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Mr Vasileios Arzoglou 2015-10-15 Person 5 5 0

This Surgeon is a really efficient and approachable man. He explained everything in great detail and I had complete confidence in him. The care I received pre and post op was good even though the ward was extremely busy. The day after the operation I was doing ok although I felt I was not emptying my bladder properly, I did tell the staff on two occasions about this. Before I was cleared for discharge a Doctor came to check my drain and he did spend a long time looking at it and I wondered if he was concerned with the content. I was prescribed morphine pre op as my blood pressure was very high and this continued after the operation. The morphine made me very unconcerned about what was happening! After I was discharged I did not do well, I felt very dizzy, short of breath and sickly. My husband contacted our GP and it was agreed that I discontinue the morphine and was given anti emetics. I continued to feel dizzy and had ringing in my ears, I contacted the GP and was told that I probably had vertigo and was prescribed some medication for that which I did not take as it was contraindicated with high blood pressure and I believed my bp was too high. Two days later I had a wound check with the nurse at my GP and she took my bp and found it was very high. I had to return later to see a GP and was prescribed amlodipine which I am still taking. I had blood tests and was found to be anaemic and other abnormalities which needed treating. My point is, I was discharged too quickly and had post op complications which could have been dangerous. My follow-up was a phone call from the physiotherapist five weeks after the operation and because of the problems I was having I was referred for another MRI scan. The physio felt that I should have had a bladder scan also on the ward. I understand that because of the pressure on the NHS a quick turnover of patients is required but if I had stayed in another day, my blood pressure, anaemia and bladder problems would have been spotted and dealt with immediately and my recovery would have been better. I have seen the Consultant recently for follow-up and have been discharged. He confirmed that I was un realistic about what I should be doing physically and I wish I had seen him months ago as I would have known better what I should be doing. I phoned in sick for my job (staff nurse on Medical Outpatients) June 2014, had my MRI scan in December 2014, my operation February 2015. I have had to leave work as this has taken so long and the pressure to return to work was too stressful.