After waiting a long time for hip replacement surgery it finally received a pre op appointment in August 2019 Which I passed , but after complaining several times I revived a date for surgery on the in December 2019 and I was told at the time there was a 50-50 chance surgery would be cancelled , as there is always a shortage of beds at the hospital , I had to go for another pre op in 2019 which I failed. I was not that surprised as my condition was getting worse day by day and with not being able to sleep and with no appetite is was a struggle, I was told my operation was cancelled due to my blood being low , but I would have been cancelled any way due to the shortage of beds
I explained if I would have been given a date shortly after my first pre op I would have been good for surgery , no one took any notice of me I just felt they brushed me aside , I have had 5 B12 injections and I am on iron tablets , then in February I received a phone call to tell me I have been taken off the waiting list for surgery as I am clogging it up and there has been no surgery at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Glasgow for the past two month due to no beds available. this seems to be all the time I hear this.
I asked who made this decision. I found out and so I phoned them up and was told yes you are off the list for surgery and when your blood is up to scratch we will try and see you in 18 weeks , I could not believe what I was hearing I said to that’s five months, they said yes I no and we can’t give any dates, I explained how much pain I am in they were not interested and quite off handish , ,
when I told my children what I was told my son was nearly in tears and my daughter started to cry and said she want her mum bed as they can see how much pain I am in and I try and be strong fo then but when I try and stand up my bones crunch and click and the pain just get worse just like having electric shocks going through my body and I try not to let my family see this but it’s hard and not fair on them
Now I have no end in sight my pain is unbearable now I don’t sleep can’t stand and both my hips have the same pain and my right knee swell up it I try and stand , animals would not be left to suffer like this , I have had no quality of life for a long time and dont see any change in the near future I feel the NHS are making me I’ll and stressing me out I feel I have not been treated properly , this is affecting all my family
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About: Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow / Orthopaedics (Wards 10a, 10b, 10c &10d) Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow Orthopaedics (Wards 10a, 10b, 10c &10d) Glasgow G51 4TF
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Update posted by Please help me sleep and walk again (the patient) 5 years ago
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