Urgh, that's horrifying! Did they knock you straight out?
I am, in general, very greatful for the NHS, but it does seem you have to know about medicine yourself in order to get what you need sometimes, and frankly I don't know anything about it at all!
I had to have a growth on my skin, which was constantly bleeding, removed. The NHS treated it as a purely cosmetic matter (despite the loss of blood etc...) and therefore didn't remove it. My surgeon yesterday was very angry about the way I'd been misdiagnosed and left to find an alternative.
I was lucky in that my Dad has medical insurance that covers the whole family, though it still might cost me over £200! And the insurance premiums are going to go up so much that he'll probably have to change/cancel the whole policy. Not the best system!
Yeah, that sounds like pretty shoddy work by the NHS and I'm not surprised your doctor is horrifed...hope it's all sorted out now though?
Basically I began to regain consciousness during the operation, and because they were cutting through muscle at the time all I remember was unbelievable pain and that I was screaming - it was pretty brutal really - I think they then gave me more anaesthetic or morphine or something and I either passed out from that or the pain. Still, makes a good story....
Stitches are horrible, and so are the things that cause stitches to be put in! I hope you recover quickly and enjoy Damage despite it.
Last year, what with my broken nose and leg & arm versus-glass-injury and broken nose, I totaled at over 60 stitches, which is mad.
I have a mole on my neck which I catch on things and bleeds profusely too. It's a real pain- literally! But it's good that we like wearing black, I guess- the blood-stains don't show up as much! I mentioned it to the doc, and he looked at it, and said 'looks ok to me- try to stop catching it on things'- but it's kind of difficult when your clothes are rubbing against it all day long!
Sorry, it sounds as though I am trying to out-do you medically here, but I'm just trying to show I can relate to your problems!
LOL, I'm quite sure you can beat me with medical issues and injuries ;)
I only have two real stitches and some dissolvable ones but that's quite enough for me! You inspire me to be brave tonight, though I will be yelping at anyone that comes near my shoulder!
My stitches horror story: I gashed the back of my head falling off a wall when I was a teenager. When I was seen by the doctor, I got "Oh, it's only a couple of stitches, no need for anaesthetic" before being sewn up without the aid of painkillers.
(Author's note: It was only the back of my head, and there aren't exactly a lot of pain receptors back there. I remember it not hurting any more than a blood test. But yes, makes a good story.)
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The NHS is rubbish - they managed to let me wake up during an operation once. That was the most intense pain I have ever experienced in my life.
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I am, in general, very greatful for the NHS, but it does seem you have to know about medicine yourself in order to get what you need sometimes, and frankly I don't know anything about it at all!
I had to have a growth on my skin, which was constantly bleeding, removed. The NHS treated it as a purely cosmetic matter (despite the loss of blood etc...) and therefore didn't remove it. My surgeon yesterday was very angry about the way I'd been misdiagnosed and left to find an alternative.
I was lucky in that my Dad has medical insurance that covers the whole family, though it still might cost me over £200! And the insurance premiums are going to go up so much that he'll probably have to change/cancel the whole policy. Not the best system!
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Basically I began to regain consciousness during the operation, and because they were cutting through muscle at the time all I remember was unbelievable pain and that I was screaming - it was pretty brutal really - I think they then gave me more anaesthetic or morphine or something and I either passed out from that or the pain. Still, makes a good story....
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That is the stuff of horror movies, I wonder how often that happens!?
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Last year, what with my broken nose and leg & arm versus-glass-injury and broken nose, I totaled at over 60 stitches, which is mad.
I have a mole on my neck which I catch on things and bleeds profusely too. It's a real pain- literally! But it's good that we like wearing black, I guess- the blood-stains don't show up as much! I mentioned it to the doc, and he looked at it, and said 'looks ok to me- try to stop catching it on things'- but it's kind of difficult when your clothes are rubbing against it all day long!
Sorry, it sounds as though I am trying to out-do you medically here, but I'm just trying to show I can relate to your problems!
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I only have two real stitches and some dissolvable ones but that's quite enough for me! You inspire me to be brave tonight, though I will be yelping at anyone that comes near my shoulder!
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(Author's note: It was only the back of my head, and there aren't exactly a lot of pain receptors back there. I remember it not hurting any more than a blood test. But yes, makes a good story.)
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