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Depressed that I cannot have knee surgery

Posted By leftknee54

"Depressed that I cannot have knee surgery"

About: Worcestershire Royal Hospital / Trauma and orthopaedics

(as the patient),

Had a successful Right full joint knee operation in 2015 and was told prior to that my left knee was in the same condition and also needed the same procedure. Have now seen the specialist three time and have been told I need to lose weight to have the left knee procedure. I saw the specialist this last a few days ago. Was told that my BMI was too high as the criteria had been changed to financial restraints and nothing to do with medical requirements. I feel that due to these restraints I will not get my other knee done unless I lose weight, but the surgery was done some 18 months previous and was a success allowing me to carry on working but now I struggle with the left knee and my occupation is now threatened and my mental state this last week has been very low and have had to take the week off. I have an appointment for 7 months time and if I do not lose the weight I will not get on the list for the operation. I feel so depressed about the situation.

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Response from Worcestershire Royal Hospital 7 years ago
Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Submitted on 20/03/2017 at 16:51
Published on nhs.uk on 21/03/2017 at 02:38

Thank you very much for leaving your feedback. We are sorry to hear of your concerns and worries regarding your treatment. It would be best to ring the department and speak to the specialist direct to discuss your anxieties and the impact that these are having upon you. If you need some support to do this please do contact our Patient Advice and Liaison Service on 0300 123 1732 or by email at : wah-tr.PET@nhs.net who will be pleased to assist.

We hope very much that you will be in touch and that a further discussion of the options and your proposed treatment plan will help you.

Best wishes

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

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Update posted by leftknee54 (the patient)

Thank you Worcester Royal Hospital for your reply. I have been in touch with PALS, my GP gave me the number and I rang them last week. Their response was a little negative just re iterating the new code for limited clinical Benefit. I have also been sent the patient information leaflet with regards treatments and how it effects the patient. there are several other avenues to go down and I will seek further advice on the matter. I would point out one small factor with regards my case I am of the opinion that me surgery was only part complete and the left knee was to be the completion of my surgery. Having had the first part successfully carried out and then to deny the completion because in the time between operations the criteria was altered by CCGs in my mind is completely unethical after the specialist has stated that one knee was as bad as the other. Nothing has changed clinically with my situation the only difference is that it seems like some people within the trust want to save money at the expense of the poor old patient, and I Think that is disgraceful.

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