When you have something wrong with your
health and you prepare to go into surgery, there are high expectations. You
never expect that the surgery will go wrong but sadly that can and does happen
to plenty of patients who go under the knife.
What do you do after it’s all gone wrong?
In this article, we look at various perspectives on how to piece your life
together following a medical procedure gone wrong.
Get Compensated for Pain and Suffering
When surgery is not as was reasonably
expected or the outcome was poor because of medical negligence on the part of
the surgeon and their team, then it’s important to seek appropriate compensation
for mistakes made. After all, they’ve just changed your life circumstances and
not for the better.
The level of compensation will depend on
what the mistake was, whether it can be rectified with a secondary operation or
if you’re stuck with the problem for life. The seriousness of the outcome and
how it will affect how you live is also a factor. You should seek proper legal
advice from a solicitor who specialises in cases of this nature. One good
source is the Medical Negligence Experts (www.the-medical-negligence-experts.co.uk/)
who’ll know what to do.
How Long is the Healing Process?
If you’ve had one operation and are not
expected to go under the knife again to fix the mistake, then you’re then
dealing with the healing process.
For instance, with incisions in the abdomen
e.g. for a hernia operation, the healing time just for the abdominal
incision is around two months. This assumes that you don’t overexert
yourself before it’s sensible to do so. You should have been advised about
appropriate activity levels in your post-op care too. Follow those carefully to
avoid making matters any worse.
Re-Assessing Your Physical Capabilities
Depending on what has actually happened,
you may have some physical restrictions on what you’re capable of doing once
you’ve healed up completely.
It depends on the post-op advice as to what
activity is sensible and those to be avoided. Using the Sleek Technique at this
time is not advisable!
It’s important to get the feeling of
putting your life back together. Part of this is the sense that you’ve slowly
become more capable again, even if you need a little help here and there to
achieve that. That’s all good too. Therefore, if you find that going shopping
at Tesco and carrying the bags to
the car (or bus stop) is too difficult now, make other plans. Shopping online
to get food delivered to your door is a great solution. If you still have
trouble carrying items to the fridge/freezer, then have a friend or neighbour
come over to help you.
Go through a testing phase to see what you
can and cannot do now. Then find alternative solutions for things that are
challenging or you’re simply unable to do. There is usually always another way
to get tasks accomplished if you search for them. Stay positive and focus on
solutions, not frustrations. You’ll then feel more empowered and that your life
is coming back together again.
