Long story - sorry ! Had private knee replacement op last year. Am allergic to Codeine, this was duly noted in hospital. Came home 4 days later with lots of painkillers, blood thinners etc. GP visited me at home to see how I was, and I told him I wasn't sleeping due to pain. He looked at the meds and told me I could double the dose of 2 of the painkillers. Also gave presc. for sleeping pills, which I did not ask for and did not take. I doubled the dose of one painkiller that night and had severe anyaphylactic response, was rushed to hospital. They looked at all the meds and said it was probably the double dose I'd taken which 'tipped the balance' as that particular med was related to Codeine and I should not have been taking it in the first place. They looked at what I’d eaten and discounted food as a trigger, with 3 doctors saying it was probably the meds. Came home, continued to have anaphylactic reaction after adrenaline had worn off, was back in hospital twice more even though I'd stopped all meds by then. During this 10 days or so I was unable to do the physio which is vital after joint replacement. As a result I have not recovered properly (despite 6 months of physio) and am actually disabled now as I cannot walk without crutches.
Asked the private hospital to investigate why I was given those particular meds - they replied that basically as I had no reaction while I was actually there, they do not take any responsibility. Called a legal firm for some free advice about that, but they said the person responsible is the GP who advised me to double the dose. On researching this medication I also learned that it should NOT be taken with sleeping pills ... so now I am very concerned that the GP's actions were wrong. He did not ask me at any time if I had any allergies, but it is on my medical records.
Now I don’t know what to do and I wonder if it will negatively affect my future dealings with the Health Centre (it’s the only place in town). On the other hand, I think this GP has made a serious error, and it should be dealt with so it doesn’t happen to others. What would you do? I can't get my old life back but I think he should have to answer for this.
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parmalilac · 06/04/2016 13:01
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