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Mr Lee Longstaff 2019-07-24 Person 5 5 0

I needed a Total Left Hip Replacement and was given an operation date by a private hospital that is based in Teesside and advertises on TV. Nine days before my operation, it was cancelled by the anaesthetist as he said he was not happy about me having 14 year old Coronary Stents. I explained that I had only had one angina attack in my whole life and that was 15 years ago, but he still cancelled the operation. It is my belief, backed up by facts, that the anaesthetist cancelled the operation on the request of the private hospital, which had made a mistake in the operation dates. I therefore contacted Mr Lee Longstaff Orthopaedic Consultant at The Spire Washington Hospital and again explained my full medical history and then informed him that an anaesthetist had cancelled my operation at another private hospital because he had an issue with my 14 year old stents. Now, what would you expect a Consultant to say to that statement? A lot of Consultants would have taken a step back, thinking that some information was missing and would not have preformed an operation however Mr Longstaff did not take a step back, which indicated to me that I was dealing with a true professional. He stated that Stents should not stop a Hip Operation and asked a few questions, before saying he could find no medical reason for this cancellation and that he would run the information past his Anaesthetists, who also found no problems. I went into hospital on the Monday and was discharged on the Wednesday with a new lease of life. I can only give praise to Mr Lee Longstaff and Domonic the Anaesthetist for having the convictions of their profession and the ability to believe in their professional ability and standing.