I have just had my pre-op assessment for my stoma reversal on the 28th Jan, next friday.
All is well and I long for the day to come. It will be the end of my journey I hoped!
I came home to a very large envelope from my solicitor. It was statements from 2 specialist professors in the field of surgery and oncology. I already have one from a specialist radiographer.
I have started a complaint against my local PCT accusing them of neglect, dereliction of care and misdiagnosis.
The 3 professors both agree that there was gross negligence when reading a scan I had in April 2008. Plus the fact I did not see the specialist herself on either occasion. Also on the part of the specialist (differen one) I had seen in April and July 2009 for not organising further tests, for relying on scans and tests done in 2008 and again for not seeing me himself. Also for missing the cancer when he performed a fleible sigmoidoscopy in 2008. Thus the outcome was that my bowel perforated and I have since gone through uneccessary pain and trauma ie an emergency operation and a stoma and now a stoma reversal.
So that is the good news the Drs were at fault.
Now for the shock and the bad news.
In the statement the oncologist went into great lengths about statistical life expectancy and that my odds of surviving 5 years and or surviving 10 years but dying from my disease was shortened due to the fact that my bowel was perforated. Scary stuff!
So it seems that I might be inline for compensation but I may not be around to enjoy it!
Is that what they think well they can damn well think again!
Love Julie xx
