I am asking for my very best friend, he has had surgery and is bleeding profusely. He was originally told he would have after care, i.e. a nurse on a second day basis to attend to new dressings. He has now been told he will not have any after-care from the hospital and they have not duty of care?????. I have rung Macmillan and was told he should have a ‘named nurse’ who should be organising after-care at home, although he has been told by the hospital they have no duty of care and he should go to A & E, this worries me, because a) I feel he should be looked after better in his situation b) A & E is the worst place you should be when you are vulnerable and he is still bleeding and the indignity of it all. c) I’ve been told by Macmillan his ‘named nurse’ should be arranging after care and he tells me he doesn’t have such a person. d) He feels like he’s being treated like a dog and for FFS he should be treated with utter care with this diagnosis and all the worry about after-care after deep surgery to remove a tumour e) I bless the NHS and I was so glad he had the treatment in the first place but I am so aghast at his total lack of after-care, which appears to be NOTHING! Being told to got to A & E! Anyone have any advice on how to go with this? He was also told he should maybe go back into theatre and I think he should go with that but at the same time they want to release him with blood pouring out everywhere. He is confused, as am I. I’m also angry. Anyone have have any advice please, he’s still in hospital at the moment and was due to be released, but I was told by Macmillan he shouldn’t be if he is still bleeding. Anyone have any advice as to how to address this?
