Op ordeal that will haunt me forever
Extracts:
"Ms Carey, 33, from Houghton Road, Darlington, underwent what she thought would be a harmless diagnostic procedure in January 2003."
"During the procedure, which involved passing a camera-tipped tube into her stomach, a major artery was severed.
For four hours, doctors and nurses did not realise she was bleeding internally."
"She underwent five operations as surgeons fought to stop the bleeding.
This involved a massive incision in her stomach, which had to stay open for many hours.
To add to her misery Ms Carey's deep wound was infected with the superbug MRSA.
Now, nearly four years later, Ms Carey has appealed to the County Durham and Darlington Acute Hospitals NHS Trust to recognise the distress caused by her experience.
But a trust spokesman said that, although it acknowledged her distress, there were risks with all surgical procedures and it did not believe there was any negligence."
"I had a baby at the time, which I was unable to look after," she said.
It also meant she had to give up her work as a nursing assistant."
On the AvMA (http://www.avma.org.uk/) forum, Andrea says, "THE SURGEON ASKED ME IF I'D SAVED MYSELF A PLACE IN HEAVEN !! AND TOLD ME GOD WAS TESTING ME !!!"
If you read other entries on the AvMA forum pages you will see other examples of the deplorable way in which British victims of medical negligence have the physical and psychological distress already caused by the negligence, compounded by the shamefully inutile complaints procedures and legal avenues they try to battle through, adding financial stress and many other burdens. - Is there anyone reading this who can help Andrea in any way?
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