"Terrible manners on the orthopaedic department "

The physio was absolutely superb. Top treatment. Then referred me to what I thought was a Consultant as they did not want to give me any more steroid pain injections so I was refered to him for options.

I sat down. After full five minutes of silent scrolling" You're here for a knee replacement aren't you " No not necessary. What is your weight" ?

" I don't know" I go and get weighed

" You are much too heavy for surgery The anaesthetic will not knock you out.

Now I know I have put on a lot of weight. I have had a broken back and a smashed up knee but I am not an elephant. " The anaesthesia will not knock you out " Really?

I went away with" If you want surgery lose two stones in 3 months and see what happens then.

The thing is, I did not go there for surgery, I went there to discuss the next option regarding my knee not as a pre op for surgery.

I feel this is yet another way of defering people to the waiting list so it doesn't look as bad as it is "

You're too heavy for anaesthesia?

Does he for one minute realise what that sounds like? That aside, the fact that I went there to discuss options and not specifically for knee surgery makes it worse.

I left there feeling like Man Mountain and believe me I can take insults but the fact is, he assumed I was there for surgery. It was rushed, an hours wait in the waiting room and he needs in future to do his homework a bit more and have a more decent and respectful bedside manner. I understand your BMI can be too high for safe surgery but to be told that the anaesthetic would not knock me out is wrong on every level.