In May 2016 after attending a routine mammogram appointment I received the dreaded letter saying they wanted to do more tests. Turns out that I had three primary cancers. Treatment was removal on a lump in my breast and major surgery in my abdomen followed by Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy. I still have a growth within my kidney but luckily that has not grown. This was followed by an operation for 4 hernias resulting from a rather bad cough contracted when my immune system was at its lowest after Chemotherapy.After attending my Doctors surgery where I was offered physiotherapy for a problem with my hip I chose to attend a private Osteopath. He diagnosed that I had a trapped femoral nerve caused by the hernias. I also attended a Chiropractor who gave a similar diagnosis. My ability to walk by now was very limited. Needless to say, what the Osteopath and Chiropractor did made very little difference.I then visited my Doctors surgery to obtain more pain relief and my Doctor, not a locum I had previously seen, said he felt it was my hip and booked an MRI Scan which I had done in February this year. I was then referred by the Community Musculoskeletal service to Hani. I met with Hani late February and he was so considerate and understanding. I cannot tell you how kind he was. He immediately saw the distress I was under. Then saw him again a month later and he promised me that I would have my surgery in May. He went the great lengths to explain all about the procedure. Nothing was too much trouble. He insisted I had a bone scan to ensure that my bones could handle the new hip. Hani put me totally at ease and I just knew that he would come up trumps and he did.After the op I remained in bed for the first couple of days but on the Friday, I was up, obviously there was pain, but I managed to walk easily, and I found the stairs so simple. Getting in and out of bed was difficult especially as I have very few stomach muscles due to the hernias. On Saturday I went home and there has been no looking back. After two week, I was on no pain relief at all. It is still a bit sore from time to time but that is only to be expected. I can walk freely, doing all the exercises set by the Physiotherapy team. I saw the x-ray of my hip and it is totally aligned with my other hip and the difference in the length of my legs is a thing of the past.It was all down to Arthritis and not linked in any way to my cancers. I feel Hani has given me back my life. I have not felt this good since before I was first diagnosed back in May 2016
I owe him so much for what he has done. He is such a lovely person and has been so supportive.
All the treatment I am receiving for my cancer is with Imperial College Healthcare and I am attending at St Mary’s, Charring Cross, Hammersmith, and Queen Charlotte Hospitals and everyone is great - far too many people to thank for this - my saga continues.
The NHS is so wonderful and we are all so lucky to have this service.
"Hani has given me back my life"
About: Central Middlesex Hospital / Trauma and orthopaedics Central Middlesex Hospital Trauma and orthopaedics NW10 7NS
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