A sick liver transplant patient endured a 25-hour wait for a hospital bed and then received the wrong meds, turning her yellow and bruised from jaundice.

Mary Owen, 26, is now taking legal action against health bosses following a series of blunders that caused her health to dramatically deteriorate.

After catching the flu Mary was supposed to be taken to hospital by ambulance but was forced to wait 13 hours until anyone came to help her.

She said she then languished in a hospital corridor for a further 12 hours until she was eventually given a bed.

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And then, during her five-day hospital stay, medical staff gave her the wrong medication despite her telling them -- causing her eyes and skin to turn yellow from jaundice.

She also developed bruising and eventually checked herself out before taking the matter up with lawyers.

Mary, who was at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow earlier this month, said: "I should never have had to wait that long.

"I should have been treated as a priority and seen quicker because of my liver transplant, a liver is a vital organ.

"My skin and eyes are still jaundiced, basically I am like a Simpson yellow.

"I have bruises all over my body because the jaundice makes my skin bruise more easily, so when I itch I am left with a bruise.

"How they treated me was terrible and disrespectful, they never bothered to listen to me at any point."

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Problems for Mary, from Dalmuir, West Dunbartonshire, began when she caught the flu in December.

She explained: "I took unwell with the flu and I really wasn't feeling well, so I called my doctor and they made me an appointment for the following week.

"I was feeling very weak and had been quite sick."

Because of Mary's liver transplant, her immune system is weaker and her body can't fight off infection as well.

After seeing Mary, the doctors told her to go home and wait for The Transport Ambulance Service which was supposed to collect her from her home at 5pm on January 4.

But a weak Mary, who lives with her partner Darren McPherson, 28, was left for 13 hours waiting for the transport to take her to the hospital.

She said: "I called twice to see what was happening with the ambulance.

"And then during the night, I had three calls to say they were sorry about the delay.

"But me and Darren didn't sleep at all because we kept thinking the ambulance could just turn up - it was horrible.

"When it came at 6am the next day I was taken to the Immediate Assessment Unit where they had to see me straight away because I came in with an ambulance.

"But that was for five minutes, and then they left me sitting for 12 hours before I was taken to a ward.

"They didn't even tell me I was going to be admitted, just to go and wait, so I had no idea what was going on.

"I sat in a corridor and was completely ignored for 12 hours.

"At one point I actually thought they might have forgotten I was even there because no-one came to check on me."

Mary was then taken to the ward where she spent the next five days receiving treatment.

But in yet another blunder, she was given the wrong anti-rejection medication for her liver.

She said: "They were giving me the wrong anti-rejection tablets for five days and then wondering why my bloods weren't getting better -- even though I tried to tell them it was the wrong ones.

"When I first had my transplant, I was taking Prograf but I came off it about three years ago and began taken Advograf.

"They were giving me Prograf even though I was trying to tell them it was the wrong medication.

"But they weren't listening to me."

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On January 10 at 1pm, Mary was told she would be getting discharged and told to get ready to leave.

She added: "They told me I was fine and should get my stuff together for leaving, but then I had to wait around until 8pm that night to get my discharge paper.

"And then they advised me to stay in because they had been giving me the wrong medication -- which I knew because I had been telling them for five days."

But a frustrated Mary decided she wasn't staying and left the hospital in order to get the correct medication.

Her discharge letter from the hospital confirms the medication error and states she ended up receiving half of the vital prescription she needs for her transplant.

She added: "Even in my discharge letter, it admits they had made a medication error -- I don't understand why they didn't even try to look into what I was telling them."

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Mary has now hired a lawyer to take legal action against NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC).

Margaret Watt, chairwoman of the Scotland Patients' Association said: "I think what happened to Mary is absolutely dreadful.

"There should have been no doubt in admitting her to hospital straight away, and this should never have happened to her.

"The fact these things have happened to her is absolutely unacceptable.

"And giving her the wrong medication, she could have died. Giving anyone the wrong medication is terrible.

"She should have never waited all that time, even if there was a queue and it was busy they should have made an exception for her because of her transplant.

"It's not everyday that you can get someone to give up a liver and what she has been through is appalling."

The Scottish Ambulance Service issued an apology to Mary, saying she "waited longer than we would have liked."

A spokeswoman said: "All calls are prioritised to ensure the sickest and most seriously injured patients, including those with immediately life-threatening conditions, are given the highest priority.

"We received a non-emergency request from NHS 24 to attend Ms Owen and there was continued contact with her to ensure there was no change in her condition.

"However, we are very sorry to hear about Ms Owen's concerns and we will be contacting her directly to investigate further."

An NHSGGC spokeswoman said: "A medication error was made and in line with our strict protocols this error has been recorded to identify any lessons that need to be learned.

"With regard to waiting times, hospitals across Greater Glasgow and Clyde, like all hospitals across the UK, continue to be extremely busy with winter pressures from the flu, respiratory infections and norovirus.

"Due to the high level of demand, a number of our patients have waited longer than we would have liked to be seen, diagnosed, treated and either admitted or discharged and we apologise to those patients who experienced lengthy waits."