"Initial surgery process from admission to discharge"

I was admitted to the short stay unit for an operation on my left foot. It took 3 days of fasting and cancellations before the surgery was performed (this is not the issue as I get the reason), what was a problem were medications withheld during the constant on/off of the operation.

Then my most problematic problem was is the fact that no-one told me that I should not walk around on my foot (it was vac dressed) and as I was having constant diarrhoea I was going frequently to the toilet.

On being discharged I asked if I could still walk around and was told yes by the nurse. I was discharged home with the vac dressing and it ended up full and needed a replacement canister that was not in the case I had. It took 5 hours and 2 ED departments before I got a replacement. 

I returned to the clinic the following week for a dressing change where the damage caused by weight bearing was revealed. This then lead to further surgery and extended stay in hospital.

My next moment of disbelief was being moved from the room I was in to another on the same ward at 10pm then being moved again at 2am to another ward seriously.

Shout-out to the OT physio team excellent service from assessment in hospital to home assessment. Arrangement of equipment that I required brought to my home and wheelchair in hospital plus extra help identifying unforseen issues and finding solutions.

To social services great people (Ben in particular).

I feel that the hospital has discriminated against me because of my age as I am not 65 and entitled to certain benefits of that age group even though I require support as I am non weight bearing on my left leg my right foot only has the big foot and my balance is dodgy. 1st option tried $70 taxi vouchers per day to take me from my home to the train station and back from station to home. Catch bus from station to hospital then attend dialysis for 4.5 then go to Hyperbaric therapy for another 2.5 hours m/w/f Clinic appointments t/t then hyperbaric therapy then catch bus to train station then train to station then taxi home during peak hour not only was this stressful I was physically unprepared and capable of doing this 5 days a week.

My next option has been to drive, though this has been tricky to not weight bear and I do not have the strength to put the wheelchair in the car.  I have been using a walker pulled into the car from outside across driver seat into passenger seat then reverse at the hospital. I now have bruising all over my legs and arms.  I will not be able to do this as my vision is being affected by the hyperbaric treatment. I will become a danger to myself and others. I am on centrelink where this routine is costing me $25 a week in parking and $50 in petrol, it is money I cannot afford.

I do not know what to do next rather than stopping treatment as I now have anxiety and stress levels not previously there.