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Gynaecology painful procedure

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"Gynaecology painful procedure"

About: Russells Hall Hospital / Gynaecology

(as the patient),

Attended for a fibroid removal procedure as I have quite a few of them which have been causing me a lot of problems ~ I also have other health issues such as fibromyalgia which was in my notes ~ my anxiety was at quite a high yesterday but i was happy to go through this procedure as I wish to be feeling much better than I'm feeling atm. I arrived & met with the gynaecologist which wasn't my gynaecologist who I have been seeing and thought would have been doing my operation, they talked me through but hadn't realized that for my  fibroid removal procedure I wasn't given either a local or general anaesthesia which I thought I would have ~ the procedure was really painful, I couldn't help crying and after 3 attempts I couldn't go through with it anymore ~ I know I'm not sexually active as the gynaecologist pointed out as my cervix couldn't be widened enough ~ I  felt I'd wasted the hospitals time with not being able to have the procedure done ~ surely with such a procedure you are given either a local or general anaesthesia or at least asked before?? The gynaecologist said that it now has to be taken back to my gynaecologist & all re-booked again which means a lot of continued pain and discomfort for me + incontinence because of the fibroid resting on my womb!! I cannot carry on the way i am atm ~ please advise on what I can do. 

Many thanks 

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Response from Russells Hall Hospital 4 years ago
Russells Hall Hospital

Submitted on 20/09/2019 at 10:10
Published on nhs.uk at 11:06

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience of the Gynaecology department at Russells Hall Hospital during what must be a difficult time.

We pride ourselves on offering our patients the highest standards of care; we are very disappointed to learn that your experience may not reflect these standards. Please be assured that your comments have been passed onto the team who looked after you as part of our ongoing commitment to improving patient experience.

In the meantime we strongly urge you to contact the Patient Advice Liaison Service (PALS) so we may assist you in resolving your concerns, you can do this either by telephone 0800 073 0510 or by email dgft.pals@nhs.net.

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