Hi all
Have posted here for traffic as I am genuinely flummoxed and so so upset that I cannot think rationally.
Brief backstory: about 7 years I suffered a (missed by a&e)displaced ankle fracture playing a sport. By the time they realised what was going on, I needed surgery to remove bone and repair ligaments etc. At some point in the distant future I may need ankle fusion surgery as I suffer from bad arthritis in this ankle now. I am prescribed codeine, and I take these on an ad- hoc basis when needed. there are days/weeks where I don’t need them at all, and there are days where I might have 3-4 tablets a day. I only ever take one tablet at a time. This is relevant.
Today I had a full open hysterectomy with everything out including cervix and ovaries following upsetting biopsy results.
I have private medical insurance through work, so I have had this procedure done at my local private hospital in the south east. It is with my NHS Gynaecologist Consultant as she’s fabulous.
When I woke up from the procedure in recovery the pain was indescribable. I remember being given pain relief at the time. 20 mins later, pain is still very bad.
It’s at this point I over hear the following comments from the only male doctor in recovery (as an FYI, I was the only patient in recovery)
She’s maxed out. She’s not having anymore. Paracetamol and ibuprofen only until discharge now. I’m not feeding her opioid addiction-
Under no circumstances is she to have any opioids whilst here.
Look at her, she’s looks like a classic drug user (I’m slim)
So now I’m back up on the ward in my lovely private room, with the loveliest nurse and ward staff, and I’m absolutely devastated. Firstly because a male doctor I’ve never met thinks I’m addicted to drugs, and secondly because it’s been used against me in the recovery of major abdominal surgery
I was completely honest with the anaesthetic team, but its backfired. I just want to go home and curl up in my own bed. This is really not how I thought going private would be.