about you) want to hear. Please keep your followers updated

This is wild. You are keeping pretty calm and having a productive way to approach it. I would be suing everyone!

How are you so...calm. I would scream at all of them. I...am so sorry this is happening to you. If you have to be difficult, then be it. They have to respect you better than this. Sending so much love your way.

Hi Romee, greetings from Jamaica. Let me say this in patois: "if ah did me dat, mi think mi wud a cuss sum bad word in dat doctor office". I would have been beyond frustrated & upset so kudos to you if you managed to make it through that visit without swearing. Hope you get some good news soon

I’m so sorry for this terrible experience. Praying for you ❤️🙏🏻