A Birmingham man was left “flabbergasted” after a hospital told him he was pregnant – and could be expecting twins.
Mr Plettell said he had been the butt of jokes from friends since the letter
Hilton Plettell received a letter inviting him for a scan at the ante-natal department of Norfolk and Norwich University NHS Hospital, to find out how far pregnancy was.
The 50-year-old merchandising manager was asked to attend with a full bladder – standard practice for ultrasound scans – and told that “sometimes it can show twins”.
Mr Plettell, who has never had children, said: “I was absolutely flabbergasted.
“It just came out of the blue. I have seen the funny side of it and all my mates are enjoying ribbing me about it.
Norwich Hospital have apologised for the mix-up
“The letter had my correct name, date of birth and National Insurance number so I knew it was genuine and it turns out to be a genuine mistake.”
The blunder comes 20 years after Mr Plettell had treatment for kidney stones at the East Anglia hospital – where a senior nurse has now issued him an apology.
She blamed a clerical error and promised to improve procedures in the future.
Mr Plettell said he could have gone down in history – but that he has instead found himself the butt of endless jokes.
“When I walk through the door of my snooker club, I get ‘Ooh mother and baby coming through’.
“A few of my friends have told me to turn up at Norwich Hospital as a woman and wear a wig, but obviously it’s so far (away).”
His partner of five years, 49-year-old Debbie Brennan, said she had never seen Mr Plettell so stunned.
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