I had a replacement knee procedure in early December at Southampton Royal. All the the staff from cleaners, catering, through to surgeon, doctors and all level of nurses were just so remarkably fantastic I do not have the words to say thank you.
However, upon my discharge on the following Friday I got up on the Saturday morning with blood oozing out of the bandages. After 'phoning every one I could think of I was put in touch with Doctors on call. A gentleman rang and advised that they were local and that someone would be with me shortly. The Doctor arrived and suspected I might have contracted something in the wound. He called and called and called, but being Saturday he was sent from pillar to post. In the end he was told I would be admitted to the trauma unit at Southampton General, and he then organised an ambulance.
The doctor, before he went, told me to take 2 paracetamols. At the trauma unit they changed the dressing and said there was nothing suspicious and two of the 'clips' had come loose, and Doctor Bailey put 3 new clips in. And again, just the most professional care and attention to detail. Thank you to the two ambulance crews from Winchester and Basingstoke and staff involved.
"Professional aftercare following knee replacement"
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