I was given an appointment for surgery for 3rd Feb, guess what it snowed on the Sun night, so I was cancelled on Tue with a new appointment for Weds 11th at 09.00. Daughter gets me there in plenty of time and I sit there like a nice patient, being told you're on the list to be done today.
Wifey rings at 16.30 to ask what is happening and was told I was being done that day but to bring overnight things in as I'd stay in post op.
Guess what some 'plonker' comes down it theatre greens at 18.00, and says "Sorry sir we've overrun, we'll have to cancel you"
I was bloody fuming and gave her a right telling off saying I'd been cancelled from previous week. Didn't go down well with her so she beggared off.
Next person to see me was the Surgeon and head of Urology, who explained the cause of the delay. I told him I'd had this bloody catheter in since Oct, been cancelled from the previous week and had sat there all day, no food, drink not even water as I had been promised I'd get done.
To be honest he was a bit taken aback and promised to see if I could be fitted in the next day, and to go home and watch the England game, wish I hadn't.
Returned to Hosp for 08.00 ready for op, good to his promise I was finally done at 13.00, he came out of his normal clinic just to do me.
The wife used to work in Urology years ago and was disgusted at the attitude of the nursing staff, lack of professional, non caring attitude etc.
When I was discharged the discharging doctor had to be told by her, what was required, even down to prescription, which he filled in wrong anyway.
I returned on Sat 14th at 10.00 for catheter removal and sat there 1hr before they decided to do something, even though they had made the appointment, finally discharged at 15.00 when Pompey were playing at home, took daughter 90 mins for 20 min trip.
Got home started p#ssing OK, then got a bladder infection, as according to Wife, in her day you were sent home with antibiotics as a precaution, so down to GP for prescription, but the only ones that work on me are not normally given as first try, so 2 days later back for the ones that work.
Rant over, now you lot get back to work and pay lots more taxes so I can get better treatment
Can't drive or lift anything for 14 days so doing work on daughters dolls house will try and post pic's without Chez giving me a b##llocking for doing it wrong again.
John
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