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Awaiting surgery

Posted By Unhappy Paitient

"Awaiting surgery"

About: General practices in Lanarkshire University Hospital Monklands / Gynaecology

(as the patient),

I attended Monklands Hospital in June 2022,  gynaecology department, had a hysteroscopy and was told I needed a hysterectomy and to stop taking my HRT medication till I had the surgery.

Here we are in June 2024 and I’ve still not had my surgery and have been off the medication for 2 years and have been left to suffer all the debilitating symptoms of Menopause and the anxiety and stress of putting my life on hold while awaiting a date.

I was told in Dec 2023 that I would get the surgery in Mar/Apr 2024, maybe later!  What is going on, and why have I been waiting so long and been left to suffer? I feel totally let down by the NHS. 

I have called my GP with regards to the pain I am, it’s so difficult to even get an appointment to see anyone in person, everything is done over the phone, some days  there aren’t any GPs in the surgery, which I think is disgraceful 

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Response from Karen Donnelly, Business Support Manager, Surgical & Critical Care / Gynaecology, NHS Lanarkshire 12 months ago
Karen Donnelly
Business Support Manager, Surgical & Critical Care / Gynaecology,
NHS Lanarkshire

Submitted on 14/06/2024 at 15:30
Published on Care Opinion at 15:30

Thank you for taking the time to contact and share your experience with the gynaecology department. I am sorry to read that you are still awaiting your surgery and feel let down by the NHS.

This is clearly a very difficult situation and in order to fully review and provide an informed response I will ask you to get in touch.

I wonder if you would contact patient affairs to provide more details so that we can fully explore the concerns that you have raised.

Please can you email PatientAffairs.Wishaw@lanarkshire,scot.nhs.uk

Kind regards,

Karen Donnelly

Business Support Manager

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