Hi im starting this blog with the Op, when i get round to it ill fill in the diagnoses before it. On Monday i had lumpectomy with full lymph node clearance for breast cancer. The operation went fine. The nightmare then started i went back onto a womans health ward with only 10 beds open in a busy hospital. I spent all night throwing up from morphine then some jumped up registrar pops up at the bottom of my bed 8 in the morning asking if he could discharge me? " oh yes please you prick, yes i do know you have people lined up for bed, but i have been sick all night, hav'nt weeed since op and not eaten either and ive got a drain sewn into my armpit.!"
Most of nurses lovely but so busy with shipping people in and out that literally no time to care. I had to ask for painkillers as they had assumed id had some! Near lunch i had to ask for help with washing dressing as was still in undone hosp gown.
Arranged to go home next day after jumped up registrar "kindly" gave me 24 more hours! Moved into my mums for next 3 days as couldnt face going home to 3 kids. Wasnt given any painkillers on discharge and in 36 hours since op nobody once looked at the wounds dressings. Better now for being at my mums but i just wonder what would have happened had i been kicked home to my 3 noisy, energetic children for some people it wouldnt have been possible to go to mums.
All in all wish id gone for the op at nearest vets. Should i have to go for more surgery i will probably change hospitals as it was really upsetting and im usually last one to complain and quite hard to upset.
Drain should be coming out today ( day 5) but its still draining 75mls instead of 50mls so i dont know. xxx
